CB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 17,1980
/ " On being
a farm wife
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Disking is for
daydreamers. And since I
can very easily slip into a
davdreammg state, disking
falls among my top-ranked
farm jobs.
What’s especially neat
about runnng the disk is that
it makes you feel that you’ve
really accomplished
something without con
centrating all that much
mental or physical effort.
Just climb up onto the
tractor seat, pushbutton the
horsepower into roaring
sound, throw’er into gear,
throttle up, hit the hydraulic
lever to lower the blades
and away we go!
Behind the rotating,
clanking rows of sharp steel
circles, soil turns over dark
brown, nch and moist. Its
wholesome, earthy
fragrance blends with the
pungent bouquet of <}iesel
fumes, recently-spread
manure and just a light
lingering whiff of the clump
of garlic I hit back along the
fence row.
Early evening, both the the interim in gossip of sweet
fanner and I agree, is our clover and errant fence
favorite tune for field work, jumpers
Overhead, the amphitheater Darkness hurries now as
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of Heaven is a crystal clear
deepening blue. Off m the
distant western sky. a few
tiny cloud puffs glow golden,
then orange, fading to pink
and into a majestic laven
dar, as the sun beds down
behind the horizon
Contour strips undulate
across the hill, the heads in
the barley fields changing
from a sunwashed char
treuse to more solemn
nighttime garb of kelly
green. Dampness suddenly
weighs and cools the air,
collecting in the lower
curves of the field and
chilling fingers and ears in
the hurry to finish a few last
trips around.
In the gathering dusk, a
parade of black and white
heifers troop single file up
through the adjoining
meadow, arriving with
clock-like tuning each night
for their evening rations of
forage and grains.
Gathering patiently before
the closed gates, they group
into small clusters, spending
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the last uneven corner of soil in ever-loyal dog com
is turned Heat from the pamonship, pants with tired
throbbing engine flows back legs and drooping tongue,
across the tractor hood and Ears nng with the sudden
warms my cheeks Lights in silence when the motor dies
the milking parlor are warm and the noisy tram is stilled
and welcoming, with their at the end of the field
cheerful yellow glow out Another bit of Spring work is
beyond the house. Fritz, complete. And for now,
having trotted beside the daydreaming time mast
equipment all evening lone come to an end
Camden County
holds 4-H public
presentation event
CLEMENTON, N.J. -
Camden County 4-H’ers
talked their way through the
annual public presentation
event held at Overbrook
Junior High School.
The 4-H’ers planned a
presentation frond one of
these categories: speech,
dramatics, demonstrations
or illustrated talk. Ribbon
scores were given to each
participant.
The pubbc presentations
are an opportunity for 4-
H’ers to gam poise m front of
groups, while learning the
correct components of
forensics. Judges for this
event were Linda Hanna,
Donna MacNeir, Helen
Andress, Claire Eagan and
Eleanor Gillfillan.
4-H’ers who participated
and received excellent
ratings were Jaelyn
Reanck, Kelly Galloway,
Emily Lines, Laurie Feller,
Jessie Miller, Kelly Behrens,
all of Cherry Hill; Lisa Post
and Terry Gilson of
Collmgswood, Margaretann
Ewan, Jim Ewan, and
Alexandra Ewan of Cedar
Brook; Karen Valvardi,
Erial; Karen Paolello, Bill
Paolello, Carol Paolello of
Blue Anchor; and Donna
Spreng, Chews Landing.
Receiving very good
ratings were Sandy Trotter,
Collmgswood, and Harold
Ewan, of Cedar Brook.
Joyce Paolello received a
citation m the prep division.
Those 4-H’ers who are at
least 14 years of age and
received an excellent rating
will represent Camden
County at the state
presentations held at Cook
College, Thursday, June 26.
Representing Camden
County will be Jaelyn
Reanck, Alexandra Ewan,
Karen Valvardx and Donna
Spreng.
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