AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,2001 OPINION Farm Safely Wednesday this week the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau kicked off Rural Road Safety Week. “With spring planting season under way, it is the ideal time to make drivers aware of the special precautions they should take when driving on rural roads, ‘ said Guy Donaldson, Farm Bureau president. Recently, the state House of Representatives passed a resolution designating the week of April 23,2001 as Rural Road Safety Week. The message is clear: farm machinery needs to use the road, too. But tractors and combines go slower than the typical passenger vehi cle. Drivers should be patient and pass with care. Overall, this is the time of year to know that farm safety, in all as pects, is crucial. On page 810 of last week’s paper, in the Kids Komer, we wrote about the annual Safe Kids Farm Family Safety Day, conducted April 7 at the Manheim Fairgrounds. Farm kids learned a lot about what they should and shouldn’t do around farm equipment.. There were lots of educational and fun ac tivities, too. The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety has published some safe guidelines for children’s agricul tural tasks. Those guidelines can be viewed online at www.nagcat.org. May you and your family have a successful, and safe, year. •enn State Focus On The Future Dorset Production Sale, Ag Arena, Penn State, 1 p.m. Washington County N.Y. Sheep and Fiber Farm Torfr, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., also April 29, (518) 638-6453 747- 9186. y Beef Ball and Parade of Bulls, Bonneauville Fire Hall, 4:30 p.m. Maryland Ag Day 2001, Animal Sciences Courtyard, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Time Plow Boys Club Spring Show, Pa. German Cultural Center, Kutztown, Open House, Schuylkill County extension office, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Grange Week Legisla' - Radisson Penn Luncheon, Harris Hotel and Convention P- W ; Asso'- : - i: Ann- il 'a. . ine . association .nnuai Meeting, thru May 2, (610) 927-2505. Informational meeting on fed eral ag issues and stray volt age, Senate Majority Caucus Room, Room 156, Capitol Building, Harrisburg, 9 ? m - 11 a.m.. Public Forum On Water, Lycoming County, Genetti 4-H Family Orientation, Dau phin County Agricultural and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin, 7 p.m.-9 p.m. 2nd Annual Groundwater Sym posium, Clarion Hotel and Convention Center, Carlisle, (717) 787-1421. Safe Drinking Water Clinic, Leslie N. Firth Learning Center, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., (724) 662-3141, ext. 308. Statewide FARMER Dinner, Hilton Harrisburg and ♦ Farm Calendar ♦ Towers, Harrisburg, 5:30 p.m. Farm Recordkeeping and Quickbooks, Comfort Inn, New Columbia, 7 p.m.-9:30 ijarwilsoMavS^^^^^^^ American sociation 50th Annual Na tional Convention, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, thru May 6. Dairy Options Pilot Program 111, Hoffman Building, So lanco Fairgrounds, Quarry ville, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., also Country Fair Restaurant, Myerstown, 4:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Public Forum on Water, Best Western Hotel Conference Farm of York County, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, York, 7:30 a.m., (717) 843- ative 4411. Dairy Options Pilot Program 111, Cumberland and Frank- lin counties, Ridge Church of the Brethren, Shippensburg, .erks vairy 'rincess Pageant, Berks County Ag Center, (610) 926-7825. Mason Dixon Fair Association Spring Antique Tractor Pull an-t "'ard S-iK (71 9936. Manheim Historical Society Annual Spring Craft and An tique Show, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., (717)665-3652. Pa. 4-H Forestry Field Day, Laurel Haven Conservation Center, Julian, (570) 265- 2896. Spring Corn Festival, Museum of Indian Culture, Allentown, thru May 6, (610) 797-2121. Ohio State Plant Discovery Day, Ag R&D Center, Wooster, Ohio, (330) 263-3761. 4-H Forest Resources Curricu lum, Dauphin County Ag and (Turn to Page A 42) To Learn About West Nile Encephalitis The virus that causes West Nile Encephalitis was first identi fied in the West Nile Province of Uganda in 1937. It is commonly found in humans, birds, and other animals in Eastern Europe, Africa, West Asia, and the Mid dle East. In the summer of 1999, the first cases of West Nile Encepha litis in the Western Hemisphere were found when an outbreak oc curred in the New York City metropolitan area. The virus was probably introduced into the U.S. by an infected bird or mosquito. In 1999, the Centers for Dis ease Control and Prevention con firmed 62 human cases of en cephalitis, including seven deaths, although the actual human infection rate was much higher. The incubation period in humans of a West Nile Virus in fection is usually five to fifteen days. A LOT MORE TO ‘BARNABAS’ Background Scripture: Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3. Devotional Reading: Ephesians 3:7-12. Here and there I find a “Church of St. Barnabas,” but very few in comparison with those named for St. Paul, St. Peter, and the writers of the four gospels. If Barnabas is remem bered for anything, it is usually as a companion to Paul on two of his missionary journeys. But there is a lot more to Barnabas than that. We know he was originally from Cyprus, a Jew, born of the tribe of Lei. We can deduce that he must have been one of the members of the early church in Jerusalem, perhaps early enough so that he had personally known Jc°u, We fust run across him in Acts 4’36, when he sells his land and donates the proceeds to the early Church. In these days he was probably not known as Bar nabas, but by his original name, Joseph or Joses. It was during his days in the Jerusalem that he went out on a limb to persuade the Christians of Jerusalem and beyond that Paul’s conversion was genuine. (Acts 9:12). Hearing disturbing reports that Greeks were becoming part of the church at Antioch, the Je rusalem church sent him there to look into the situation. It is be lieved that he became the leader Most people who are infected with the West Nile virus have no symptoms or may experience mild illness such as fever, head ache, body aches, mild skin rash, or swollen lymph glands. A more severe infection can lead to encephalitis. These symp toms include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, diso rientation, coma, tremors, con vulsions, muscle weakness, neu rological damage, and paralysis, but rarely death. All residents living in an area where West Nile Virus has been found can potentially be infected with the virus. People over SO years of age are at greatest risk of becoming ill because of their declining immune systems. All who died in the 1999 outbreak in the New York City area were over 68 years of age. However, anyone with a compromised im mune system is at risk, regardless of age. Infected mosquitoes transmit the West Nile virus. