Ida’s Notebook j, has been a good jjjiry season for us. ihadthe patch as a 4-H and by this time is jetired of picking them. iere delighted to pick jst red berry May 15 but some 200 boxes later, jlso be delighted to see ist berry. is is the first year she Ida Risser showed at the 4-H Strawberry Round-up sponsored by the Lancaster Rotary Club. Everything is a learning experience and this was no exception. You see, we always pick our berries very ripe and deliver them to homes within a few hours of when they are picked. Our customers always rave JOGGING SHOES NYLON WITH SUEDE TRIM COLOR BLUE WITH RED & WHITE TRIM SUPER SPECIAL PRICE about the sweetness of our nice berries. However, we learned at the Show that they should have been more firm. I suppose-, since they are held several days or more in stores, they must be picked less ripe. The boy who won first prize had his box auctioned off for $50.00. Cindy was glad to get $lO a box for her berries. She says that she is tired of strawberries but when I make a big delicious strawberry pie, she always wants her share of it. This year Allen bought a no-till com planter and used it to put in com after the first cutting of hay was baled. It is difficult for me to accept the idea that he can drive through the alfalfa fields and plant, then spray and raise a corn crop without tilling the soil. Guess, I’ll have to wait and see it to believe it. It had MEN’S & BOYS ACTION PRO >9.98 LADIES & TEENS LEATHER MOCCASINS lAND LACED :OLORS WHITE & BEIGE SUPER SPECIAL PRICE '7.49 ES & TEENS BLUE DENIM SANDALS WOODEN WEDGE SUPER SPECIAL PRICE >1.69 MESH & CANVAS CASUAL SHOES iXFORDS OR SLIP-ONS ;OLORS BLACK & BROWN SUPER SPECIAL PRICE Women’s Saturday, June 18 Lancaster County Society 3 meeting at 2:00 p.m. to tour Oberholtzer’s Greenhouse. Hostess is Mrs. Noah Wenger Lancaster County Society 8 meeting at 2:00 p.m. at Lutheran Church in Maytown. Christine Erb will speak on the 4-H Ambassador to Europe. Monday, June 20 Lancaster County Society 29 meeting at 7:30 p.m. Learning to know herbs and teas is the program. Tuesday, June 21 Berks County Society 6 meeting. Hostess is Bessie Rapp. better be a good stand though, considering the price of the machinery used to produce it. MEN’S 6 INCH STEEL TOE WORK SHOE OIL RESISTANT SOLES SUPER SPECIAL PRICE >8.98 CLEARANCE SALE MEN’S SPORT VALUES SUPER ‘7.98 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 18,1977 — Calendar Tfaurdday, June 23 Lancaster County Society 26 meeting. Hostess is Polly Kreider. Lancaster County Society 28 meeting at noon for luncheon at the Farm and Home Center Saturday, June 25 Lancaster County Society 1 meeting at 6:00 p.m. at Stonebridge Farm. Lancaster County Society 4 meeting at noon for a luncheon for members and friends. The group will tour “White Chimneys.” TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! Boots and Saddle Members of the Boots and Saddles 4-H Club learned how to properly wrap a horses’s feet and legs for shipping. Guest Speaker Sue McCoy, Mount Joy, demonstrated using an ace bandage to give the legs support while being worked. She stressed that improper wrapping for shipping can do more harm than good. Sandy Hamilton, Lam peter, gave a demonstration on the proper training of a halter horse. The dub will meet July 8 at the home of Chuck and Sandy Sammons, Neffsville. MEN’S & LADIES TATAMI SANDALS ORS MAROON, & NAVY PER SPECIAL PRICE '1.49 43
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