AiO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 26, 1997 I OPINION Dairy Of Distinction, A Distinguished Program The Daily of Distinction Program was developed to recognize the most attractive dairy farms in the region. The farms that apply for the recognition are rated for neatness, maintenance and road side appearance by a team of judges from each local district. Dairy farms exhibiting the highest standards of excellence are named. 1 There are a lot of very good things about this program. First, it is run on a very low budget by volunteers. And it starts milk and dairy product promotion at the very root of where a good impress ion on consumers must start. Dirty cows and sloppy barnyards and farmsteads do not appeal to the wholesomeness of milk. In Pennsylvania alone, more than 650 dairy farms have been named to receive the Dairy of Distinction award. And many of these farms use the designation to promote their own farm or to attract employees for their dairy operations. We would like to congratulate the 1997 winners. A special sec tion this week is dedicated to them. And a program at Ag Progress Days in August will bring these winners together. But we would also like to compliment the area moderators of the program. These volunteers are the backbone of the program, encouraging their local dairy farms to apply, selecting the judg ing team, and presenting the awards. Most dairy promotion efforts cost a lot of money. But the Dairy of Distinction program has distinguished itself by getting some thing done at the farm level with a small budget Keep up the good work. Pa. Holstein Southwest Champ ionship Show, Fayette County Fairgrounds, Uniontown, 10 a.m. Lebanon Area Fair, Lebanon Fair grounds, thru Aug. 1. Carroll County Fair, Carroll Coun ty Agricultural Center, thru Aug. 2. Mercer County Grange Fair, Mer cer, thru Aug. 2. Potter County Fair, Hillport, thru Aug. 2. Pa. 4/H-rFA West Central District Df • She G F Morrison Cove Dairy Show, Mar tinsburg, thru Aug. 1. Clearfield County Fair, Clearfield, thru Aug. 2. Goshen Country Fair, West Ches ter, thru Aug. 2. Fingerlakes Chapter of Fellowship of Christian Farmers picnic, George and Julia Holmes’ Home, 3220 Jacksonville Rd., Trumansbutg, N.Y., 2 p.m. Pa. Northeast 4-H/FFA District Dairy Show, Troy Fairgrounds, Penn State, thru July 31. Pasture/Rotational Lot Manage ment Conservation Tour, Aar on Stoltzfoos, Welsh Vue Farm, Gap, 10 a.tn.-noon DST. Ag Horizons VIII Program, Wild wood Conference Center of Harrisburg Community College. Franklin County Field Day, Ed and Glen Brake Farm, Mcrccrs burg, 11 a.m. New Stanton Farm and Home Fair, • tt’/ » V '< V* *♦ * ❖ Farm Calendars '"t-- '<s New Stantion, thru Aue. 2. Grain Field Day, Research and Demonstration Area, Rt. 429., I m i -12j3^) i m^^^^ Octorara Young Farmers Associa tion Summer Tour, Mason Dixon Farms and Eisenhower Farm, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 pun. Hoof Care Workshop and Trim ming Demonstration, Beaver Pa. Tree Fruit Grower Field Day, Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center, Biglerville, 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Morrison Cove Holstein Show, Memorial Park, Martinsburg, 9 am. Cut Flower Conference and Tour, Howard Community College, Columbia, Md., thru Aug. 1. Capitol Region Summer Turf and Ornamental School, Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Dauphin County Holstein Associ ation twiliight meeting. Bob Kessler, Curtin, 7 p.m. Pa. South Central 4-H/FFA Dis trict Dairy Show, Shippensburg bean Contest entries. Northwest Championship Show, Fairgrounds, Stoncboro, 9:30 am. Fellowship of Christian Fanners International Fourth Annual Conference, OSU Ag Tech Institute, Wooster, Ohio, thru Aug. 3. 1997 Performance Ram Test and Sheep Producers field day, Penn State Ag Arena, thru Aug. Lycoming County Holstein Club To Utilize Small Grains in Drought Most of Pennsylvania is under a drought watch with many areas experiencing severe drought condi tions. Even with Wednesday and Thursday's rains, many producers are going to need supplemental feeds. Small grains and soybeans can provide additional forage, ac cording to Dr. Elwood Hatley, Penn State agronomist. Spring oats may be used for fall grazing or silage. It may be seeded during August and early September at about three bushels per acre. In most cases no additional inputs are required. Penn State has not been able to obtain significant yield increases from added nitrogen especially when planted following drought stressed corn. Winter grains may be used for grazing this fall or silage next spring. Winter rye has traditionally been the major small grain used for for age. It has the most winter hardi ness and can be planted the latest for both erosion control and for age. Corn, rye and oats were seeded on August 5 at Penn State Research Farm, Landisville, Pa. Silage yields were; Corn (harvested October 5) - 1.5 tons per acre and 61.2 per cent TDN, rye (harvested at soft dough) - picnic, Marvin Waltz Farm, Jersey Shore, 7:30 p.m. Wayne County Fair, Honesdale, thru Aug. 9. Eastern Arabian Horse Show, East Coast Championships and Country Fair, Quentin Riding Club, thru Aug. 3. Pa. 4-H/FFA District Dairy Show, Morrison Cove Memorial Park, servation Expo at the Shirk town Threshing Festival, Bob Shirk Farm, Churchtown, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Pa. Performance Tested Ram Sale, State College. Clinton County Fair, Mackeyvillc, thru Aug. 9. Greene County Fair, Wayncsburg, thm Aug. 9. Schuylkill County Fair, Summit Station, thru Aug. 9. Union County West End Fair, Pittsburgh, thru Aug. 7. Tioga County Fair, Tioga Co. Fair grounds, Whitncyvillc/ Wcllsboto Aug. 4-9. Butler Farm Show, Butler, thru