AlO-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, September 20, 1997 OPINION Experience All-American The All-American Dairy Show is scheduled for this week. And what a good time this is to see excellent cows and heifers in their show clothes. One of the notes from past years is that often when these major national dairy shows are in progress, the stands at the Farm Show arena are not very full of people. That’s hard to understand when these shows can be such an educational tool to illustrate what each major breed is looking for in their champions. But the All-American is not just breed shows. Specific youth activities also will be highlighted. Along with showing and fitting contests, the Junior Dairy Management Contest will test the com prehensive dairy knowledge and skills of 4-H and FFA members. The dairy judging forum is also held with nearly 500 youth par ticipating in dairy cattle judging that includes class placings and oral reasons. In addition, we would like to congratulate Obie Snider as the recipient of the All-American Dairy Show Image Award. Snider has been part of the show since its inception in 1964 and has helped the show become one of the premier dairy cattle shows in the nation. He will be honored at the buffet on Wednesday even ing in the small arena. For all the above reasons and many more, we think it would be a good time to make a trip to Harrisburg and experience the All- American Dairy Show first hand. Bloomsburg Fair, Bloomsburg, thru Sept 27. Annual Farm-City Festival and Farm Open House, Yellow- Buttercup Farm, Mummert Family, East Berlin, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Timber Marketing Workshop, Dauphin County Ag and Natur al Resources Center, Dauphin, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Editor: I cannot believe that it has already been a year since I was given the honor of serving as PA Dairy Princess. The past twelve months have been the greatest months of my life. 1 have the opportunity to visit many places across the state and meet numer ous people. But most importantly I was able to be a spokesperson for the dairy industry on behalf of all PA dairy farmers. Being raised on a dairy farm, I have always known that dairy far mers were special people. Howev er, this past year I have really grown to respect and admire everything that a farmer does in life and I tried to pass that appreci ation to the hundreds of consum ers that I have come into contact with this year. People of all ages, not just children, have no idea where milk comes from or all the hard work that it takes to produce it Some people think that farmers still milk the cows by hand. This is just one example of the many misconccp- r ■v-jv*. sy i*. ❖ Farm Calendars 4Ati~ v *v \ Pa. Dairy Princess Banquet and Coronation, Harrisburg Shera All American Dairy Show. Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, thru Sept 25. Over the Hill Horse Show, Hunter Hill Stables, Coventryville, 9 a.m. Mason-Dixon Red and While f t ♦ Farm Forum ♦ > / <<• tions consumers have about the dairy industry. That is why prom otion is so important I believe promotion is a key part of the future of the dairy industry. The Dairy Princess program not only promotes the dairy industry, but also teaches young girls to become positive role models. I have gained so much by being dairy princess. I have become more outgoing, acquired the abili ty to write and deliver speeches and gained more self confidence. Overall the year has been amazing. Tonight, some other very lucky lady will have a wonderful year ahead of her to be the representa tive for dairy industry. Even though I will no longer wear the crown, my love and support of the industry and respect for those in it will always remain. Thank you all for a wonderful year and God bless! Angela M. Wcrley 1996-97 PA Dally Princess I *«■*«% 'AW.* The premium list for the 1998 Pennsylvania State Farm Show has arrived at your county coop erative extension office. The pre mium list contains all the classes for the Farm Show, entry forms and deadlines for the various classes. Entry deadlines vary from September 30 to October 27 to November 5 to December 5 and 15 to various dates in January To make sure you make your entries on time, pick up your copy ol the premium list now. The dates for the 1998 Pennsylvania State Farm Show are January 10 to 15, 1998 To Understand Hessian Fly The Hessian fly is a potential pest ol the winter wheal crop. While it has not been a severe problem in recent history, the po tential is always there if farmers forget to follow the rules of good management The Hessian fly is a long legged, two winged, sooty black insect that resembles a small mosquito It has two gen erations during the wheat produc tion cycle The fly spends the summer in the pupa stage First generation adults emerge from late August through September They begin laying eggs on volunteer and early planted wheat Eggs hatch and the maggot develops through three m stars which feed inside the wheat plant and stunts its growth. Dam age is usually not very visible Alter feeding the maggot enter the pupa stage to over winter just be low the soil surface, near the crown ol the plant. In late March through April, a second generation of flies emerge Dairy Cattle Association 3d Annual Picnic, Red Crest Farm, Jack and Stacy Hull Skinner, -JJS -•*! *•"- Pa. Holstein Fall Championship Show, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, 9 a.m. NJE. Poultry Golf Tournament, Holiday Inn Lancaster Host, Lancaster. Morrison Cove Community Fair, Martinsburg, thru Sept. 26. Ephrata Fair, Ephrata, thru Sept. 27. Pumpkin Variety Demonstration, Dan Schantz’s Farm, Zionsvil- Eastern National Holstein Sale, Farm Show Complex, Harris burg, 7 p.m. West Lampeter Community Fair, Lampeter, thru Sept. 