Aio-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 23, 1991
OPINION
Farm-City Prayer
Oh Lord, Our Lord,
Creator of all that’s good,
We come to You with many thoughts, as You have said we
should.
We’ve planned a celebration, with the farmers who till the soil,
We’ve joined them all together, to learn each other’s ways.
That they might realize the challenges, that we have today.
We’ve asked the city dwellers to join us on the farm.
So they may learn the way of life of farming without harm,
We ask Your loving kindness on those who take a part.
We want them to know what happens here and how we got our
start.'
We pray for You to open their eyes, that they might see new
things.
And open their ears that they will hear, the sounds that earth
brings.
We ask for You to guide the fanners in how to tell their story.
Instill in the hearts of city folks, that earthly part of Your glory.
Join us together in one accord, that we can accomplish much.
Speak to us in Your loving way, with Your blessed crowning
touch.
Oh Lord, Oh Lord, what a great day this will be.
A special day together, Farm and City folks are we.
AMEN
(Prayer written by Thelma Grovatt, Tabernacle, NJ.)
Farm Calendar
Saturday. Nouiiilht 23
Susquehanna Co. Farm-City Ban
quet, Mountain View High
School, 7:30 p.m.
Warren Co. Ag Tour, Elm View
Jersey Farm and Jensen Horse
Stables, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Mercer Co. Holstein Club banquet,
Mercer Co. Extension Center,
York Co. Farm Visitation Day, 1
Annual York Co. DMA banquet,
Rutter’s, Dairyland Square,
Red Lion, 7 p.m.
Penn State Income Tax Institutes,'
Embers Convention Center,
Carlisle, thru Nov. 26.
Ag Security Area meeting, Penns
Valley Area High School,
Spring Mills, 8 p.m.
Penn State Tax Institute, Carlisle,
thru Nov. 26.
Southwest Pa. Hay Auction, West
moreland Fairgrounds, 11 a.m.
Lehigh Valley Horse Council,
Whitehall Mall Community
Room, Whitehall, 7:30 p.m.
Edinboro dairy community meet
ings, Edinboro City Hall, 1:30
p.m.
Ag security area meeting, Penns
Valley Area H.S. Vo-Ag Dept.,
Annual Forage Conference, Lan-
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caster Host Conference Center,
Lancaster, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Western Pa. Swine Feeding
School, Alwine Civic Center,
Greensburg, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Schuylkill Co. Estate Planning
Workshop, 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Lancaster Ag Industry Banquet,
Century Farm Awards, Willow
Valley Conference Center, 6:30
p.m.
On-farm computer users meeting,
Cooperative Extension Office.
Willowbank Building, Belle
fonte, 7:30 p.m.
Penn State Tax Institute, Carlisle.
Dairy community meetings, Ven
ango Twp. Bldg., Wattsburg,
1:30 p.m.
Swine feeds and feeding short
course, Alwine Civic Center,
Greensburg, 9 a.m.-3;30 p.m.
Endless Mountain Maple Produc
ers Assoc, director’s meeting,
Towanda Extension office, 8
p.m.
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Happy Thanksgiy ing!
Saturday Noxt-mher .Ml
Pa. Basic Economic Development
Course, Penn State Harrisburg,
To Prevent
Chimney Fires
With the beginning of cold
weather, people are beginning to
use their fireplaces and woodbum
ing stoves.
To be safe, you need to check
your chimney for creosote build
up. Creosote is a product of incom
plete wood combustion. Gasses
driven off the wood that do not
bum pass into a cold chimney and
will condense there. The resulting
deposit of a black tarlike substance
is called creosote.
If large amounts accumulate,
they will run down the chimney as
they are warmed. If an unusually
high temperature is reached in the
chimney, the creosote will ignite
into a chimney fire.
Some suggestions to control the
build up of creosote include using
only dry, well-seasoned firewood;
using hard woods whenever possi
ble; and using a quick hot fire on
Pre-lambing management, Lan
caster Farm and Home Center,
7 p.m.
Advanced Commodity Marketing
Seminar, Cecil Extension
Office, 9 a.m.-noon.
Pa. Basic Economic Development
Course, Penn State Harrisburg,
Insects, Diseases, and Weeds of
Trees and Shrubs, Penn State
Great Valley, Malvern, 9 a.m.-4
p.m., thru Dec. 5.
New England Small Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Conference
and Trade Show, Sturbridge
Host Hotel and Conference
Center, Waltham, Mass., thru
Dec. 5.
