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Going Back to Joseph
THHE agricultural experimenters in Washington,
with their-plan for storing crop surpluses and
providing for an "ever normal granary," have gone
back quite a number of years in fact, back to Jos
eph and the land of Egypt, though it is doubtful if
any of them are aware of that fact.
Here is the story of Joseph's plan as told in ex
tracts from the forty-first and forty-seventh chap
ters of Genesis, beginning with Joseph's interpreta
tion of Pharaoh's dream:
. . . "Behold there come seven years of
great plenty throughout all the land of
Egypt.
"And there shall arise after them seven
years of famine; and all of the plenty shall be
forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the fam- ;
ine shall consume the land ; and the plenty,
shall not be known in the land by reason of
that famine following; for it shall be very
grievous ' .
. . . "Now therefore let Pharaoh look out
a man discreet and wise, and set him over the
land of Egypt.
"Let Pharaoh do this, and let hihi appoint
officers over the land and take up the , fifth
part of the land of Egypt in the seven plen
teous years. v w
"And let them gather all the food of those
good years that come, and lay up corn under
the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food
in the cities.
"And that food shall be for store to the
land against the seven years of famine, which
shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land
perish not through, the famine."
The plan of Joseph looked good to Pharaoh, and
he appointed Joseph to rule the land under the king.
Joseph took his job seriously and went about it
at once:
"... And Joseph went out from the pres
ence of Pharaoh and went throughout the
land of Egypt. ,
"And in the seven plenteous years the
earth brought forth by handfuls. .' " . '
"And Joseph gathered corn, as the sand of .
the sea, very much, until he left numbering,
for it was without number.
"... And the seven years of plenteous
ness that was in the land of Egypt were
ended.
"And the seven years of dearth began to
come, according as Joseph had said; and the
dearth was in all lands; but-in the land of
Egypt there was bread.
"And when all the land of Egypt was fam
ished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread;
and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, 'Go
unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.'
... "lA.nd Joseph opened all the store
houses, and sold unto the Egyptians ; and the
famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt."
And going on to chapter 47, here is the final result:
"And Joseph gathered up all the money
that was found in the land of Egypt, and in
the land of Canaan, for the corn which they
bought : and Joseph brought the money into
Pharaoh's house.
"And when money failed in the land of
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the
Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, 'Give
us bread : for why should we die in thy pres
ence? for the money faileth '
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"And Joseph said, 'Give your cattle; arid
I will give you bread for your cattle if mo
ney fail.'
"And they brought their cattle unto Jos
eph ; and Joseph gave them bread in exchange
for horses, and for the flocks and for the
cattle of the herds, and for. the asses; and he.
fed' them with bread for all their cattle for .
that year. . , V v .
"When that year was ended, they came un- ,
to him the second year, and said unto him,
'We will not hide it from my lord, how that
our money is spent ; my lord also hath our .
herds of cattle; there is not aught left but
our bodies and our lands "
"Wherefore shall we die -before thine eyes,
both we and bur lands ? Buy us and our land
for bread, and we and our land will be ser
vants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that
we may live and not die, that the land be not
desolate.
"And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt
for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every
man his field, because the famine prevailed
over them : so the land became Pharaoh's.
". . . Then Joseph said iUnto the people, 'Be-,
hold, I have bought you this day and your
land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you
and ye shall sow. the land.
"And it shall become to pass in the irrcrease
. that ye shall give the fifth part unto Phar- .
aoh, and four parts shall be your own,' for
seed of the field, and for your food, and for
them of your households, and for food for
your little ones." .
Joseph's plan saved the lives of the Egyptians,
but in the end the farmers had no land, no cattle
and no money, and everybody was working for the
government. '
The "ever normal granary" sounds good, and the
plan may work, but the agricultural experiment
ers ought to give Joseph a break. They could at the
least credit him with an assist. P. F. C.
to mean depressed prices, then
agriculture cannot afford to give
the consumer this kind of insur
ance. For this reason, something in ad
dition to the regular 1938 agricul
tural program is considered neces
sary to provide consumers with
the protection adequate carry
overs give without making the
farmer run the risk of ruinous
plan , is a proposed solution for
this problem.
Farm Program Needed
By Grower and Buyer
The consumer, whether he lives
in town or on 4he farm, has a
three-fold interest in the agri
cultural conservation program.
First, he wants adequate supplies
of food and fiber to supply his
needs, said E. Y. Floyd, AAA ex
ecutive officer at State college.
Second, he wants these supplies
to remain stable year after year,
avoiding as far as possible drastic
shortages such as drought years
bring.
Third, he wants to know that the
ability of agriculture to produce
adequate supplies in the future is
being conserved through wise use
of the nation's land resources..
Achievement ' of these goals
Floyd said, ,is not only in the
consumer's interest, but it is also
in harmony with the objectives of
a sound farm program.'
Production cannot be stabilized
completely, however, due to varia
tions in weather and growing con
ditions that cause yield per acre
to -be greater in some years than
in others. ,
Consequently, Floyd said, for the
consumer's protection, there should
be a carry-over of adequate re
serve supplies from one year to
the next.
But if this protection is going
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State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. What . can I do to stop "pick
outs" in my flock of Leghorn
hens? -
A. This condition is undoubtedly
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and as yet no practical method of
control has been advanced. If any
change in diet is made to slow up
production, it is very probable that
this would result in a neck moult
which is undesiraible. The most
practical method of approach is to
observe the- birds frequently and
immediately remove - those showing
a prolapse. These birds should be
used for table purposes.
Q. How much plant bed space
should I seed to plant an acre of
tobacco?
A. A plant bed that is 10 vards
square will normally produce from
10,000 to 15,000. plants which is
enough plants to cover two acres.
In planning the beds, however, it
is well to seed extra space so as
to " insure an adequate supply of
plants. Where a larger acreage is
to be planted it is better to have
several small beds widely separated
on the farm rather than one large
bed. This lessens the hazards of
blue mold infection and other to
bacco diseases.
Q. What do you recommend for
curing young, calves of indigestion?
A. When the first symptoms ap
pear the calf should be isolated and
its milk feed reduced at least one
half. If legume hay is being fed
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hay until the trouble disappears.
A dose of one to three table
spoonfuls of castor oil, depending
upon the age of the calf, should be
given in one pint of fresh milk.
Following the action of the oil, a
teaspoonful of a mixture composed
of one part salol and two parts
each of bismuth and bicarbonate
of soda should be given. This can
be repeated at intervals of about
six hours "until the diarrhea is
stopped. The trouble is .Usually
caused by improper feeding and
this cause should be located and
removed before . the calf is put
back on full feed.