26. Schuylkill County Extension Ser vice annual meeting, Hegins Fire Company, 6:30 p.m. Sincerely V To Pick Up Farm Show List (Turn to Pag* AST) »• i • * *jrm « * • « • r * * > and lay eggs. Maggots then emerge three to seven days later and crawl down the plant to feed at the crown or joints of the stem. This spring feeding will result in weak joints causing lodging, re duce head size and produce shriv eled seeds. After feeding the mag got enters the pupa stage ro go through the summer. To Control Hessian Fly According to Robert Ander sen, Lancaster County Extension Agronomy Agent, once a field becomes infested with Hessian fly, there is no chemical control available to stop the damage to wheat. Control of Hessian fly is based solely on prevention using good crop management. First, de stroy all volunteer wheat De stroying volunteer wheat several weeks before planting the new A BAG WITH HOLES September 21, 1997 A BAG WITH HOLES September 21, 1997 Background Scripture: Haggai Devotional Reading: Psalms 31:1-14 A boy on his way home from Sunday School was seen sobbing by a man waiting for a bus. “What’s the matter?” the man asked! The little boy rubbed his eyes while he explained that he had lost his money for bus fare and his family was waiting for him to come from Sunday School. The man, who considered himself an atheist, said to-the little boy, “But if God loves you, why hasn’t he sent someone to help you?” Look ing him in the eye, the little boy replied, “I’m sure he has told someone, but I guess he didn’t hear him!” Many times when we see some one in need and no one helping, it is not because God has not sent someone to help, but because those someones either have not heard or. hearing, have not re sponded. How often do we find ourselves asking, “Why don’t they do something about that?” What we need to do in many of those in stances is to change the question just ever so slightly, substituting the noun “we” for “they.” In the days of the prophet Hag gai the6thcentry BC lam sure people looked at the ruins of the Jerusalem temple and ex claimed, “Why don’t they do something about that?” Of course, this was not a matter of no one hearing God’s command to restore the temple. Haggai tells us the people did hear, but they an swered, saying, “The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord” (1:2). That is a response to God that is still very contem porary, isn’t it: “Good idea, Lord, but not just now.” A SHAMEFUL STATE The sorry state of the temple probably bothered and embar rassed the returned exiles, but Haggai tells us, “Thus says the Lord of hosts: This people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord” (Haggai 1:2). WE can only speculate on why that time had “not yet come,” crop will reduce the possibility of fly population build up. Hessian flies may use barley or rye as a host but not oats. Thus, you need to delay planting these crops or destroy volunteer plants. Second, plant a resistant wheat va riety. Check with the seed source. If it is not, it is especially impor tant to destroy volunteer wheat, barley and rye. and Third, plant wheat after the fly free date. This varies from county to county. In Lancaster County, planting wheat between October 1 to October 15 will usually avoid Hessian fly problems. Planting later will mean plants will be smaller going into winter and more seed is needed to optimize yield potential. Feather Prof.'s Footnote: "Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own." but judging from our own times, we may assume that there were a number of excuses: “Poor eco nomy,” “Too much unemploy ment,” “It’s all I can do to keep ahead of taxes” and so on. I will have to admit that these sound like pretty good reasons. Actually, there’s usually “some truth” in all our excuses. That’s why we use them it saves us from lying outright It permits us to feel justified in not rising to the challenge. Probably the people of Haggai’s day believed their own excuses: they really did not think the time had not yet come for them to rebuild the temple. That’s why it was so unsettling when “the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet” and he pro claimed: “Is it a time for you your selves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” (1:4). This one sentence throws the situation into a whole new light. Up until this point one might get the impression that the people were so impoverished that they were living in hovels and shacks. But Haggai is talking about “paneled houses” and these were not by any means your basic shelter. A paneled house was one that required the services of a fine artisan. These people were not so poor that they could not afford to add some frills to their lives. HOW'S IT WORKING? Their'problem, then, is not a lack of means, but a lack of will. These people are looking out for their own interests. But where does it get them? Haggai says to them, “Consider how you have fared? You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe your selves. but no one is warm/ and he who earns wages earns wages to put into a bag with holes” (1:6). No matter how strongly and com pellingly this self-centeredness has driven them, it has not brought them any real satisfaction. We too may constantly put off responding when God calls because we are sure this is not the right time. But the right time never comes and all of our running after material gain is like pouring our money and our lives into pockets with holes. Lancaster Farming Established 1955 Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 E. Main St Ephrata, PA 17522 - by Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Steinman Enterprise Robert G. Campbell General Manager Everett R. Newawanger Managing Edltoi Copyright 1997 by UmcoiUr Forming
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