AKMjnowtaf Faimino, Saturday, Octet*# IMMI > OPINION The Human Side Of Farming Here are some quotes from the editor delivered in a speach Wednesday evening to the annual meeting of the Huntingdon Fair Association. * “People don’t really associate their food with the farm. I’m always amazed when people say they don’t eat meat, but they eat hamburgers.” * “If you think agriculture is not underthe gun from environ mental consumer groups, think again. When Ed Madigan took office from Clayton Yuetter as the national secretary of agricul ture back in March, he immediately became a defendant in 3,500 lawsuits filed by environmental groups. ‘I thought that was terrible,’ Madigan told the American Farm Bureau Federation’s National Affairs Conference, ‘until I found out that was only the lawsuits filed against the Forest Service.’ In all, the new secretary of agriculture at the time, was named as a defendant in more than 30,000 such suits.” * “Any residue of animal medicine in milk is clearly a matter of concern. But on the side of the dairy farmer, I must say that today’s test equipment can detect certain substances at levels of .08 parts per billion. That’s the equivalent of a single pea in the Astrodome. Modem technology has given us the ability to find something wrong with everything, but the American food con sumer has the most stringent regulation and state-of-the-art test ing equipment for dairy herds and dairy veterinary practices in the world.” * “As farmers, you need to recognize that consumers have just as much right to know that you produce safe food for them as you have the right to know that the national auto manufacturer has produced its compact farm truck with a gas tank that will not explode on your next trip back the farm lane.” * “Farming is such a roller coaster ride. The markets go up and down; the kids get sick; the prize animal dies; it doesn’t rain for months. Or the bam bums down. When everything fails, You need to use what I call the human side of farming. It must start with the things on the inside. If you don’t learn to use your human skills, you will never have the chance to use your techni cal information.” Farm Calendar Susquehanna Co. Extension 7Sth anniversary banquet, Montrose High School, 7:30 p.m. Grain Marketing Seminar, Lehigh Co. Ag Center, Allentown, 7 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Chambers burg Apple Fest. ADADC meeting. Classic Occa sions, Gerry, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Westmoreland Co. Feeder Calf Sale, Westmoreland Fair WmMSSSSSMSEMM Old Time Plow Boys Club Open Gate Tour, Seidel Farm, Mert- Berks Co. Extension banquet. Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E Mam St Ephrata, PA 17522 by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Stemman Enterprme Robert G Campbell General Manager Everett R Newswanger Managing Editor Copyright IMI by Lancaster Farming 2 Berks Co. 4-H Community Center, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Feeding alternatives meeting, Ag Classroom, Cumberland Valley H.S., 8 p.m. ADADC meeting, Sennett Feder ated Church, Sennett, N.Y.. 7:30 p.m. On-farm computer users meeting, Centre Co. Extension Office, Soils, Montgomery Co. Extension Office, Creamery, 7 p.m.-9 pan., Tuesdays thru Dec. 10. Pa. Holstein Assoc, executive committee meeting, Pa. Hols tein Office, State College, 10:30 a.m. To Prepare Machinery For Winter With fall harvest coining to an end, now is the time to prepare equipment for winter. All equipment should be cleaned of din and debris. Replace worn and broken parts. Grease all moving parts and chains. Help to reduce rust by painting and oiling exposed steel and other metals. If at all possible, store machin ery inside buildings or provide other protection from rain and snow. A little care and attention now will increase the life of your equipment and keep it in top notch operating condition. Perennials For Landscape and Garden Center Industries, Swarthmore College, 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Lancaster Co. Bee Growers meet ing, Farm and Home Center, 7 p.m. Lycoming Co. Extension annual meeting, Eldred Township Fire Hall, Warrensville, 6:30 p.m. York annual Farm-City Tour. Regional beekeepers meeting, southcentral Pa. and Washing ton Co., Md., County Admi nistration Building, Chambers burg, 7:30 p.m. AD ADC meeting. East Canton United Methodist Church, East Management Workshop, Mont- gomcry Co. 4-H Center, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. ADADC meeting, Gelatt Grange Hall, Gelatt, Pa., 8 p.m. Chester Co. Holstein Club annual banquet. West Faliowfield Christian Day School, 7 p.m. Cumberland Co. DHIA reorgan ization/merger review, extension office, Carlisle, 7:30 State 4-H Horse Show, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, thru Oct. 27. (Turn to Pag* A 39) WCLE OTIS ORGBS YOU TO BTAt AVOID A COSTtY FARM ACCIDENT THIS HARVEST , S6ASOA/. ~ -r»KSP/)Ae. ' To Soil Test And Lime Fields Fall is a great time to do your soil testing. By soil testing now. you will be able to lime this fall and give the lime time to start working in the soil before spring planting. Also, by having your soil test results now, you will have time this winter to study them and make plans for your spring plant nutrient needs. These soil test reports will be useful in planning manure applications to fields. Animal manure is an excellent source of plant nutrients and should be considered in planning your crop production program. Nutrient management legislature is working its way through Harris burg. Soil testing will play a very important part in this legislation. The sooner farmers start soil testing and applying only the nutri ents necessary for top crop yields, the easier it will be for the farmers to be in compliance with nutrient management legislation. For more information on nutri ent management, soil testing, and use of animal manures in crop pro- ON KNOWING THEUNKNOWN GOD October 20. 1991 Background Scripture: Acts 17. Devotional Reading: I Corint hians 15:51-58. In the August issue of Omni magazine, there was an article entitled, "The Mind of God." The article outlined a current debate within science as to whether the existence of God can ever be proven or disproven. Some scien tists believe that it is quite possi ble, while others are just as certain that this is impossible. What I found interesting in this article was the repeated sugges tion that it is difficult for scientists to escape religious questions. Sci entists often find that it is difficult to study the birth of the univase without pondering questions of intent. Even Physicist Paul Davies, who believes that science is a sura path to God than relig ion, acknowledges: "I am sur prised by how many of my col leagues are, in fact, religious and hold very conventional beliefs." According to the Omni article, even the skeptical feel the world is more than a random accident. "There has to be more to it than just fact." And Thomas McDo nough, a lecturer on engineering at Caltech, says, "Some scientists would say this [the intricate chem ical structure making life possible] is a signpost that God does exist" A DIVINE ORDER Those of us who gather in local churches on Sunday mornings lend to think of ourselves as essen- duction, contact your county cooperative extension office. To See How Important Lime Is To Crop Growth Lime is used to neutralize soil acidity. The amount of lime required is determined by the soil pH. the crop being grown, and soil texture. Your soil test results will give you recommendations on how much lime to apply to a field. It is important to apply this lime to improve plant growth. Lime provides the following benefits in crop production: • Increases the efficiency of applied nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. • Reduces the availability of toxic soil components such as alu minum and manganese at low soil pH. • Increases the activity of soil microorganisms, which break down organic matter. • Provides calcium and magne sium for crop growth. • Improves the physical condi tion of the soil. dally the only ones believing in God that beyond the order of the universe there is One who decreed that order. But there are lots of people belonging to no organized religion who neverthe less believe that there is a divine order, whether you call that source "God,” "the Divine conscious ness," or the "Mobile Cosmic Ether," There is large-scale agree ment throughout the world that there is a reality that transcends what we experience of reality. The difference, of course, com es when you try to identify that transcendent reality. Christians, of course, identify that reality as the God who is revealed to us in Jesus Christ Jews, Moslems, Hindus, Buddhists Bahai's also believe in that reality, although their name for it and description of it may vary considerably. Many, who do not claim any organized religion, believe in some kind of ultimate reality, although generally not in the anthropomorphic terms that we do. For these and others, God may be the "unknown God" to whom Paul found a description on the Areopagus in Athens. SO FAR, SO NEAR Paul was favorably impressed with the religious searching for which he found so much evidence on Mar's Hill in Athens. "Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious" (Acts 17:22). Then he goes on to make this arresting statement: "What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you" (17:23). Actually, that's what Christiani ty is all about, isn't it? Revealing the nature of the God who is unknown to so many. And what is that nature? How shall we charac terize the Ground of Being for the whole universe? The answer: Jesus Christ In the person of Jesus Christ we find the fullest revela tion of what ultimate reality is like. 'LERT
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