AlO-Lancwter Farming, Saturday, February 25, 1995
OPINION
Editorial Reply
This letter is in response to your editorial ‘Take Away the
Incentive” printed in the Opinion column on February 11 in the
Lancaster Fanning. I would like to express some comments
and make some recommendations.
First of all, we all know and commend the many positive
aspects of 4-H and FFA and what they stand for. It would be
naive not to realize that problems do arise. The question is,
what can make it fair to all the kids who participate in these
programs and shows.
It would not be fair to require that all show animals be totally
shaved for competition. Fitting and grooming are part of 4-H
training and can carry over to one’s future lifestyle. We should
teach our youth to present themselves and their projects in the
most complimenting style. Can you imagine the Miss America
Pageant with all the young ladies sporting GI crcwcuts?
Grooming and fitting can be a part of a very rewarding family
experience as part of the 4-H program.
Requiring each exhibitor to compete in showmanship and a
“sidll-a-thon” contest would be fair. However, the placings
from these events should not be used in any way to judge the
market/breeding classes. Younger children and new. inexperi
enced 4-H’ers would never be able to score as well as older,
more experienced youth. Also, many 4-H’ers work together in
family units in fitting and training cattle, as children from even
the same family often have very different abilities.
Professional fitters are exactly that - professionals - and I
don’t think their activities can be regulated locally. However,
professioinal fitters should be required to register with a show’s
Livestock Office, listing which animal they are working on and
the animal’s owner. Then if something questionable arises,
there is a record of which professional woiked on which ani
mal.
Positive forms of identification such as nose printing are a
definite must. Rules of ownership for a specified length of time
(3 to 9 months depending on the show) must be required. No
animal should be eligible for a show that has been sold during
the required ownership period.
A suggestion has been made that no money should be passed
to an exhibitor until the animal has been slaughtered and the
carcass property inspected. This is fair if the carcass is inspect
ed purely for illegal substances (drugs, injections, etc.). How
ever, carcass grade should not be a consideration in changing
an animal’s placing after the day of the show. If a professional
judge placed the animals in the show ring according to-his ob
servations, then his placings should remain the same unless
drugs or other illegal activity is discovered in the carcass in
spection. If the professional judge didn’t do a thorough, credi
ble job in the show ring, then he should not be bailed out by
carcass grade.
Regarding drugs and illegal alteration of the animal, I would
suggest checking all champions and division winners and also
to “spot check” others at random. If drugs or any illegal activity
is found, then the participant should be banned from any future
Delmarva Pork Forum, University
of Maryland Eastern Shore,
Princess Anne, Md., 8 a.m.-4
p.m.
Northeast Regional Christmas
Tree Growers Meeting and
Trade Show, Mountain Laurel
Resort and Conference Center,
White Haven, 8 a.m.-3;30 p.m.
Dairylea Cooperative Inc. Young
Farmer Seminar, Holiday Inn,
Syracuse, N.Y., thru Feb. 26.
Growers’ market organizational
meeting, West Chester Munici
pal Building, West Chester, 10
a.m.
International Dwarf Fruit Tree
Association Annuaf Winter
Meeting, Hershcy.
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❖ Farm Calendar*
Fayette County Crops Day, Green
Line Supply. 6:30 p.m.-3 p.m.
Lancaster County Dairy Day, Part
1, Farm and Home Center. Part
2 on March 7.
Tri-County Vegetable Growers
meeting. Fruit Research Lab,
Biglerville, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tree Fruit Integrated Crop Man
agement for North Central Pa.,
Coudersport Elementary
School, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Nutrient Management Workshop,
northwest region, Mercer
County Extension Office,
Mercer.
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Ash Wednesday
Ewes showing signs of
approaching lambing (nevetous
ness, anxiety, bleating, pawing)
should be moved to lambing pens,
according to Chester Hughes,
extension livestock agent.
If fluid is discharged and labor is
unproductive, give assistance. Use
a mild detergent solution to clean
your hands.
Be sure the new lamb is brea
thing properly. Clear its nostrils of
mucous by holding it by the hind
legs and rubbing the nostrils.
Some shepherds insert a straw
stem in the nostril gently to force
the lamb to sneeze. Dry lambs off
as soon as possible after birth.
Rubbing them dry is preferable.
Heat lamps should be used with
weak lambs.
Baby lambs should nurse as
soon as possible. The first milk
(colostrum) supplies antibodies
against many diseases. After the
lamb is IS-minutes old, his ability
to absorb antibodies rapidly
decreases. B.y the time the lamb is
8-hours old, he can only absorb
about half die amount of antibo
dies and none by 36 hours of age.
In 1992, the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
adopted new regulations to protect
farm workers. The regulations
known as the Worker Protection
Standards (WPS) will impact most
Pennsylvania farmers.
If a farm, forest, nursery or
greenhouse operation uses any
pesticide including non-restricted
pesticides, and has employees who
will be within .25 mile of where a
pesticide was used in the previous
30 days, that operation is required
by law to follow the new WPS.
All pesticide users will find
changes on all pesticide labels
which refer to the WPS.
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Pennsylvania Grazing Confer
ence, Embers, Carlisle, also
March 2.
Potato Day, Schnecksville Grange.
