My Thoughts Well, it’s fair season again And, despite running around between animals tents like an ant gone berserk, getting hand cramp from taking down illegible show results, working in the pouring ram, and practically standing on my head to get an animal to put its ears front for a picture, I actually enjoy the work. But, I do have one gripe. And, it's a gripe that, again, stems from my deprived childhood. Why is it that when I was young, fairs never had any com petition in which I was able to enter 7 I don’t have the time, at the present, to enter shows, but when I was young I would have been able to. BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT A > YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT IT! NOW SEE IT IN THE FIELD! * STEIGER TRACTORS *KRAUSE AND SUNFLOWER TILLAGE TOOLS And welcome to them my JOANNE SPAM WATCH OUR AD NEXT WEEK FOR DETAILED LISTING OF EQUIPMENT However, there were never any contests in which I felt qualified to take part. For example, why wasn’t a ribbon handed out for the most disastrous 4-H yeast bread flop, or for the 4-H apron that most closely resembled a potential dust rag 7 Then, too, m the open classes, why didn't they have a stable floor sweeping contest where a trophy went to the child who left the biggest skippers 7 get out of helping with tobacco stripping. Or, better yet, how about a premier banner for the child who COMING AUGUST 23 - 24 - PENN STATE AG PROGRESS DATS SEE THEM ON DISPLAY AND IN THE FIELD Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1977 — managed to crack the most eggs while gathering a basket from her father’s own home-grown layers. Now, in these contests, I would have easily ex celled. In fact, I could have had a room full of trophies to boast about when I interviewed my new award winners at this year’s fairs. Instead, what do I have now when I go the fairs? In most cases, a cramped hand, an occasional wet shoe, and just a general good, fun-filled time. Not bad for a kid who never won awards. Field day set The tenth annual Crops niture, heating and air and Soils Field Day at the conditioning costs, and a Wye Institute will be held presentation on how to make August 23, beginning at 8:30 a perfect omelet, a.m. Special features are The field day is being planned for men and women, hosted by the Wye Institite Of special interest to and the University of farmers will be the work of Maryland Agricultural plant breeders on crops such Experiment Station. The as soybeans, small grains, Wye Institute is located fruits, and vegetables. For seven miles southeast of the women there will be a Queenstown, three miles off special program on fur- Route 50. STEIGER, T M 23
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