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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1960
Page
11
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and must guide farming. Overreliance on drugs raises hardier disease strains and larger, crowded units impede prevention. Sanitation, off limit areas, early detection, and prudent chemical use strengthen prevention over cure.
The Syracuse Post Standard profiles George Washington as a farmer. Dr. Karl D. Butler notes Washington loved the land, owned large holdings, and pushed early soil conservation and fertilization. Modern farming, he argues, relies on machinery and soil care to preserve cropland for future generations.
In Washington Congress and President Eisenhower fail to reach agreement on farm policy. Democrats blame stalemate and veto history while general farm groups remain split on major reforms, signaling little chance of a new bill this year.
Lancaster Farming, Lancaster County's Farm Weekly, lists offices at 53 North Duke Street Lancaster Pennsylvania with phone and staff including Jack Owen editor and Robert G Campbell advertising director. Established November 4 1955 it is published every Saturday with a subscription rate of 2 dollars per year and single copy price five cents.
Carol Dean Huber reflects on permanence and change noting men alter paths while God remains constant. The piece uses a brook metaphor to express enduring faith amid shifting fortunes.
The message explains sincerity as looking the same inside and outside. It cites Greek and Roman terms for sincerity, contrasts real virtue with hypocrisy, and warns against showing faith for praise or social gain. It urges a genuine, selfless religiosity, citing Jesus against performative prayer.
Farmers are advised to spray with chlordane toxaphene DDT or heptachlor three to four days before planting corn to control cutworms and reduce labor. Extreme care is urged in spray handling to avoid contamination and costly damage. Pond fertilization is recommended every 2 to 3 weeks with 10-10-10 or 10-15-5 to color water and suppress weeds. Hay feeding continues for dairy cattle with uprooted routines and young calves should stay on hay silage and grain to prevent stunting.
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