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OPINION
Good Dinner For
Thanksgiving And Every Day
Traditionally, Thanksgiving has been a time for families and
friends across the nation to gather together, give thanks for all
that we share, and usher in the holiday season. Though the way
we celebrate Thanksgiving differs from family to family and reg
ion to region, one part erf the tradition remains constant: the boun
tiful feasts that are prepared in homes throughout the country.
Without the hard work and ingenuity of America’s farmers,
our traditional feasts would not be possible. Food starts with the
farmer. Daniel Webster (1782-1852) said in a speech about agri
culture, “When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers
therefore are the founders of human civilization.”
Turkey is a popular dish at Thanksgiving. But so are all other
meats. Breads and rolls, vegetables, potatoes, cranberries, and
wine are included on the menu too. Whatever you had for your
Thanksgiving meal last Thursday, remember all the food came
from the farm. Be thankful for farmers who take the risks of
weather and markets to see to it that you have not only a good
Thanksgiving dinner but a good dinner every day of the year.
A special message to the Min
nesota Milk Producers Associa
tion You don’t throw some
thing out, unless you have some
thing better to replace it with.
Also, to the U.S. Senators, U.S.
Congressmen, and some farm or
ganizations that urged the dairy
industry to become deregulated
The potential problems that exist
today are only part of the prob
lems that would be created with
complete deregulation. The for
mula used by the United States
Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has been criticized by
various people for many years and
certainly the formula has been fur
ther scrutinized during the last
year as a result of the serious de
cline in milk prices paid to dairy
farmers all across the United
States. (Example: federal order #2
Blend Price in August 1997 dip
ped to the 1979 level August
1979, $12.33 per cwt.; August
1997, $12.22 p«*r cwt.)
An additional cloud appeared
4-H Hoedown, Berks County 4-H Workshop, extension Office,
Salisbury, Md., also Dec. 4, 9
York County Holstein Association Columbus Grange Hall, Col
fall tour of New Bolton Center, umbus, N.J., 10 am.-2 p.m.
meet at extension office at 7:45 Nutt j e nt Management Workshop,
Salem County extension ofice,
■DmßßDmiPEipi Woodstown, NJ., 6 pJn.-10
Nutrient Management Workshop,
Tranquility Methodist Church,
Andover, NJ., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nutrient Management Workshop,
Somerset County extension
office, Bridgewater, NJ., 6
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over the dairy farmers’ financial
horizon on November 3, when
Judge David Doty of the fourth
Division of the Federal Distrlact
Court in Minnesota ruled in favor
of the Minnesota Milk Producers,
et. al. and disallowed the USDA
from using the Class I transporta
tion differentials as a method of
determining the value of Class I
(fluid) milk in most of the federal
milk marketing orders.
While several people are dis
satisfied with various differentials
in the federal milk marketing or
ders, you certainly do not advo
cate a move such as the complaint
in front of Judge Doty, unless a
better plan is in hand.
Further complicating the issue
was the fact that Doty’s order was
signed on November 3, but was
not received by the USDA until
November 5. This was done at a
critical time, because many of the
administrators in the federal or
ders start compiling their pay
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p.m.- 10 p.m.
ional Public Roundtable,
National Institute For Environ
mental Renewal, Mayfield, 1
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To Prevent Thrush
Thrush is a frequent and often
recurrent problem during the win
ter months, according to Lori Lit
tle, Lancaster County 4-H Animal
Science Agent. Thrush is a fungus
or bacterial infection which occurs
in the frog of the hoof. It is char
acterized by a dark, foul smelling
discharge which causes the frog to
become mushy and soft. Thrush
thrives in wet, dirty conditions.
A clean diy stall and daily
hoof care will prevent the prob
lem. To treat thrush, clean out
the hoof completely and apply a
chemical sterilant, such as iodine,
formaline or copper sulfate. Be
careful to treat only the affected
area so it will not diy out the en
tire sole of the hoof. It may be
necessary to trim away some af
fected portions of the frog. Do
this very carefully as to not draw
blood. Thrush responds quickly to
treatment as long as the stall con
ditions are modified.
pjn.-4 p.m. and 6 pjn.-9 p.m.
Passing On the Farm Workshop,
Schoonovers Restaurant,
Middlebury.
Farm Financial Management
Workshop, extension office,
Westminster, Md., also Dec. 11
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Northeast Lamb Pool, Troy Sales
Barn, Troy, grading 9
a.m.-noon, sale 3 p.m.
Tulpehocken Young Farmers
Family Night, Tulpehocken
Maryland Farm Bureau meeting,
Sheraton Fontainebleu, Ocean
Lancaster County Tobacco Auc-
Meeting, Asset Allocation,
Errata High School, 7:30 p jn.
12th Regional Meeting on Practi
cal Biosecurity For Poultry,
University of Delaware, New
ark, Del.
Ag Service School for Pa.,
Williamsport.
AD ADC Dist. 21 meeting. Timber
Wolf Restaurant, Darien, N.Y.,
noon.
Berks DHIA Banquet, Berks
County Ag Center, noon.
Maryland Farm Bureau’s 82nd
Annual Banquet, Sheraton Fon
tainebleau, Ocean City, Md.,
5:45 p.m.
Lancaster DHIA Banquet and
Annual Meeting, Good ’n Plen
ty Restaurant, Smoketown,
11:30 am.
Farm Financial Management
Workshop, extension office,
Cecil County, also Dec. 11, 18
and Jan. 13 and 20.
