—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29, 1972,
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The red tulips which I planted
around our mailbox have all
come up and I find them very
pleasing.
If they bloom, surely other
flowers will bloom also and I can
finally stop making sugar water
to feed the bees. I’m tired of
finding the sugar bag empty
when I need some for a rhubarb
pie.
Each Spring I watch for the
wild canaries to come to our
meadow. One of my most
remembered mental pictures is
of a small willow tree over
hanging the creek and loaded
with “salad birds.” These cheery
songsters were filling the air with
their lovely song. And, their
yellow-green color was a sight to
remember.
XXX
If you should hear a bump or a
thump at our house, don’t think
somebody dropped something. It
is much more likely that one of
the children is practicing a
headstand or some other gym
nastic feat. Even cheerleading is
indulged in beside the kitchen
table or in front of the piano.
You wouldn’t think they had a
big yard and acres of grass to
bounce around on and practice.
But, I suppose this old house has
jarred many times in the past
and will stand a few more. At
least they don’t rattle the win
dows, the way that dynamite
blasts at a local quarry do.
xxx
We are all aware of our own
personal frustrations. But
somehow we find it difficult to
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realize that all people share
common problems.
A piece of farm machinery that
is needed breaks down twice in
the same day; then the furnace
springs a leak and the dryer
won’t shut off. The ants spread
from the flower pot on the win
dowsill to a marshmallow on a
nearby table. The cows get into
the yard again
Oh, life on the farm can be
frustrating or rewarding but
never dull.
Oscar Kennedy Named to
Holstein Marketing Staff
Oscar W. Kennedy, Jr.,
Mechanicsville, Va. has been
named marketing coordinator for
the International Marketing
Service of Holstein-Friesian
Services, Inc. effective May 1.
In making the announcement,
executive vice president Charles
Larson indicated that Kennedy
will be working closely with C. T.
Barns Jr, director and Howard
Hansen, assistant director in
International Marketing for HFS,
Inc., a subsidiary of Holstein-
Friesian Association of America.
In his position, Kennedy will
work in all areas of Holstein
export activities including
responsibilities at Services
headquarters in Vermont plus
promotion and order
procurement overseas.
Kennedy brings broad ex
perience to this newly created
position on the HFS, Inc. staff.
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E. M. HERR
EQUIPMENT, INC.
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Damp Weather Triggers
Fungus Outbreaks
On Trees and Shrubs
Warm, wet and cloudy April
weather can be a villain to those
greening ornamental shrubs
around your home or those
blooming fruit trees in your home
or commercial orchard.
Such conditions favor rapid
growth of appearance-spoiling
fungus diseases like scab, cedar
rust and powdery mildew, ac
cording to Dr. Leslie 0. Weaver,
Extension plant pathologist at the
University of Maryland’s
campus.
Dr. Weaver noted, for instance,
that apple scab fungus already
has mature spores in the old,
over-wintered leaves. These
spores are released into the air
and become a primary source of
infection during warm, wet
periods.
Following his graduation from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute in
1957 with a Bachelor of Sceince
Degree in Dairy Science, Ken
nedy helped manage dairy farms
from 1957 to 1967 that included
Registered cattle of Milking
Shorthorns, Guernsey and
Holstein breeds.
From January 1967 to April
1969 he was Dairy Marketing
Agent for the Virginia Depart
ment of Agriculture and Com
merce where he assisted Virginia
dairymen in marketing
programs. In April 1969 he was
appointed International Trade
Specialist for the Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Commerce where he performed
market development work for
livestock and food products in 22
countries and acquired extensive
background in all phases of
procurement and delivery
overseas.'
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