incas OPINION Poultry & Livestock Farmers: Next Week Is For You Next week the Keystone International Livestock Exposition is in its 36th year at Harrisburg, and the second Northeast Poultry Show is in Lancaster. KILE runs October 1-5 and NPS is sche duled for September 29-October 1. The Exposition is recognized nationally as a showcase for the nation’s top beef cattle, swine, sheep and horses. Besides a huge array of livestock, you will find a large group of commercial and educational exhibits, as well as top quality entertainment and an assortment of foods prepared by various Pennsylvania commodi ty groups. At the Poultry Show, the combined efforts of the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation and the Northeast United Egg Producers promises to bring an outstanding array of exhibits and education al programs to the show. Before last year, the two organizations held separate conventions. Then last year, they combined efforts and found that 750 people went through the exhibit hall. And this year promises to be even better. So if your interest is livestock or poultry, next week’s activities are for you. Farm Calendar Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival of New Jersey, Salem County Fairgrounds, Woodstown, N.J., thru September 27. Bloomsburg Fair, Bloomsburg, thru October 3. Herding Stock Dog Clinic, Fergu son Valley Road, Burnham Exit, RL 322, Lcwistown, 8 tLm^7l7)B9S^4BL^ Livestock Direct Marketing Beef, Sheep, Swine Appraisal, Hack ettstown Auction Market Are- Northeast Poultry Show, Lancas ter Host Resort, thru October 1 Morrison Cove Community Fair, Martinsburg, thru October 2. 4-H Program Council, Room 317, Willowbank Building, Belle fonte, 7:30 p.m. Franklin County Beekeepers’ annual meeting. Lighthouse Youth Center, Marion, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Milk Producers Coopera tive Association, Inc. annual meeting and banquet, Goldstein Auditorium, Syracuse Univer sity, Schine Student Center, 6:30 p.m. ADC District 2 Meeting, Hunterdon-Mercer, Ringoes Grange Hall, 7:30 p.m. ADC Clearfield Meeting, Harbor Inn, Philipsburg, 7 p.m. ADC District 16 Central York' Meeting, St. John Blymire’s UC Church, Dallaslown, 7 p.m. 61st Anniversary of the Farmers’ Fair, New Holland, thru Octob er 3. Agway Annual Meeting, Syra cuse, New York, thru October 30. S.Ev Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers’ Meeting, Kutz Christmas Tree Farm, Weaver- Estimating for Residential Land scape Installation Workshop, Penn Stale Great Valley, Malvern, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. World Dairy Exposition, Dane 26, 1992 Hy, Sepl County Exposition Center, Madison, Wis., thru October 4. Northeastern Poultry Show, Lan caster Host Resort, thru Octob- er 1. New Holland Fair, thru October 1. Grange Fair Livestock and Dairy Exhibitors, Willowbank Build- ing, Bellefonte, 8 p.m. Sheep Show and Market Lamb Sale, New Holland Fair- grounds. Show 3 p.m., sale Fri KILE, Farm Show Complex, Har risburg, thru October 5. Livestock Direct Marketing Beef, Sheep, Swine Appraisal, Hack- ettstown Auction Market Are- na, lambs 7 p.m., swine 8 p.m. Pennsylvania Council of Coopera tives, Nittany Lion Inn, State College, thru October 2. Beef Meeting, Country Table, Mt. Sixth Annual Elk County Tour and Monday, October 5 National 4-H Week National 4-H Week, thru October 10. Manheim Farm Show, thru Octob er 9. Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Pr r Cl Cli Clr Regency, Union Station, St. Louis, Mo., thru October 9. Lancaster County Farmers’ Asso cation annual meeting, Hershey Farm Restaurant, Strasburg, 6:45 p.m. Columbia County On-Farm Com posting Field Day, Bob Beish linc Farm, Bloomsburg, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Farm/Municipal Composting Field Days, Columbia County, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., repeats October 23. To Visit Children’s Teachers Many schools are now having their open houses or parent-teacher conferences. These are very important and every effort should be made to participate. Here are a few suggestions offered by teachers and parents to make parent-teacher conferences less defensive and stressful and more constructive: • Talk to your child about the meeting and ask for his/her sug gestions as what needs to be dis cussed. Reassure your child that conferences are helpful to his/her learning. • Get acquainted with your child’s teacher. Be familiar with the teacher’s style and approach. • Be prepared with information about your child. Be ready to express concerns about school work and your child’s progress. • Ask the teacher about what goes on in your child’s school, so together you may set goals and establish checkpoints. • Follow up on any concerns identified during the conference with frequent, informal contacts with the teacher. The quality of a child’s educa tion begins at home. Interested parents must take an active role in their children’s education. Start now by attending your school’s open houses and parent-teacher conferences. To Practice Safety With the stressful and long hour-filled days of harvest upon us, farmers, their families, and employees need to take extra steps Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, Days Inn, New Stanton. Wednesday October 7 National 4-11 Week ADC District 17 Washington County Meeting, Fair Play Fire Hall, Hagerstown, 7 p.m. ADC Endless Mountain Meeting, Union Grange Hall, Lakeside, noon. Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, Soney’s Restaurant, State College. Washington County Sheep and Wool Growers’ Banquet, Junior Building at Washington County Fairgrounds, 7 o.m. Thursday'' October 8 National 4-11 Week ADC District Snyder County meeting. Pop’s West End Restaurant, Middleburg, 8 p.m. ADC Tri-County Meeting, Bel mont Comers Fire Hall, Bel mont Comers, noon. Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, Sinbad’s Restaurant, Towanda. to avoid accidents around machin ery, livestock, manure pits, and forage storage structures. Last year in Pennsylvania, farm fatalities showed no preference to the day of week, but most occurred between June and October. Most fatalities occurred in the 70-79 ace group with the 0-9, 50-59, and 60-69 age groups having the sec ond largest fatality rate. Tractors accounted for more than 67 percent of the accidents. Thus, we must be extra concerned about children and older farmers. A safe harvest season depends on safety conscientious people. Make it the rule for your farm. To Fertilize Alfalfa According to Glenn Shirk, exten sion dairy agent, we are seeing more fields that appear to be defi- v~je Bt LAWK t N C t W ALTHOUU ‘mmm sn SLOW LEARNERS September 27,1992 Background Scripture: Judges 4 through 5. Devotional Reading: Judges 6; 11-16. In March, my wife and I rented a car and drove through a sizable portion of what had been until recently East Germany, the Ger man Democratic Republic. One of the places we visited was the old city of Weimar, one of Germany’s greatest centuries of culture. Among the many notables who lived here at one time or another were Goethe, Schiller, Bach and Liszt On the outskirts of this vener able city, however, is a shameful monument that seems utterly incongruous with the city. On a low mountain overlooking Wei mar are the remains of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, were thousands of Jews and others were cruelly impris oned and many executed during World War 11. Some of those who survived these terrible experi ences tell us that during the war, some of the inmates questioned how, if there was a God, a place like Buchenwald could exist. Some people lost their faith as a result of this experience, while others found their faith intensified. WHY?, GOD, WHY? Whenever some tragedy or injustice takes place, people want to know how God can let these things happen. If God is in charge of the world and if he loves us all, how can he permit such inhumani ty? Part of the answer is, of course, that while God wills jus tice, righteousness and peace, he gives us the power to either fulfill purposes or thwart them, c jd wants us to be good, but he does not compel us to be so. So then, if God allows us to make those choices, how can he be in control of the world? I think the answer is to be found in the timeframe from which we view the world. In the short run, it is definitely homo sapiens who chooses the day-by-day events of history. But in the long run, it is God who shapes all these human patterns into a pattern which will eventually accomplish his will. We can sec some of this in the Book of Judges. No matter what God does for the people of Israel, no matter how many times he for cient in potassium (both com and alfalfa). Deficiencies may be caused pri marily by two things: 1. potassium deficiency in the soils, which should be verified by soil tests or 2. by something interfering with the roots’ ability to take up potassium. Alfalfa is a heavy feeder of potassium. Potassium is also one of the nutrients alfalfa needs for overwintering. So, to help your stands survive the upcoming wint er and be productive next year, be sure they have adequate fertility this fall. Also, do not forget to check your soil’s pH and apply lime as needed. Feather Prof s Footnote: "Time, has a wonderful way of weeding out the trivial." Richard Ben Sapir gives the people for their rebelli ousness, still the people stubborn ly resist God’s will on a daily basis: “And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, after Ehud died”( 4; 1). So, in the short run, the people of Israel made their rebelli ous choices that were contrary to God’s will. Although God does not forbid these choices, in the long run he can even weave these bad choices in a mosaic of forces that allows him to accomplish his will. This is what we find in the story of Deborah and Barak. The people have sinned grievously and brought destruction upon them selves: “And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin, King of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor’*(4:2). Typically, when they begin to suffer for their evil, choices, the people of Israel pray. for God’s deliverance. Disobe dient as they have been to him, he. is always ready to listen to their * prayers. MOSIAC OF CHOICES i The military preparedness of| Israel is probably at one of its low est ebbs. The Israelites do nor seem to have what it takes to fight # against foes like Sisera and Jabin. But God enlists the aid of a gifted woman who wisely governs in the; Israelite state. She can’t relieve < Israel’s troubles and neither is Israel’s general, Barak, a bold enough man. But God gives Barak' a message through the popular' woman, judge, Deborah, and through her he is able to muster the courage to field his small army against the foe. In the end, by the power of God the Israelites forge a smashing victory. In time, the concentration camps of Nazism were tom down. In time, the Communist world threat was eliminated. Dictators come and dictators go. No evil power has ever been able to inde finitely sustain itself in this world. Eventually, God manages to undo our rebellious choices and still accomplish his purpose. And, instead of learning from J these long waits of God’s justice J and providence, like the people of Israel, we quickly forget and soon do again “what was evil in the sight of the Lord”. Like them, we , are still slow-leamers. Lancaster Fanning Established 195 S Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E. Main St. Ephrata. PA 17522 j by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A SMiimn Enlwprbo j Robert C. Campbell General Everett R. 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