22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 2,1971 Ida’s Notebook An old year has ended and a new one begun. What a wonderful time to ponder a few minutes on where we are going and just what we want out of life Each year I end my diary with a sweeping statement about my hopes for the future and an expression of thankful ness for what I have as I look over the past year We can only contemplate the future, but the past has many moments to re-enjoy. In looking over an old diary, I smile again when I remember how my one child said, “There are mosquitoes in my bread,” when she first ate rye bread with caraway seeds And then the little three year old boy who asked if the red lights on the high radio tower were “nailed in the sky?” when he first saw them at night Somehow I think of farm sales and household sales as rather sad events. They usually mean a big change in someone’s way of life Many things which they held dear to them are dispei sed far and wide. Whether it is an old plow or an old rolling pm, it played an important part in many years of their lives. Yet the fascination of looking at and maybe getting an item of value is always there and so many people are attracted to these sales. It seems one per son’s loss is the next person’s gain. When we put in a bulk tank we had no problem disposing of •ur milk cans Many people con- Call Us Now To serve the Lancaster County farm community bet ter, we maintain two phone numbers. Our main number is 394-3047. But our subscrib ers and advertisers can also reach us through 626-2191 (ask for Lancaster Farming) and avoid a toll call from the Akron, Ephrata and Man heim exchanges. FROM YOUR .^PIONEER. SEED SALESMAN A full line of forage al falfas for any rotation Green-Nitro brand for plow-down High purity, high ger- mination m Pre-inoculated .^PIONEER. BRAND l CORN and ALFALFA . By Ida Risser sider them an antique to be painted and decorated. However, I’m glad we saved a few for ourselves Recently when we served punch and cookies to a PTA crowd of about 300, it was the ideal con tainer for gallons of drink My daughter used one for a big 4-H Mother-Daughter Tea this sum mer also And next we have a family get-together on New Year’s Day. Pa. Holstein Members This week, December 28 through January 2, was Mem bership Kick-Off Week for Pennsylvania’s Holstein dairy men. William Nichol, secretary of the Pennsylvania Holstein As sociation, reported that there will be over 600 Holstein breed ers actively soliciting member ship and making farm visits with Holstein breeders in the state. The Pennsylvania Holstein Association membership com mittee responsible for organiz ing the state membership cam paign includes the following: Jay Landis, Lancaster; David Slusser, Centerville, and Harold Steele, Roaring Spring About 4,600 Holstein breed ers now belong to the Pennsyl vania Holstein Association. FRESH FEEDS LIKE FEEDING YOUR HOGS AND CATTLE NEXT TO THE MILL! Almost like having your own private mill right on the farm. For we aim to have our feed delivered to the farm and in the feeders within mere hours after it is made. We do all the work. Pelleted feeds, too. With all the fresh flavor locked in. Pellets that feed down easy in the feeders, that keep feed from blowing away, that hold down feed waste. Fresh pelleted complete feeds. There is a difference. Try us and see. CALL TOUR PIONEER MAN: ELMER M. SHREINER Trading as Good’s Feed Mill Specializing in DAIRY & HOG FEEDS New Providence, Pa. Phone 786-2500 Since 1870 ‘Plenty of Fuel/ PP&L Says Pennsylvania Power & Light avoid wasie, or energy. It ties er & Light Company directors fnmnanv is assurin' 1 its cus- in with suggestions made recent- have approved a record 1971 tenners there will be" plenty of ly by the Edison Electric In- construction budget of s2p3 mil fuel for PP&L power plants this stitute to Mrs. Virginia Knauer, lion and authoiized the sale winter, at the same time invit- President Nixon’s adviser on con- early next year of $6O million ing them to join the Company in sumer affairs. in bonds to help pay fQr lL an effort to avoid waste of a i so tells of some of its The directors reviewed PP&L’s energy resources. , lforfc w the years t 0 operating results which showed The message, being delivered with electric service bills, re sponds to reports of serious national and regional fuel short ages It points out that while PP&L has ample fuel reserves for the winter, “PP&L and other electric utilities are interconnect ed to give customers the econ omy and reliability of instant backup power—sometimes from as far away as Canada and the Midwest It’s possible, there-* fore, for PP&L to be affected if critical energy supply prob lems should develop elsewhere.” Foi this reason, the Company uiges “that we all do everything we can not to waste our pri mary energy resources ” The message is accompanied by a check-hst which homeowners and businessmen can use to U.S. Extends Japanese Beetle Quarantine The Federal quarantine for the Japanese beetle has been ex tended to all or part of 47 prev iously nonregulated counties in eight States, the US. Depart ment of Agriculture reports The revised quarantine was slated to be effective on publica tion in the Federal Register for December 17, 1970 To prevent ‘artificial” spread of Japanese beetles, Federal and State quarantines restrict the movement from infested areas of articles that could carry the in sect into uninfested areas. The list of regulated items in cludes soil; plants with roots; grass sod; plant crowns and roots for propagation; true bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tub ers of ornamental plants; and used mechanized soil-moving equipment. The extended quarantine af fects counties m Georgia, Il linois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michi gan, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee. reduce waste and assure ample that earnings available for corn fnpl sunnlies These include mon stock for the 12 months heavy investment In new equip- See a’lL™ "nthe" unreduced “v 20 per c“nf S “me pemf Z year eaSmgs duce a kilowatt hour; pioneer- a share with tewer snares ing moves within the industry to outstanding. own its own coal grains to speed The record cons truction bud back and forth fiom mine to ggt ig pgrt of some $1 blllion power plant, purchase and ma pp&L plans to spend in the next agement of its ’ f lV e years to meet the steadily and long-term contr c s e increasing customer require years ago. ments for reliable electric ser- Elsewhere, Pennsylvania Pow- vice. No Other Protein Need When You Feed USE ONLY V* 18. 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