B— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 31, 1975 IHE OLD . i r JUNE 2-8, 1975 The field* urc now drowsing in Hie sun. If >ou we sawdust now at the lia.se of your dogwoods, lilacs, and birches, you have borers ... I’. T. Barntim began his first cncus tour Jane 2, IBTI . . . Sti aw hen ics ripening now . . . Average length of da>s for the week, l!i hours, 9 minutes . . . American Indian received citizenship June 3. 1924 . . . Government begun withholding Income Ta\ June 8, 1943 . . . A man between two lawyers is a fi.sh between two cals. Old Farmer's Kiddle: What is it which, if you even name it, you break it? (Answer below.) Ask (he Old Farmer: People from Nova Scotia used to be known as “blue noses." They also named one of their most famous sailing vessels the “Bluenose.” Where did the name come from? T. M., Battle Creek, Mich. lIV hare always been told that it qets awfully cold in those parts, so raid that noses turn blue and stay blue. Horn* Hint** To keep tht bottom crust of fruit ami custmd pies from getting aoggv. brush the crust with a slightly beaten egg uhiU and put it into the oven for five minutes befou pouting in the filling The crust stava tender, too Riddle dustier Siknoe OLD FARMER S WEATHER FORECASTS New England: MostK sunny to start, then scattered showers; cool latter part but warming: by weekend. Greater New York-New Jersey; Week begins sunny and warm, then cooler; hard showei s latter part, then hot. Middle Atlantic Coastal: Cleai and warm at first, then ram and cooler; some sun by weekend. Southeast Coastal-Piedmont: Early week clear and warm, end of week hot, cloudy and rainy by weekend Florida: Hot to start in south, then moderately heavy ram, ram continuing to end of week. Upstate and Western New York-Toronto & Montreal: Most of week clear and seasonably waim except rainy spell about midweek. Grassland IConlinutd from Pifi 1| be anything he would like to change in the program, LaVcm answered , “I think one problem is that many of the members are Just not as active as they could be.'* “Some members Just don’t have their full heart into FFA and therefore can’t benefit from it.” “They need en couragement and I hope we can find ways to do that.” LaVem expressed his own benefits from FFA by ex plaining that FFA had of fered him many op portunities. Through FFA, I learned what my faults were and how to correct them, I also learned how to be a leader Greater Ohio Valley: Intermittent '.bowers and warm all week; heavy rain in cast on weekend. Deep South: Early week increasingly clondv and warmer; show ers latte r part, then cloudy. Chicago and Southern Great Lakes: Light to moderate showers for most of week; partial clearing lattei part. Northern Great Plains-Great Lakes: Week begins mostly cloudy, then rain; rain, heavy at times, continuing to end of week. Central Great Plains: Cloudy to start, then occasional rain; heavy rain in north on weekend. Texas-Oklahoma: Cloudy at first, then scattered showers; clearing by weekend. Rocky Mountain Region; Occasional rain in north and central all week; cloudy in east and south. Southwest Desert: Clear and \ery warm all week in west; most of week cloudy with showers in east except clear at midweek. Pacific Northwest: Cloudy and rainy days alternate with partly sunny ones all week. California: Generally clear and warm all week except overcast in south about midweek. (All Rights Reserved Yankee. Inc Dulilm, N H 03444) A controlled environment is essential, par ticularly during the hot summer months Con trolled even temperatures in Poultry and Livestock housing can only be achieved with individually designed ventilating systems. Let our engineers design a ventilating system to fit your needs. High volume air at low operating cost WE SELL , SERVICE and INSTALL m E. M. HERR IQ EQUIPMENT, INC. * R.D.I, WILLOW STREET 717-464-3321 FFA’er and work with others.” Although LaVern has officially taken office, moat of his work will be for thcoming in the fall when school resumes. Until that time, however, he will be helping out on his parent’s (Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Martin) farm in East Earl Rl. The Martins are currently milking some 84 dairy cows which is one of LaVem’s responsibilities along with working in the fields during the summer. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! I«r Judges for the recently held Grange sewing contest in Berks County are from left Mrs. Herbert Stoltz, Reading; Mrs. Robert Moyer, Whitfield; Mrs. Darsen Berger, West Lawn and Mrs. Nevin Hill of Kutztown. ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS Environmental protection Flaming forest fires may creates many more jobs than arc release as much energy in two lost by the closing of marginally minutes as the explosion of a 20- profitablc plants because of air kiloton bomb The intense heat and water pollution regulations generated by such fires has split About 55 000 persons now work in u „ c boulders EPA-fmanced construction and - that number is expected to nsc to 125 000 by 1977 ZOOS About 650 000 mammals birds reptiles amphibians and fishes are on display in the world's zoos WISCONSIN INDIANS Menominee Indians once con trolled over 9 5 million acres of Wisconsin Their holdings were reduced to 275 000 acres as a result of a treaty between the tribe and the United States in 1854 The Menommees now inhabit a reser vation in the state which covers approximately 230 000 acres YOUR NO. 1 STOP FOR LIQUID MANURE EQUIPMENT THIS IS THE BEST PUMP FOR PROBLEM PITS 3 point Hitch Mounted Husky Pumps Tanks - 1250 gal. 1875 gal. 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