—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 13,1979 50 There is one little nuisance of Winter weather that occasionally gets under my skin Frozen water buckets m the horse stalls have the power of absolutely driving me crazy I’ve come to the conclusion that there is just no graceful way to remove the ice from a water bucket. The only way to drive it out of its happy home is to get nasty with it So, on many a bitterly cold Winter day, you will see Kendy down at the barn, attacking the stubborn ice. My first move is to strike at the offending ice with my trusty four foot long metal pole If the ice is less than an inch thick, I come away an easy victor, and I will depart from the barn shortly after with a smile on my face. But if the ice is that solid-to-the-bottom-of-the contamer variety, all out war is declared and drastic action is taken. The traitorous water bucket is scooped off of its niche in the barn and dragged outside where it is promptly dropped on its top. Muttering dire threats under my breath, the bucket is kicked and pounded vigorously. If the ice persists yet, in desperation I pick it up, swing with all my might, and slam it against the barn wall. In shock, the ice will usually fall to the ground, dazed and bewildered. At last happy, I pick up the bucket and go to the spicket to refill them, only to find that the pipes have frozen too. Let’s face it. There are some aspects of Winter that do make it hard to live with. Our grain systems grow with you. Bahian's grain system Whatever your present needs or future plans, we'll build you the system to start with and stay with. Behlen Behlen’s full line of gram dryers, tanks, buildings, elevator legs and gram handling accessories are designed to handle and store your gram efficiently And integrated components guarantee a good match with your present and future needs " See us for professional design and construction services. We wouldn't stake our reputation on any other system. Do it right. 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In this class you will leam to sew polyester knits, jersey, tricot knits, - etc—These are the fabrics that are so popular now ~but you need to leam how to work with them correctly. The public is invited to attend this senes. Parking is available in the County garage. Third and Olive Streets. ' *•> % •, s A
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