B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 2,1983 Onbei a farm -And o hazar Joyce B A daffodil is a symbol of hope, of spring. A daffodil is a symbol of the Easter promise of eternal life. The first spring we lived here on the farm, I was overjoyed to discover that the long bank that bordered the back yard was almost bursting with daffodils. They were mostly those old* fashioned, early, double-bloom types, and had obviously been there quite a long time, probably planted by the fanner’s grand mother who had lived here many years ago. Rugged and enduring, those bulbs would send up the earliest blooms of the season, often waving their fluffy yellow heads in the biting wind, jutting out of a covering of late winter snow. Over the years, the look of the yard was changed. Lightning destroyed the ancient walnut tree, and willows took over the empty spot. Pine, forsythia, pussywillow and perennial borders are now a familiar part of the landscape. But while many have been moved, others shared, some lost and some replaced with newer varieties, descendants of those old fashioned daffodils still poke their green shoots up through the ground each spring, and color the first yellow tones in the flower beds. Like their hardy ancestors, they defiantly bloom despite ice, freezing rains, chilling winds and those occasional late, wet snows. To me, those daffodils are fti/s Dutchman « ifllMttm & rilVllllK I K® :. -';,< ~ - boy,.,hmcom*toe#tt»r., - /- \ - '■ '<, 'product-, >■ '< ; ■ ts <■ fe-f y i V/ /■ ' ’•£k flfcv <„1 > "*3>- -- >?«■ " A rj.l^ , v .. .V.. Nature’s symbol of the Easter promise. Like our faith, sometimes they lie dormant, forgotten, ignored in the overpowering rush of our day to-day lives. But always their promise is there, if we just take time to look. Dig into the soil, at any season, and that duster of bulbs will still be there, ready to burst forth with fresh new life when their proper time comes. Daffodils multiply best when divided, spread around, shared with others, and given an oc casional boost of nourishment. But left alone, untouched for years, they’ll gradually grow so think, dwelling within themselves, that they will no longer bloom and bring beauty. Aren't we the same if we neglect to share, to spread around, the Easter promise of renewed life? Like the daffodils, we need to multiply the Easter promise by dividing and sharing it with others, planting its enduring beauty and nourishing it with periodic feelings of love. May your Easter be abundantly blessed with daffodils. ifLy S" V, V \ .. . ' ¥ \ ' I?? -Tr. t '' & ;v . .<; ’"' v - '' :'.y*£ , V'-v-'v-'. ' V ■■■ X' '•> '*' '-* ' ; *' 2808 MAR'B2 •f \ y ' '' v ' S? V ;j w<vs <* limbing season (Continued from Page 82) is in eighth grade means that there are not many other students showing animals. Does it cause a problem? “Some kids can’t imagine showing, but they don’t make fun of me,” Ellen says. “When my friends are here after school they help me feed the sheep.” The school has cooperated in excusing her for shows where she is an exhibitor, and Lorraine says that teachers have always ex pressed an interest in how well she does when she shows. Ellen says she doesn’t have any problems doing her school work along with her other respon sibilities, but she says that in variably she has a test on the day after a 4-H meeting. She presently serves the club as assistant secretary. Ellen plays the violin in the junior high school orchestra, and is active in the Junior Historians at her school. She also is busy with the Chickies United Methodist Church youth group in Mount Joy. the Woolies Club now has about 39 members, having grown in the last three years since it broke away from the Red Rose Baby '*© i„to • Porch Swings • Picnic Tables • Double Bench Lawn Swing. All Steel Except Wood Seat & Foot Boards. Very Sturdy, Easy swinging Easy Dismantling John B. Zook Peters Rd. Kinzer #1 Takeßt.B97N.ofßt.34o Go 1 Mile, get Peter Rd. (Third Farm) Featured At The 1982 World’s Fair CLASSIC ELEGANCE Wood-burning, P" V* * V ■Sffla mum/in rant* 85 Old Leacock Rd. t RDI, Ronks, PA STORE HOURS; Mon. thru Sat. - 8 to 5; Tues. & Fri. till 8:30 knowledge about sheep, to the point where she can sit in the ring Beet Club of which the sheep and know which animals are going projects were once a part. There to do well. “You check out the ..seems to be an ever increasing other sheep as soon as you get to a interest in having sheep as a, show,” she says, project, and Ellen speculates that i With her good start, Ellen will it may be because, “You can start probably be one of those that other when you are younger.” She ex- people check out as strong com plains that the sheep do not quickly petition. This Spring’s lambing outgrow the 4-H’er as larger season is one of many that she will animals do. Lorraine points out experience as she continues to that lambs can also be transported expand her Hampshire breeding in cars, if necessary, eliminating flock the need to own or rent a truck. Sarah Fleener says sheep are also less expensive to keep them the larger project animals and can be kept on smaller sized farms, which makes them attractive to children other than farm children. Ellen feels she has been suc cessful with her sheep projects at least in part because of her father’s philosophy that “If you’re going to do something, you should do it right” Consequently, the whole family is learning about the sheep, and learning to handle them correctly and to show them properly FROM ELMIRA STOVE WORKS Coal-burning Cookstoves SPECIAL PRICES Ellen has progressed in her c Air-tight construction • Heats up to 1,500 sq.ft. • Large baking oven • Nickel trim • Porcelain panels available in Almond, Gold or Black • Wood or coal burning • Optional waterjacket available for domestic hot water heating. • A SOLUTION TO HOME ENERGY SECURITY. Also Now In Stock A Smaller Economy Model ELMIRA "SWEETHEART" OLD LEACOCK RD. UNCASTER _340 iNTERCrmiKF LEACOCK’ COLEMAN <t' r CENTER
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