Pa. Basic Economic Development
Course, Penn State Harrisburg,
Middletown, thru Dec. 6.
Home Horticulture Seminar,
“Ornamental Grasses For Your
Garden,” Lancaster Farm and
Home Center, 7:30 p.m.-8:30
p.m. .
Pa. Basic Economic Development
Course, Penn State Harrisburg,
Middletown, thru Dec. 6.
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occasions to avoid creosote build
up.
Inspect the flue on a regular
basis and clean when necessary.
Paying attention to creosote buil
dup and taking the proper preven
tative actions will greatly reduce
your chances for a chimney fire.
To Provide
First Protection
For Calves
For newborn calves to get off to
a good, healthy start in life, they
need to become immune to dis
eases that are prevalent in the herd.
This is accomplished by feeding
the calf her mother’s fust milk,
referred to as colostrum, as soon as
possible after birth.
This first milk is very high in
antibodies that the cow has pro
duced as a result of her exposure to
diseases in the herd. It is important
for the calf to receive this colo
strum milk very soon after birth for
two reasons: it is the calf's first line
of defense and the ability of the
calfs system to absorb these anti
bodies diminishes very rapidly.
If cows or heifers have been
raised on another farm, they may
not have been exposed to all the
WHO’S IN
CHARGE HERE?
November 24, 1991
To Prevent
Chimney Fires
With the beginning of cold
weather, people are beginning to
use their fireplaces and woodbum
ing stoves.
To be safe, you need to check
your chimney for creosote build
up. Creosote is a product of incom
plete wood combustion. Gasses
driven off the wood that do not
bum pass into a cold chimney and
will condense there. The resulting
deposit of a black tarlike substance
is called creosote.
If large amounts accumulate,
they will run down the chimney as
they are warmed. If an unusually
high temperature is reached in the
chimney, the creosote will ignite
into a chimney fire.
Some suggestions to control the
build up of creosote include using
only dry, well-seasoned firewood;
using hard woods whenever possi
ble; and using a quick hot fire on
occasions to avoid creosote build
up.
Inspect the flue on a regular
basis and clean when necessary.
Paying attention to creosote buil
dup and taking the proper preven
tative actions will greatly reduce
your chances for a chimney fire.
To Provide
First Protection
For Calves
For newborn calves to get off to
a good, healthy start in life, they
diseases of the herd they are being
moved into. Thus, their colostrum
milk will be deficient in antibodies
for these diseases.
It is sometimes beneficial to
have a frozen supply of colostrum
from other cows in the herd on
hand to feed calves that are bom of
dams new to the herd.
To Pause And
Give Thanks
As we approach this Thanksgiv
ing Season, we should pause and
give thanks to the many blessings
we have.
Do not overlook the obvious and
little but important items. The gifts
of family, freedom, love, life,
beauty of the land and working
with plants and animals are only a
few of the many items we have to
be thankful for.
As you gather with your family
this Thanksgiving, take time to tell
each other how important they are
and celebrate the joy of being a
family. By building strong fami
lies, we are building the fortresses
that will withstand anything.
Feather Profs Footnote: “In
the name of love give a child a
dream."
need to become immune to dis
eases that arc prevalent in the herd.
This is accomplished by feeding
the calf her mother’s first milk,
referred to as colostrum, as soon as
possible after birth.
This first milk is very high in
antibodies that the cow has pro
duced as a result of her exposure to
diseases in the herd. It is important
for the calf to receive this colo
strum milk very soon after birth for
two reasons; it is the calf s first line
of defense and the ability of the
calf's system to absorb these anti
bodies diminishes very rapidly.
If cows or heifers have been
raised on another farm, they may
not have been exposed to all the
diseases of the herd they are being
moved into. Thus, their colostrum
milk will be deficient in antibodies
for these diseases.
It is sometimes beneficial to
have a frozen supply of colostrum
from other cows in the herd on
hand to feed calves that are bom of
dams new to the herd.
To Pause And
Give Thanks
As we approach this Thanksgiv
ing Season, we should pause and
give thanks to the many blessings
we have.
Do not overlook the obvious and
little but important items. The gifts
of family, freedom, love, life,
beauty of the land and working
with plants and animals are only a
few of the many items we have to
be thankful for.
As you gather with your family
this Thanksgiving, take time to tell
each other how important they arc
and celebrate the joy of being a
family. By building strong fami
lies, we ate building the fortresses
that will withstand anything.
Feather Profs Footnote: "In
the name of love give a child a
dream."
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