Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Kisser
Even though Lancaster County
has at least half a dozen fairs
within it’s borders, somehow my
husband and I don’t manage to go
to them very often. But we do take
the time to attend either the York
Fair or the Bloomsburg Fair. This
year it was the latter.
Allen chose a rainy day and
assured me that it would be fair
weather on the other side of the
Appalachian Trail as that is what a
weatherman reported. Well, it
rained during the whole two hour
trip and off and on all through the
afternoon.
We saw the displays of fruits and
vegetables. The displays of arts
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and crafts. The displays nf flowers
and baked goods and also the
beautiful arrangements by several
different Granges Despite the
weather, a large crowd attended
the fair.
Actually, the ram didn’t bother
us as we spent most of the af
ternoon seated in a large building.
It was here that the horse pulling
competition was held. There were
18 teams of heavy work horses
entered, and it took a long time to
gradually eliminate them as they
progressed through different
weight pulls. Teams competed
from New York, Indiana,
Michigan, Vermont and Penn
sylvania.
They were required to pull a sled
weighted down with sand bags a
distance of 16 feet. They breezed
easily through the 3000 lb., 4500 lb.
and 5500 lb. pull. But by the time
they had increased the weight to
6000 lb., then 6500 lb. and finally
6900 lb. there was only one team
that moved the sled the full 16 feet.
It appeared that the horses that
had their heart m the job and really
wanted to win for their owner won.
Isn’t that the way with people too?
We must have our heart in our
work in order to do a good job.
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really hasn’t had the time to work
He has enjoyed such activities as a
visit to Hershey, Philadelphia,
Green Dragon Market and even an
outing to a square dance While he
didn’t like the dancing much,
saying "it’s difficult,” he did enjoy
meeting a girl from Japan with
whom he could converse in his own
language
A high point of his visit to lan
caster County was an evening at
the Manheim Fair where he
participated in a bag tying contest,
showing his skill at making a
miller's knot He captured fourth
place and now has a ribbon to take
home with him
Although his English is not
fluent, Susumu is an interested
student and says he wishes to learn
all he can about farming and farm
management, and will share what
he learns with others when he
returns. He also brought out notes
he had made about his own country
to help in answering questions. He
explained that the income in his
family is divided into 20 percent for
wages, 20 percent for the bank, JO
percent for machines, oil, seeds,
fertilizer and other supplies and 30
percent for food and household
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Japan's Kindness
He called American food \er>
different" and says his favorites
are pizza and hamburger Both of
these foods are available in Japan,
but not as readily as here He used
his hands to describe how
Japanese pizzas are small and
those in tins country are bis
size " He added, "And very good "
The Erbs have treated him to
unusual foods, even for an
American They have served
moose meat and salmon, both from
expeditions of Wilbur
In trying to describe his interests
and feelings. Susumu said that he
feels international friendships are
important and that there needs to
be a better understanding between
countries
The trip to I Lancaster County
lasted just 10 days, but concludes
an experience in this country that
allowed him to visit farm families
in North Dakota and m Indiana and
Franklin Counties in Penn
sylvania For his free time Susumu
wishes to visit New York City, and
compare an American city with
Tokyo, and then will travel back to
North Dakota to visit his first host
family
One lasting impression of this
country will be the ' kindness' of
the people here.