Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Bisser
My husband says that if we only
left the farm when the work was
done, then we would never leave it.
I’m afraid that is only too true as
we still have a field of rye to plant.
Anyway, we spent two short af
ternoons fishing and hunting.
Our first little trip was to
Conewago Lake in Finchot State
Park in York County. It was a cool,
breezy day and I almost felt that I
needed gloves to hold my rod. As
usual the big ones weren’t biting,
but Allen enjoyed using our new
electric motor on our boat. He even
maneuvered us close enough to
shore so that I could get a few wild
grapes.
They tasted fine after I cooked
them and added sugar. Even the
small fish were a nice change from
our regular hamburger diet.
After doing the milking and
morning chores on another day, we
started for the Blue Mountains m
Perry County. We usually take
turns driving so that neither of us
gets too tire.
When we arrived at the very top
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and deserted. It was the most
isolated area that I’d been m for a
long time. The silence almost gave
me goose bumps as I realized there
was no one but me for miles
around. We went our separate
ways to hunt turkey.
As I set on a big rock in the warm
sun and looked over the stark,
bare, grey trees, I began to notice
a little bit of life. A few moth-like
insects, a fly and a larger, buzzing
creature flew by. Later in the
afternoon, a sparrow, a downy
woodpecker and a nuthatch began
to fly among the trees. Then I
heard some dry leaves rustle and
became alert only to discover that
it was some chipmunks playing. So
1 ate my cheese sandwich and
moved to a new spot to watch.
When a slight breeze blew
through a nearby pine tree, with a
singing sound, it made me think of
the hymn that I heard in church on
Sunday, “Breathe on me breath of
God.” It had been a pleasant af
ternoon.
Berks 4-H swine club holds banquet
VIRGIN VILLE The Berks
County 4-H Swine Club recently
held their Annual Awards Banquet
at the Virgmville Grange Hall. A
Berks County ham meal catered
by the Virgmville Grange was
followed by a slide presentation
“Agriculture m China Today” by
Ernest Heckman.
The awards program began with
the presentation of trophies to
owners of the Champion and
Reserve Champion animals. Allan
Rohrbach, Shoemakersville, was
presented the trophy for champion
animal, and Terry Snyder,
Hamburg, received the trophy for
exhibiting the reserve champion
animal. These awards were
sponsored by F.M. Brown’s Sons,
Inc. and Eastern Pork Producers
Association.
Allan Rohrbach was also
awarded a trophy for winning the
showman championship in the
senior division, and Terry Snyder
received a second trophy for his
first place victory in the senior
fitting division. 'These award were
given by Berks-Lehigh Production
Credit Association, Shoemaker
sville, and Farm Bureau,
Bechtelsville. v
Charles Seidel, Lenhartsville,
was awarded a trophy for his
championship in the intermediate
showmanship class, donated by
Agway, Inc., Leesport. Kemanne
Ranck, Reading, was presented
with a champion trophy for in
termediate age division fitter
given by Anthony’s Feed Mill,
Strausstown. In the junior age
group, Steve Rohrbach,
Shoemakersville, was the
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champion showman and fitter for
the second year in a row. These
awards were sponsored by Van-
Mar Feeds, Shoemakersville, and
Kuzan’s Hardware, Hamburg.
The club also gave trophies for
the best blueforms, a record of
their involvement m 4-H and other
activities, and project books. In the
blueform category, the best in the
semor group was presented to Jan
Adam, Hamburg. The in
termediate group award was given
to Charles Seidel, Lenhartsville,
and the junior group award was
presented to Clarmda Leather
man, Hamburg. These trophies
were sponsored by Mogel Brothers
Feeds, Hamburg; Dekalb’s Seeds,
Ernest Miller, representative; and
Dennis and Beth Cooper,
Lenhartsville.
For best project book awards,
Mark Rohrbach, Shoemakersville,
received the trophy in the semor
age group, Kirk Fisher, Oley,
received the trophy m the in
termediate age group, and Kent
Fisher, Olev, was given a trophy
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for the junior winner. Donating
these awards were Kisshng’s Mill,
Bemville; ShartlesviUe Equip
ment, Shartlesville; and Sechler’s
Poultry, Strausstown.
Receiving certificates for
completing their swine projects for
1981 were the following members:
Denton Beck, Douglas Beck,
Kristen Reifsneider, Kemanne
Ranck, Greg Stncker, Charles
Seidel, Henry Seidel, Gary
Rohrbach, Mark Rohrbach, Kirk
Fisher, Kent Fisher, Darlene
Dietrich, Harold Dietrich, Dennis
Cooper 11, Terry Snyder, Allan
Rohrbach, Steve Rohrbach, Lisa
Leatherman and Clannda
Leatherman.
Assisting with the 4-H Swine
Club for this past year were
leaders: Alton Rohrbach,
Shoemakersville; James Dietrich,
Hamburg; Leonard Rohrbach,
Shoemakersville; Dennis L.
Cooper, Lenhartsville; Shirley
Strieker, Bernville; and Kenneth
Ranck, Reading.
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