Lebanon County Dairy Day, Pre
scott Fire Hall.
Nutrient Management Workshop,
southwest region, Westmore
land County Extension Office,
Greensburg.
Pa. Cattlemen’s Producer Work
shop, Lecsport Farmers Mark-
Massachusetts Direct Marketing
Conference, Boxboro Host
Hotel, Boxboro, Mass.
Lancaster County Poultry Prog
ress Day, Farm and Home
JOHN H. SCHWARTZ
Lancaster County Agent
To Care for
New Lambs
To Implement WPS
Information about protective
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equipment to be worn during mix
ing, loading or application of pesti
cides will be more specific than in
the past.
In addition, every pesticide will
have on the label a designated time
after a spray has been applied
which no one is allowed in the
treated area known as Restricted
Entry Interval (REI). All opera
tions even if they have no employ
ees must follow these directions.
Remember the label is the law
when it comes to pesticide usage.
These and other requirements of
WPS including public notification,
posting, education, facilities, etc.
are available from your local
cooperative extension office.
To Make Adjustments
During Pregnancy
For farm women used to an
active role in the farm operation,
pregnancy presents some
challenges.
Remember, adjustments will
need to be made to take into
account loss agility,' especially
when working around animals.
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BY LAWRCNCt W ALTHQUSE
SflSILIl!
PROVING THE
RESURRECTION
February 26,1995
PROVING
THE RESURRECTION
February 26. 1995
Background Scripture:
Matthew 27:62 to 28:20
Devotional Reading:
Acts 10:34-48
When I was much younger, I
used to think that if something was
historical, it was real. Correspond
ingly, if it wasn’t historical, then it
wasn’t real. Today I am much less
sure of what either of those words
mean. What is “historical”? What
is “real”?
So it was no great threat to me
recently when I read of some
biblical scholars who believe that
the resurrection of Jesus was not a
“historical” event. Understand, I
don’t necessarily buy that opinion,
but it doesn’t disturb me. When
we speak of “historical events” we
generally mean an event that can
be recorded in some tangible way.
Is the resurrection of Jesus a his
torical event? Could the presence
of the resurrected Christ be photo
graphed, his words recorded, his
energies reflected by sensitive sci
entific instruments?
The gospel accounts of the re
surrection are not much help here
because they’re a jumble of differ
ent impressions and experiences.
Is it a physical body like ours with
which Jesus was resurrected or is
it just the appearance of a physical
body? Paul doesn’t help much
either because he speaks of a
“spiritual body,” putting together
two different concepts that seem
mutually exclusive.
The reason that the early wit
nesses ate so confusing in their ac*
counts, I believe, is because ex
periencing the resurrected Lord is
of an order that goes beyond nor
mal worldly experience. The re
surrection was “teal” on a much
higher level of reality than any
thing that happens in our daily
lives. My experience of the risen
Lord, like those of the gospel writ
ers, is ineffable, impossible to
adequately express or convey
through mere words. I know I
have experienced Christ in my
Constant reaching and turning
can pull muscles, especially those
supporting the uterus, causing a lot
of pain.
Toxic exposure is another risk
increased by pregnancy. Wear
gloves if you are administrating
drugs or pesticides or ask someone
else to take over that chore during
your pregnancy.
Do not push yourself too hard.
Even if you have a demanding
work schedule, sit down at least
once every hour. Farm women,
who have an active lifestyle, seem
to tolerate labor better than inac
tive women.
Even so. be cautious during pre
gnancy. Partners should help
mothers-to-be avoid risky chores
and situations and make adjust
ments in their work schedule. This
is important to protect both the
mother and baby’s health.
Feather Prof's Footnote: "The
degree of excellence in your work
begins with the honesty of your
effort."
life, but I can’t give you scientific
or historical proof of what hap
pened.
When Maty Magdalene “and
the other Mary” went to Jesus’
tomb on the first Easier morning,
they found it empty and an angel
informing them that “He is not
here; for he has risen, as he said
... Then go quickly and tell his
disciples that he has risen from the
dead, and behold, he is going be
fore you to Galilee: there you will
see him.” But, on their way to tell
the disciples, they encountered the
risen Lord, who told them; “Do
not be afraid; go and tell my breth
ren to go to Galilee, and there they
will see me.”
VALIDATION OF FAITH
So the eleven disciples went to
Galilee. “And when they saw him
they worshipped him; but some
doubted.” That passage confirms
to me that the experience of the;
risen Christ is in some way de
pendent upon receptivity. TUSy all
were in the same place at the same
time, but, although some saw him
and worshipped him, others
doubted. (Do you remember in
John 12:29, God speaks with a
heavenly voice and “The crowd
standing by heard it and said it had
thundered.” Others said, “An an
gel has spoken to him”?)
That is still true today. The pre
sence and power of the resurrected
Christ is dependent, not upon his
torical or scientific validation but
upon something that takes place
within the heart and mind of the
receptive person. I have experi
enced the presence and power of
love in my life, but 1 cannot his
torically validate or prove that
love only what that experience
produces in me.
So those who experienced the
resurrected Christ on that moun
tain in Galilee couldn’t prove they
had done so, but with their lives
they could and did demonstrate
that it was so: “go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, bap
tizing them in the name of the Fa
ther and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit..." (28:19).
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