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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1977
Page
2
Devotional text discusses Jesus prayer in Gethsemane from Mark 14 34 and 33 and the meaning of the perfect prayer. It contrasts common misunderstandings with Jesus genuine distress and submission to God's will. It links prayer to faith and trust in the Father amid suffering.
The piece advises on pasture management for milking herds, noting timing of grazing to prevent grassy flavor in milk and avoiding wild garlic. It recommends high moisture forage with dry matter, use of hay or silage to prevent bloating, and proper barn ventilation. It promotes the 1977 78 Agronomy Guide for Pennsylvania farmers and urges one copy per farmer from Extension Offices.
Editorial notes broad applause for Lancaster Area Refuse Authority for excluding the Bailey farm from landfill plans and exploring alternatives. It highlights public involvement, the PA House Agricultural Committee, Amos Funk’s 40 hours of research, the Baileys’ lawyer James Heinly, and the statewide Pennsylvania Poultry Federation for its organized support and a recent fundraising banquet attracting over a thousand attendees at $60 each.
The April calendar lists a series of farm related events including the Pennsylvania Breeders of Freemartins meeting now today with Barney Nixnutz as guest speaker. It also notes the first annual showing of authentic home bred rocking horses, a Holstein Association sale at the Harrisburg Farm Show, a Horse Immunization Clinic near Lansdale, and multiple county level agriculture and livestock activities across Montgomery and surrounding counties.
Lancaster County Conservation District board meets at 9 a.m. The Farm and Home hosts a 7 30 p.m. meeting on Thursday April 7 Elizabethtown Young Farmers plan a tour to the Beltsville USDA Research Farm.
A dairy owner thanks neighbors and friends who helped after a March 1 blaze destroyed the tobacco shed and main barn killing 135 Holstein cattle. Firefighters battled for hours as neighbors moved cows, supplied hay and straw, and provided food and shelter during clean up.
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