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Hidden away, forgotten, in the
jumble of assorted attic
memorabilia, the big bag stirs
little attention for about 50 weeks
of the year.
Then, just before Easter,
someone will inevitably make their
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LIQUID
MANURE
HANDLING
SYSTEM
MODEL 1660
Discharge Opening
Discharge Opening
Inlet Opening
# Cuttmg/Choppmg Blades
# Stationary Cutting Edges
Hydraulic Source
Hydraulic Source
Hydraulic Hose Size
Wgt (excl handle & hose)
Wgt—6' Handle & 25' Hose
Handle Leni
Total Height w/Handle
Optional Handle Extension
Reg Access Open (ex disch elbow) 18" Diameter Opening
Reg Access Open (in disch elbow) 21" Diameter Opening
Agitation Area
Centnfical Pump Priming
Tank Wagon Loading
'Compatible to Farmstar® Slurry King Pump
way to the no-man’s-lana of the
house’s top floor to unearth the
forgotten dusty bag, open its
yawning plastic mouth and
commence to poke through the
ragged remnants contained
therein.
SPECIFICATIONS
PIT PAL
Agitation Pos 4 in dia
Loading Pos 4 in dia
24 5 sq in
Mm lOgpm
Recommended 13gpm
3/4" x 25’ Standard
137 lbs
54 lbs
Up to 60' Diameter
Up to 800 gpm'
Up to 750 gal /min
16' above pump unit
PIT PAL agitates, chops, pumps,
loads in one complete system. Solve
those ‘under-barn’ manure pit
problems remove manure pit sludge
better with PIT PAL.
The contents rustle softly as the
searcher gropes through the
jumble and soon withdraws a
handful of crinkly plastic straw in
shades of green, yellow or pink,
more faded with age than 1
remembered.
Surely, more than anything, this
is a bag of stored memories.
Easter memories.
Memories of Easter mornings
when excited toddlers wakened
early to creep down the stairs of
our old farmhouse, intent on
beginning the search.
The hide-n-seek would center on
colorful woven baskets cradling
rabbit-shaped chocolates, bright
yellow sugar-coated marshmallow
chicks, speckled robins’ eggs with
malted milk yolks and jelly beans
which would be sorted and counted
to determine that each had an
equal number.
Each year the hiding spots grew
harder - both for the seekers to find
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984—813
and for the hider’s aging
imagination. Once those were
found, and liberally sampled for
content at that pre-breakfast hour,
another hunt was on for a different
quarry.
“Don’t forget to hide the eggs,”
was always the final, sleepy
reminder on Ea.->tei eve, as
blankets were tucked around faces
grinning with anticipation.
Nine times out of ten, I would
forget to uphold that Easier bunny
chore until after the late night
news, then have to quickly raipse
around the house, half asleep,
wracking my brain for egg hiding
spots.
Houseplants on the windowsill
were always abundant and handy
for egg camaflouge. Some were
generally tucked around the
assorted dust-collectors or
namenting the bookshelves. Others
went into cupboard drawers left
FISHER'S PAINTING
■ ALL TYPES OF INTERIOR &
EXTERIOR PAINTING
■ SANDBLASTING
■ ROOF COATING
■ RESTORATION & WATER
PROOFING ON STONE & BRICK
BUILDINGS
ajar, behind kitchen appliances -
any place where you could slightly
hide an egg.
We cling • fiercely to some
traditions. Already one basket has
graced the buffet for a couple of
weeks, bright with plastic eggs and
pastel imitation straw. As always,
an aged, leftover jelly bean hud
dles at the basket bottom.
Other childhood treasures share
the bag of memories: party favor
baskets made of salt boxes and
crepe paper, tiny decorative
baskets, an assortment of larger
baskets which always caused a
squabble over who got to use the
largest, and an assortment of tiny
yarn pompom chicks, slightly
smashed from their unorthodox
living quarters.
Someday, perhaps, I will find
some tidiness in my pack rat ways
and discard some of those
mementos from the earlier days of
this family.
But not yet.
Already they have demanded
that I restock the egg coloring and
put on the kettle full of eggs, some
of which will inevitably crack and
ooze all over the boiling water. Our
fingers will once again boast
splotches of bright color that
missed the eggshell canvas.
I’m already steeling myself to
referee the argument about who
gets to use the biggest basket.
(Maybe I’ll use it his year.) And
there’s got to be some really good
spots to hide those eggs.
Thank heavens for family
traditions.
And have a blessed Easter.
Berks County Sheep
and lamb Club
Hie Berks County 4-H Sheep and
Lamb Club met at the Penn State
Campus of Berks County. Mr.
William Logan, a teacher of
spinning and weaving, gave a talk
and demonstration after the
business meeting.
The club also entertained guests
from Mali, Africa, who have been
in Pennsylvania for a month
learning American methods in
agriculture through Penn State
University.
The next meeting will be at the
Berks County Agriculture Center
on April 24. There will be a Blue
Form discussion and a Sheep
Bowl.
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