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on blood meal from infected birds. The virus circulates and multiplies for several days in a mosquito’s blood before penetra ting its salivary glands. After an incubation period of 10-14 days, these mosquitoes can pass on die virus when they feed on another blood meal. These mosquitoes usually bite and in fect other birds the natural hosts of the virus but can also infect horses and other mam mals, in addition to humans. In October 2000, the first cases of West Nile Virus were confirm ed from birds, mosquitoes, and a horse in Pennsylvania. However, in spite of extensive surveillance, the virus has not been found in Lancaster County. It was found in neighboring Chester County in two birds and one mosquito and in York County in two birds. of the church at Antioch, one of the most important in the early Church. In the early chapters of Acts, he and Paul are listed as “Barnabas and Saul,” the order of their naming indicating that Barnabas was in charge and Saul/Paul his associate. It was possibly in Antioch that he began to be known as “Barna bas,” meaning “son of encour agement.” That Barnabas was compared to the god Jupiter/ Zeus in Lystra suggests that he was robust and magnetic in his personality. ‘He Was Glad’! When Barnabas arrived in An tioch, he saw that that Greeks were indeed joining the church and he recognized it as a good thing. Acts tells us, “When he... saw the grace of God, he was glad... for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith” (11:23). Good for Barnabas, he was “a good man”! He wasn’t so ham strung by tradition that he couldn’t see that the inclusion of the Greeks was evidence of the “grace of God.” He lived up to his new name: Barnabas “son of encouragement.” Barnabas recognized a great potential for the gospel in Anti och and journeyed to Tarsus to persuade Saul to come to Anti och and join him. When the An tioch Christians took up an offer ing to help their Christian brethren in Jerusalem, “Barna bas and Saul” were selected to deliver it. Eventually the church at Antioch commissioned Barna bas, along with Saul and Mark to make their first missionary jour ney. An interesting thing hap pens along the way. The team of Barnabas and Paul eventually becomes known as “Paul and Barnabas.” In other words, Paul began to eclipse Barnabas. Dispute Over Mark While the trio was in Cyprus, for some reason that is not ap parent, Mark decided to quit the To Clean Up Sites Many potential mosquito breeding sites exist on farms and around homes. Larvae can devel op in watering troughs, small ponds, irrigation ditches, ruts where farm equipment passes regularly, and other areas where water is allowed to accumulate. The close proximity of live stock, birds, and other animals to mosquito breeding areas increas es the risk of transmission of ani mal or human disease. There are many things which can be done to eliminate mosqui to-breeding areas. Fill in ruts with stone, regularly clean out water troughs, and remove or empty any containers that collect water. Aerate small ponds and stock them with fish. Old tires, which are often col lected to cover trench silos, can be a major mosquito breeding area if water is allowed to collect in them. During the course of one season, thousands of mosqui toes can be bred in just one tire. Covering the pile or tires with a tarp to keep out water can be a way to control the problem. Splitting the tires in half and storing them with the open side down can also eliminate the stag nant water problem. In situations where eliminat ing the breeding sites is not prac tical, larviciding is the best alter native. Several larvicides are well suited for tire piles, including Ba cillus sphaericus. B. thuringiensis israelensis (8.U.), Temephos, growth regulators, oils and mono-molecular films. These products can only be applied by certified pesticide applicators. An applicator can help you de termine which products best suit your situation. Quote of the Week: “Victorian values were the values when our country be came great. ” Lady Margaret Thatcher (Three-term Prime Minister of Great Britain) team. So, when taster they began to plan a second missionary jour ney, Paul did not weant to in clude Mark. However, Barnabas, John Mark’s cousin, insisted that he accompany them and on this issue, it appears, Barnabas and Paul split and went their sepa rate ways. (See Colissians 4:10). Paul suggests in Collisions that, like Simon Peter, Barnabas wavered on the issue of associat ing with the Gentiles. Paul was seen as a radical on this subject, while Barnabas perhaps was more of a middle-roader like Peter. (See Galatians 2:11 ff.) The fact that Paul and Barna bas reached a parting of the ways in no way detracts from the lat ter’s Christian witness. Paul and Barnabas disagreed, but that doesn’t mean they became ene mies. Christians can disagree with one another without the kingdom of heaven going down the drain. Both made valuable contributions to the spread of the gospel. Paul later referred to Bar nabas (I Cor. 9:6) sympathetical ly as a “working apostle.” Barnabas’s most lasting influ ence was perhaps in the support that he gave John Mark, whose gospel is generally recognized as the earliest of the gospel ac counts and the one upon which both Matthew and Luke relied in writing their own gospel ac counts. The gospel of Jesus Christ spread because of the efforts of Paul and Barnabas, not Paul or Barnabas. Lancaster Farming Established 1955' Published Every Saturday Ephrata Review Building 1 R. Main St. Ephrata, PA 17522 —■ by— Lancaster Farming, Inc. A Stemman Enterprise William J. Burgess General Manager Andy Andrews, Editor Copyright 2001 by Lancaster Farming
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