On being a farm wife -And other hazards Joyce Bupp If you’re involved in agriculture in any way - even if all you do food related it to eat - there’s only one place to be this week: the 69th Pennsylvania Farm Show. But, where’s the place to be once you arrive inside the massive sprawling complex with its several acres under roof? That was never a problem with the farmer. Just point him in the direction of the dairy cattle and the bull stud booths and pick him up from the same vicinity hours later. (Of course, as exhibitors, that part of the Farm Show is “home” for the week, and we literally move what seems like half the farm and household there for the duration.) Beyond that, where to be was always a tug-of-war among family SEE US AT THE PA. FARM SHOW! 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When our junior farmer was a toddler, we had to constantly watch to keep him from taking off to the poultry bam. Cows he could see back home. But something about those gorgeous, brilliantly colored roosters, puffed-up, scary looking giant turkey gobblers and geese that might peck little hands, in spite of warnings to keep fingers out, drew him like a magnet. In fact, the first place our youngsters learned to find, other than the cattle wash rack, was the passageway in the direction of oogling the poultry pen population. Interests do change. Now this youngest of the brood prefers to hange out around the wishful thinking displays of push-button, Lower Hallway - Outside Big Arena KENCOVE “NEW ZEALAND STYLE” «CP> INSULATORS WRAPAROUND INSULATORS easy Ends + (10) DOUBLE U INSULATOR for big posts (20) 4" TUBE INSULATOR for 12 Vi ga Pel (200) DOUBLE NAIL PIN ON INSULATOR Pel 81 (50) STAPLE INSULATOR channel-lock PB2 (100) VOLTMETER DIGITAL READOUT Speednte ELECTRIC FENCE WARNING SIGNS plastic 75.00 650.00 35.00 SLINKY GATE electric 2 to 20 ft gate 39 FT. 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But then some things don’t change, either, like slipping into the seat of one of those $lOO,OOO colossal machines, glancing over your shoulder and imagining a huge chisel plow or disc turning up fresh, dark soil. Like I said. Wishful thinking. Figuring out where the teenage female exhibitors of our acquaintance are most likely to be is easy: in the shower room, a hair dryer directed either at their heads or toward the only clean pair of jeans left, which a heifer soaked when she dumped a bucket full of drinking water. I wonder. Has the Farm Show Commission ever considered a small laundry room, with coin operated washers and dryers? There are times when that would be the place to be. Of course, we could never forget a couple of swings through the swine and sheep bam, to check out all the little pigs and poke fingers into fat, fluffy fleeces. And that trip inevitably then detoured around through the beef barn, and meandered past the stalls housing those marvelous, giant draft horses. If I could steal a few precious minutes of my own, I’d slip away to either the home arts and crafts area or head the other direction to the lobby, with its delightful PEL PE6 PORTABLE FENCER lantern batt PEL PE 12 BATTERY FENCER 12 volt wet 156.00 PEL 20 POWER FENCER 110 volt 145.00 Powers miles of heavily-weeded fence. LIGHTNING ARRESTOR Twin Tower kit 3.50 'A exhibits of vegetables. bowl of vegetable soup? And lest we forget everyone’s Then > i BB * leaving, there favorite spot at some point: the 18 one absolute-must personal stop Pennsylvania food booths. Again, before we P Bl * U P 8,1(1 head back home; “the florists and flower though the problem of where to be growers’ booths - and more arises: at the milk shake or apple agonizing decisions, juice line, the fries or baked potato Farm Show. It’s the place to be. counter, or waiting for French- See you there. BLUE BALL - The Eastern Lancaster County Adult Farmer program will sponsor a vegetable management meeting on Thur sday, Jan. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Ball Elementary School. Dan Shantz, vegetable grower, buyer and president of the Pa. Vegetable Growers Association, will be the featured speaker. Shantz is from the Allentown area and will be discussing how area growers can market quality produce, how growers should package produce for the fresh market, and will also offer some 7.50 7.50 10.00 15.00 18.00 69.00 .70 7.50 6.00 35.00 6.50 9.90 69.00 11.90 29.75 25.00 5.95 23.00 96.00 .25 .12 Phones 412 459 6991 Pa 000*442*6823 Other States 600*245 6902 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1985-813 fresh fruits and Vegetable management program slated FALL CLEARANCE SALE! Ends January 25, 1985 ODD or EXCESS INVENTORY HURRY! 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Also sharing at the meeting will be Larry Yeager, an Extension marketing specialist, who will also be em phasizing marketing and packaging quality produce. All interested persons are in vited. The Blue Ball Elementary School is located on Ewell Road, just off Route 23 between the village of Blue Ball and Shady Maple Market. For additional information contact the Adult Farmer Program office at 354- 4525. 4.76 per foot .25 .12 4.00 5,596 lb .47 lb .40 lb .40 ea 1.40 2.50 ea 1.00 2.40 8.00 ea 3.00 13.00 14.40 ea .25 3.84 5.20 2.00 2.00 2.40 4.40 ea .14 ea .18 1.20 .80 2.40 7.00 7.92 146.00 24.90
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