AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 14, 1991
OPINION
35 More Happy Returns
On September 21, the Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Program
will celebrate its 35th anniversary at the State Dairy Princess
Pageant to be held at the Penn Harris Convention Center in
Camp Hill. All former state dairy princesses and milk maids
have been invited back for a celebration.
The dairy princess program has a long histoiy that dates back
to 1956 when the Miss Milk Maid Contest was initiated by the
Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers. Milk maids were
chosen according to Pennsylvania milk marketing areas. Later
the Pennsylvania Holstein Association assumed sponsorship of
the program, and from 1979 through 1983, Atlantic Dairy Asso
ciation served as coordinator of the princess program, working
together with the six district coordinators and the county promo
tional committees.
In 1983, for the purpose of providing a more uniform prog
ram, which could serve all areas of Pennsylvania, the district
coordinators established the present Pennsylvania Dairy Prin
cess and Promotion Services, Inc.
The program reaches thousands of consumers. This year, 40
princesses and 35 alternates have had 1,762 school promotions;
695 storc/mall promotions; 512 non-farm meetings; 387 farm
meetings and 759 special events. One-hundred forty-one thou
sand nine hundred ninety-one recipe brochures were distributed,
along with 270,588 other promotional items. The princesses
traveled 141,717 miles to do these promotions.
We extend our congratulations to the many people over the
years who have helped make the dairy princess program suc
cessful. And on this 35th anniversary, we extend best wishes for
35 more happy returns.
Farm Calendar J|o
Bradford-Sullivan Forest Land
owners Association Woodlot
Tour.
Southeast Pa. 4-H Small Animal
Show, Reading Fairgrounds,
8:45 a.m.
Schaefferstown 21st annual horse
plowing contest and horse pull
at Harvest Fair, Lebanon, thru
Sept. 15.
NJ. Organic County Fair, Stony
Brook-Millstone Watershed
Association, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
NJ. Dairy Princess Pageant, Hun
terdon Central H.S., Fleming
ton, dinner 6:15 p.m. and
Beaver Community Fair, Beaver
Springs, thru Sept. 2.
Gratz Fair, Gralz, thru Sept. 21,
1991 World Fertilizer Conference,
New York Marriott Marquis,
Ne^OTM^thruSept^
Reading Fair, Reading, thru Sept
21.
Fruit and Vegetable Producers
twilight meeting, Hort. Demo
Site, Ridgway, 6:30 p.m.
1991 World Fertilizer Conference,
New York Marriott Marquis,
New York, N.Y.. thru Sent. 17.
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Tuesday, September 17
Garden Center Nite-Lite meeting,
Colonial Gardens, Phoenixvil
le, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Harmony Fair, Clearfield Co.,
Westover, thru Sept. 21.
Backyard Composting Seminar,
Farm and Home Center, Lan
caster, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
1991 World Fertilizer Conference,
New York Marriott Marquis,
New York, N.Y.
Swine and beef educational meet
ing, Montoursville Vo-Ag
Garden Center Nite-Lite meeting,
Royer’s Nurseries, Doyles
town, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Solanco Fair, Quarryville, thru
Garden Center Nite-Lite meeting.
Short’s Garden Center, Read
ing, 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Lancaster Co. 4-H Advisory, Farm
and Home Center, 7:30 p.m.
North East Community Fair, North
East, Erie Co., thru Sept. 21.
Oley Valley Community Fair,
Oley, thru Sept. 21.
Elk Co. Extension 71st annual
meeting, Montmorenci Grange,
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To Evaluate
Bank Accounts
During the past several months,
many banks have changed their fee
structures, interest rates, and the
way interest is calculated on
accounts. There now are many dif
ferences between banks. Based on
these changes and differences, you
might want to do some comparison
shopping for your banking needs.
Some items to check are:
• Interest not being paid on the
total balance in a savings account
• Interest in large-balance
money accounts are lower than
other types of accounts.
• Compare minimum balances
for all types of accounts.
• How interest is calculated, i.e.
compounded daily, monthly, quar
terly, or annually.
• If you qualify for special
accounts based on age that waive
many of these fees.
Finally, if you have a savings
program for children, you might
want to consider other savings
alternatives such as U.S. Savings
Bonds or certificates of deposit
especially if the bank is not paying
Farm Forum
Editor:
Just want to say thank you to
you and "Lancaster Fanning” for
the enlargement of our farm pic
ture. Wherever you have it done,
docs do a nice job with them.
