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By DIETER KRIEG
There were few occasions at home
when Dad gave everyone in the family
a little extra incentive to get up early
and hurry up with the work. Those
times were rare and appreciated so
much the more because of it.
There were always chores to be
done, and Dad's philosophy has
always been that work and
responsibilities came before anything
else. So it was with great anticipation
and excitement that we eagerly got
up one morning to get the work done
as quickly as we could. We were going
to be spending part of the day at the
beach! Some folks got to go at least
once a year, but for us it was just
about the experience of a decade.
In Germany, however, we had lived
just two miles from the sandy white
beaches of the Baltic Sea, and visits
were more frequent.
Everyone tried hard to do his work
as efficiently as possible and just
hoped nothing would go wrong
somewhere to upset the schedule. On
a farm that can happen all the time.
But Dad had planned the trip around
a minimum of events which could
possibly delay us. No cows were due
Meat output increased
HARRISBURG • Red meat
production in Pennsylvania
during May, 1977 totaled 90.1
million pounds, 17 per cent
above a year earlier, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service.
Cattle slaughter at 81,000
head was up four per cent
from May, 1976 and hog
slaughter at 241,800 head was
up 32 per cent. Calves
slaughtered totaled 29,600
head, down one per cent
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to freshen, none needed special
attention, and all the calves were
healthy. The second cutting of hay
was in the barn and all of the
equipment was in operating con
dition.
The last chores of the morning
included washing the milking
machines, feeding the calves and
cleaning the barn. Once all that was
done we gobbled down a quick break
'fast and packed into our '56 Chevy
hardtop. All the windows were rolled
down to catch the breezes between
Lancaster County and Atlantic City. It
was a hot and gorgeous day -- just
right for going to the beach.
Each mile of the long drive
represented new things for us to see.
It was an adventure. The terrain and
soils changed as we traveled east
ward. Bright sunlight was reflected
from gleaming buildings and white
sand. We had arrived!
We enjoyed every minute of that
mini-vacation.
In our case, missing one milking
once a year was a luxury, and any
excursions were therefore always
appreciated so much the more.
from last year while sheep
slaughter, at 9,500 head, was
up nine per cent.
Nationally, commercial
red meat production in May,
1977 totaled slightly over 3.1
billion pounds, up seven per
cent from a year earlier.
Cattle kill was up two per
cent, veal up 14 per cent, hog
kill up 15 per cent, and sheep
and lamb slaughter ten per
cent above May, 1976.
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If only we could have stayed longer!
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Americans started to
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drinkers when tea prices
rose as a result of George
Ill’s notorious tax that
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Revolution Tea shortages
later were compounded by
shortages during the War of
1812.
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Growls host Young Fanners
The Ellis Crowl family, Airville,
hosted the annual Summer picnic of
the Red Lion Area Young Farmers.
Helping to plan future activities,
including an upcoming August bus
trip, were officers of the agriculture
learning group. Front, Roy Jackson,
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