CM Unarter Firndf, Seftwday, Octabr 11,1300 f With the instinct bred of years of seasonal shivering, I dug out the “fuzzies” last week. “Fuzzies” is our family’s label for sheet blankets, die lightweight flannel-like bedding often sold for use as summertime covers. But at our house, we install them on the beds when a nip settles in the air as soon as the fading sun slips behind the hillside cornfields and the thermometer hints about falling into the frost zone. Soft, napped sheets are a necessity in our century-plus log, stone and brick farm home, since no predecessor ever saw fit to install central heat in the upstairs bedrooms. Frankly, we prefer it that way. I vividly recall waking in the middle of the night during my last maternity hospital stay, when it took nurses a good twenty minutes to halt .my nosebleed from the un commonly hot and dry air. Unheated bedrooms prevent such problems. In fact, the midwinter humidity in our upstairs is maintained quite adequately through the steam that occurs when we merely breath in the near- On being a farm wife -And other hazards Joyce Bnpp freezing temperatures on bitter, windy mornings. But, back to the fuzzies. There’s never been a set. date for their arrival, just a feeling that a lifetime of unheated bedrooms brings on naturally. What final triggers my brain to dig in the blanket chest for the winter sheets is the sudden dread of crawling into bed, knowing that those ice-cold cotton-polysheets will resemble the pond in January and it’ll take ‘til toward morning for the supersize goosebumps to fade. Our clever ancestors came up with a variety of solutions to combat the cold-sheet shivers. sometimes they warmed bncks before the fire, then wrapped them in a towel and placed them near the foot of the bed to warm chilly toes. Those who were more well-to-do might have bought a brass bedwarmer. The shallow, dish-like containers were filled with hot coals from the old kit chen stove, covered with the warmer’s lid, and run back and forth over the cold bedclothes until the sheet were bearable. Who know’s Maybe 1980 forage conference to focus on silage HERSHEY New aspects of silage production in the 1900’s will be one of the features of the Forage Conference to be held November 24 and 25 at the Hershey Convention Center, Hershey. Silage, The Succulent Forage is the theme of the program the morning of November 25, points out John E. Baylor, extension agronomist at Penn State. Registration for the entire conference will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on November 24. Second-day registration will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. on November 25. Program speakers and their topics for the silage sessions are: J. W. Thomas, dairy nutritionist at x Michigan State University, Silage in the 80’s; A. Roger Grout, Penn State extension agricultural engineer. Silage Packages for the 80’s; and N. P. Martin, extension forage agronomist at the University of Minnesota, A Critical Look at Additives and Preservatives. someday, we’ll find our selves back to such methods. But for now, twentieth century softie that I am, I’m perfectly content to settle for a set of fuzzies and their treasured companion, a good, sturdy electric blanket. Grandma’s said it time and agin, but it bears repeating: Those good old days weren’t always what they’re cracked up to have been. R. S. Adams, Penn State Extension dairy specialist, will speak on “Improving Com and Hay Crop Silage as a Feed; and Harold Harp ster, of the Penn State Animal Science Depart ment, will answer the question High Moisture Cora and Ground Ear Corn- Silage or Concentrate? Monday , afternoon sessions will focus on producing high quality alfalfa and Tuesday af ternoon, new ways to avaluate and market hay. Boom Insulation Company Residential • Agricultural • Commercial • Industrial SPRAY ON - BLOWN IN - FOAMED IN PLACE 1167 Snapper Dam Road Landisville, PA 17538 We Offer A Complete Service Program Quality Purina Poultry Chows Specialized Lighting Programs New Controlled Environment Housing Facilities Personalized Programs To Fit Your Needs 1. 2. 3. 4. Will Custom Grow or Grow On "Cost Plus" At Competitive 5. Costs. “INERMAL INSULATION SPECIALIST’ 717-898-2760 CHECK WITH US FOR DETAILS CALL 717-354-4616 AND ASK FOR BILL MARKET
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