The Gearharts
Martinsburg
Editor;
There have been recent com
ments in various publications that
imply that Farmland Dairies
opposes efforts to raise dairy far
mer income. Nothing could be
further from the truth. As New
York Governor A 1 Smith would
say, “Let’s look at the record.”
To criticize an American for
trying to uphold the constitution is
an unfortunate stance. I would
hope that no one would abandon
the precepts of our Founding
Fathers when these precepts get in
the way of personal profit
I believe that merely raising the
price of Class I milk, as New York
has just done, will, in the long run,
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interest on the first $2OO deposited
in the savings account.
Money management is an
important part of farming today.
Selecting the right bank to fit your
money needs will help you
increase your income.
Avoid Residues
In Food
It is every farmer’s responsibili
ty to make sure the food they pro
duce does not contain residues of
pesticides and drugs.
To avoid residues, it is impor
tant labels are read and all instruc
tions are followed. When treating
cows, make sure they are easily
identified, milked last, and the
milk properly disposed.
When using pesticides, espe
cially insecticides, make sure the
chemical is cleared for the animals
or crop you are using it on. Do not
use products that are no longer
allowed. Compounds with a long
life could render a building or field
unavailable for use for a long time.
Food safety is a major concern
among consumers. The adverse
publicity and resulting decline in
consumer purchases as a result of
improper chemical use is devastat
ing to a commodity. So, protect
your markets and use all chemicals
and drugs properly.
Address Dairy
Farm Costs
Dairy farmers are experiencing
the same economic hardships the
egg producers experienced several
years ago. The same marketing
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IF YOU HAVE
ANY WORD
September 15, 1991
Background Scripture: Acts
3:1-3, 13-52.
Devotional Reading: Galatianr
3:10-14, 21-29.
We sometimes call it "being in
the right place at the right time,"
yet I can't help seeing behind
some of these events something
more profound than luck o
chance. Maybe what we see as
"luck" is really God working
incognito.
We can see something of this at
work at the beginning of Acts 13.
The writer tells us that at the
church in Antioch "there were
prophets and teachers" (13:1).
Barnabas, Simeon called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen from
the court of Herod, and Saul.
Here, Saul is just one of five
workers in the Antiochean church
and the writer of Acts lists him
simply as "and Saul."
SAUL BECOMES PAUL
But, "While they were worship
ping the Lord and fasting, the
Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me
issues, declining consumption,
and reverse pricing schedules are
similar to both industries.
As agricultural leaders are
exploring new ways to improve
marketing opportunities, fanners
need to develop crisis or survival
management strategies. Luxury
spending is hard to eliminate but
the good managers will make the
tough decisions.
You need to look at culling
unprofitable cows. This could also
reduce your labor and feed costs.
Do not buy new equipment. Spend
more time fixing equipment and
practicing preventative mainte
nance to make equipment last
longer.
Feed for profitable production
instead of maximum production.
Cut expenses by eliminating items
you are not using, i.e. magazines
not being read, excess heifers, and
rented land. Concentrate on impro
ving the productive life of your
cows and reducing the number of
replacement heifers needed.
Talk with your banker and
explore ways to restructure your
loan payments. One alternative is
look for a lower interest rate and
only pay interest. Be very cautious
in assuming more debt Instead,
work on increasing your net worth
in the business.
To make wise cost-cutting deci
sions, you must first set goals for
your operation. These goals would
include pounds of milk per man,
culling rate, debt per cow, and cost
to produce a hundredweight of
milk.
Barnabas and Saul for the work to
which I have called them'." (13:2).
Note that Barnabas is still named
first So they set out for Cyprus
where something unexpected hap
pened: challenged by a magician,
it is Saul, not Barnabas, who
makes a ringing defense of their
work. "...Saul, who is also called
Paul" (13:9), and from this point
on in Acts he is referred to solely
as Paul.
When he and Barnabas reach
Antioch of Pisidia (a different
Antioch), they attend the syna
gogue and one of the officials
says, "Brethren, if you have any
word of exhortation for the peo
ple, say it" (13:15). Once again, it
is Paul who rises to the occasion
and preaches a powerful sermon,
calling his hearers to repent and
receive Jesus Christ as Lord.
THROUGH THIS MAN
There arc not many times that
someone gives us an invitation
like that, but perhaps there are
more opportunities than we real
ize. We don't have to preach a ser
mon like Paul. Note that he ends
with these words: "Let it be
known to you therefore, brethren,
that through this man forgiveness
of sins is proclaimed to you, and
by him everyone that believes is
freed from everything from which
you could not be freed by the law
of Moses" (13:38).
In our own ways and our own
words we, 100, can witness to the
love of God in Christ that sets us
free as nothing else can.
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