Aug. 9. Cochranton Community Fair, Cochtanton, thru Aug. 9. Dawson Grange Community Fair, Dawson, thru Aug. 9. (Turn to Pago A 27) 2.06 tons per acre and 68.4 per cent TDN and oats (harvested at soft dough) - 2.05 tons per acre and 75.8 per cent TDN. To Look At Soybeans Dr. Elwood Hatley, Penn State agronomist, reports soybeans tend to be more drought tolerant then other gram crops because they flower over a longer period and can take advantage of late rains. However, with severe prolonged drought, plants may start dying. Under these conditions, harvesting as silage is an option. Soybean si lage tends to be higher in protein and fiber then com and lower in protein and higher in fiber then al falfa. Soybeans may also be seeded for silage until early August. They will continue to grow until the temperatures ap proach freezing this fall. In some areas this could provide sizable tonnage. Limited data indicates that soybeans planted in mid-July at State College could yield ap proximately 1.5 ton of dry matter per acre when harvested in mid- September. Planted this late, they should be seeded with a grain drill at a seeding rate close to 300,000 seeds per acre. They should be harvested prior to a killing frost to BY LAWRENCE W ALEHOUSE 183131L1E SPf HAS SOMEONE PAID THE BILL? July 27, 1997 Background Scripture: Hebrews 10:1-14 Devotional Reading: Hebrews 9:11 through 10:18 “Sir, someone has paid your bill” “I beg your pardon?” I replied to the hotel clerk. “Your bill has been taken care of,” he assured me. In time, I discovered who that “someone” was and my reaction was one of deep gratitude. I felt indebted to our benefactor. Actually, I had dreaded checking-out of the hotel I knew that we had charged to our room a number of expensive services. It was a pricey hotel and we were afraid our room bill would come as a great shock to us. And it would have—except that a friend had already paid it In a sense this is what lies at the heart of the good news of Jesus Christ: “Sir/madam, someone has paid your bill!” How much more unnerving is it to contemplate standing before our Creator? The “bill” we accu mulate along the way in life —no matter how careful we are tends to be overwhelming. Even the best of us tend to run a bill that is devilishly expensive. ANDREW CARNEGIE Andrew Carnegie, for example, was a ruthless steel baron of the late 19th century. Later, however, Carnegie began to give away large chunks of his wealth, establishing libraries throughout the world and buying pipe organs for deserving groups. His philosophy; “The man who dies rich dies disgraced.” Yet, despite the great amounts he gave away, he died a very, very rich man. I don't know whether, by his own definition, he felt “dis graced,” but Carnegie found that it is virtually impossible to give enough away to settle the bill. That’s the way it is in life: we can never say enough, give enough, do enough or be enough to settle our maintain as much leaf material as possible. These are a few ideas on ways to increase your forages for this winter. To Protect Yourself From The Sun Prolong unprotected exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays may lead to skin cancers, according to Dennis Murphy, Penn State agri cultural engineer. To prevent skin cancers, farmers should use sun screens regularly. Using a product with SPF (sun protection factor) of at least 15, which will block 94 per cent of the ultraviolet B rays most likely to cause skin cancer. The SPF factor is a rating the multiplies the protection natu rally provided by the skin. For ex ample, if your skin burns after an hour, using an SPF 15 sun screen allows you 15 hours of exposure before burning. Sunglasses are a most. Prolong exposure to the sun can damage the retina, cornea and lens of the eye. Remember the sun is the strongest between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feather Prof, 's Footnote: "Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." account with God. Under the Levidcal priesthood, people tried to pay the bill with sacrifices which the priests made on their behalf. But the system didn’t really work, because people tended to concentrate on the ritual rather than the meaning behind it Hebrews says plainly,” ... it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins” (10:4). He also recalls the words of the Psalmist (which he attri butes to Christ): “Sacrifices and offerings thou hast not desired, but a body thou hast prepared for me” (10:5.6) a little different from your Bible because he is quoting from the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures. A SINGLE SACRIFICE The point is that God does not require these sacrifices and they are of only temporary value, at best, to the people. In stark con trast, however, is the sacrifice which Jesus makes of himself. “For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified” (10.14). We do not sacrifice animals to day, but we have our rituals ecclesiastical and personal by which we seek relief from our guilt and atonement for our sins. Some people direct the guilt inwardly, loathing themselves and trying to inflict the punishment they feel they deserve. Others project it outwardly, hating and despising others because they can not deal with their own guilt Here the gospel comes pro claiming that “Someone has paid your bill” and we strive to live rightly, not to win God’s grace which we can’t —but we strive to live rightly because we have already received his grace. Our lives are dedicated to demon strating by the way we live how deeply we are grateful that the bill has already been paid in full! Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building IE. 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