Dclmarva Milken School, How
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To Caulk Cracks
As much as 30 per cent of a
home's heat may be lost through
leaks and cracks. Doors, windows,
chimneys and the foundation .of
• the house offers opportunities for
heat leakage, accotding to Robert
Anderson, Lancaster County Ex
tension Agent. Good quality
caulking will help prevent much
of this heat loss resulting in a
savings of heating dollars and a
warmer room.
Before starting the job, identi
fying the main areas of heat loss.
Check spaces where pipes, wires,
cabled or water faucets enter the
house. Check around doors and
window frames where the frames
meet the walls. Look under win
dow sills and between porches and
the main portion of the house for
identifying where the leaks are, se
lect the proper caulk for the job.
Generally look for caulking mate-
BY IAWKfNCf W AIIHOUSt
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WHO CAN ENDURE
THAT DAY?
November 30,1997
Background Scripture
Malachi 2:17 through 3:18
Devotional Reading:
Malacfai 2:17 through 3:5
Our concept of God doesn’t
permit us to think of him as ever
getting tired. But, if it were possi
ble, it would be human beings
who could do it! That God isn’t
ever exhausted certainly is not
from lack of tryig on our part
Li the Book of Malachi, there
fore, we have to keep in mind that
the prophet is speaking only
figuratively when he says, “You
have wearied the Lord with your
words: (2:17). I know the feeling.
If religion were primarily a matter
of the words we speak, we’d all be
religious masters. How easy it is
to go on verbally about religion
without demonstrating our words
with deeds. Sometimes I ask,
“Lord, don’t you get tired of all
these words, words, words?"
Of course, it is not our words
but our deeds that tell the most
about us. Very often, 1 think, we
use words as a substitute for
deeds. Words become a wall that
hides us or at least we think it
hides us. In Malachi’s own day
people were questioning how God
could be just, yet permit injustice.
Mockingly, they said, “Everyone
who does evil is good in the sight
of the Lord, and he delights in
them.”
Or, more directly: “Where is the
God of justice?” This all sounds
somewhat blasphemous, but let’s
be honest, isn’t that the way we
think sometimes? Don’t we war
der how God can possibly permit
evil to flourish and good to be
trodden into the dust
WHICH EVIL MAN?
I believe it was St. Augustine
who told about two Christians
who were having a knock-down,
dragout dispute (not exactly the
way St Augustine described it).
One man, lifted up his voice and
cried, “Oh Lord, strike down and
punish this evil man." The
heavenly voice replied: “Which
evil man?" Lots of us are anxious
for God’s judgment to come upon
the earth because we assume that
that is bad news for our neighbors
and good news for us. What we
ate overlooking is the Bible’s in
sistence that judgment is bad news
for all of us. (The Bible also tells
us the good news of God’s grace.)
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rials which have a high to water,
are easy to use and are paintable.
To Keep Antifreeze from
Robert Anderson, Lancaster
County Extension Agronomy
Agent, reminds us when changing
your antifreeze or checking your
radiator, be careful of any spills.
Do not leave spills without clean
ing them up first. Do not leave
open containers of antifreeze sit
ting around to be spilled.
Many pets enjoy the sweet
taste of antifreeze. Ethylene gly
col, the main ingredient in anti
freeze is extremely toxic if in
gested by pets. Always clean up
spills containing antifreeze imme
diately. Also, dispose of old anti
freeze properly. Keep new anti
freeze in the original containers
with the safety type caps in place.
Feather Prof.'s Footnote: "A
warm smile is the universal lan
guage of kindness."
So it was in Malacfai’s day, too.
Lots of tibe people were eager for
God’s judgment because they be
lieved it would fall on someone
else. “Behold, I send my mes
senger to prepare die way before
me,” says Malachi, “and the Lord
whom you seek will suddenly
come to his temple; the messenger
of the covenant in whom you de
light, behold he is coming, and
who can stand when he appears!’
(3:1,2). The answer no one.
The purpose of God’s judg
ment, according to Malachi, is not
to destroy the evil malefactor, but
to refine him or her. Here Malachi
is using a technical term which is
applied to burning a metal ore to
rid it of all its impurities. “For he
is like a refiner’s fire ... he will
sit as refiner and purifier of silver,
and he will purify the sons of Levi
and refine them like gold and sil
ver, till they present right offer
ings to the Lord" (3:2b,3).
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Do you remember how bitterly
disappointed Jonah was because
Nineveh repented and thereby es
caped God’s judgment? Jonah
preached doom to the people of
Nineveh, not so that they would
repent, but because he wanted to
see vengeance against these peo
ple. Just as God sent a refiner’s
fire, not to destry the sons of Levi,
but so that they could again “pre
sent right offerings to the Lord,”
so he sent Jonah to Nineveh so
that they might be spared.
We need to be very careful
when we nurse the desire for ven
geance in our hearts, even when
that vengeance is supposedly in
defense of God’s honor. In his
book The Urge to Punish, Profes
sor Henry Weihofen quotes Nietz
sche: “Distrust all in whom the
impulse to punish is strong.” Wei
hofvn goes car to comment, “No
Lae is more bitter in condemning
the “loose’ woman than the ‘good’
women who have on occasion
guiltily enjoyed some purpose
dreams themselves. It is never he
who is without sin who casts the
first stone.”
“But who can endure the day of
his coming, and who can stand
when he appears?” By ourselves,
none of us. With the grace of God,
all of us.
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