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Asked how she is able to hold up
under a multitude of troubles
which always seemed to plague
her, a wise old woman replied,
“When trouble gets too heavy, I
meditate.” Pressed for more
explanation, she replied,
“O’course, when I meditate, I
usually fall asleep! Then when I
wake up it’s time to milk the cow.”
March is nearly half over, and
our time for meditation and con
templation is getting mightly
short. So let’s set right down and
get on with it, because it will soon
be time to wake up and face sprung
head on.
Each winter month has it’s
special moods. December is the
tune to look forward to a quiet,
restful winter, especially if the
bam and silos are full, and the
cows are fall-fresh and rarin’ to
milk. With no hay to make, no com
to harvest, no land to plow or
prepare, and no planting to get
done yesterday, December sort of
eases us past Christmas and into
the real wintery New Year. But
we’re usually too full of Fall’s
energy and Winter’s anticipation
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to do much meditating.
January and February can be
quiet months, keeping the bam
comfortable, everybody fed and
bred, and watching the calves
enjoy the fresh air while we hurry
to get back into the warm kitchen.
It’s meeting time, when we can
overeat on banquet fare, get fat on
chicken, ham, and potato filling.
(Anything learned is incidental to
the feast!) I’m only kidding. Our
minds also had a feast, if we didn’t
meditate too much and fall asleep.
Once past January, February
flies so fast that March appears
before we’re ready for it. But once
here, the time for meditation
behind the kitchen stove is short
and precious. If you only have time
for a quick one before milking
time, here are a few suggestions
that you can work on.
Encourage the kids. Help your 4-
H’er to keep tl)e record books up to
snuff. That heifer is doing great,
and ought to show well at the Fair.
But record books never were high
in Junior’s priority. So show them
how it’s done.
Check the seed catalogs, if Ma
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hasn’t already sent in her order. At
least make a show of interest in it,
knowing full well that it’s her
garden after you spread the
manure and plow it up next month.
Read Brockett’s Farm
Management Column. Sure, it’s
more fun to read the comics and
cartoons in the paper, but your
brain needs some real meat along
with the sweet stuff, just the same
as your stomach does. The people
who read good solid stuff are the
winners in life’s tough battles.
Be a volunteer leader. The
Grange, Farmers Association, 4-H
clubs, your Church, and the School
District, all need good, sound
thinkers and leaders. If you don’t
feel up to leading, at least volun
teer your service as a supporter
with a free will or a strong back.
Attempt something new. How
about a short course in Mechanics,
or Economics, or Computers?
You're never too old to leam, and it
could slip you right out of a muddy
rut. Might even try to play a tune
on the old piano.
Ever visit the Library? Once you
get started, it’s a habit that’s hard
to stop, and one of the most
rewarding uses of extra time.
Or how about packing up the
spouse and the kids and taking
them out for lunch? You’d like
Sizzlin’ Steaks, or Ponderos pines,
and the kids would love
Mc’Chickenburgers and Dairy
Queen shakes.
If none of the above turn you on,
try some plain old fashioned
meditation. Of subjects on which to
meditate there is no end. The
meaning of Easter. How to make
the work load easier come spring.
Clean up the trashy feed entry
(mentally first, then get the hired
man to work on it). Tell the kids
they are the best. Give the hired
hand a pat on the back. Hug the
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Guernsey breeders finalize
LEBANON Guernsey
breeders from across Penn
sylvania will convene in Lebanon
for their 55th Annual Meeting.
This year’s meeting starts with
an informative presentation by
John R. Moulton, Director of
Operations - FMBA Service at PA
Farmers Association. He will
discuss “Can the Guernsey breed
survive present dairy
economics?”
In his speech he will look back at
why things happened in the last 19
years. He will then proceed to
suggest ways the Guernsey
breeder can survive coming years
through changes in management
and marketing.
This promises to be an upbeat
enthusiastic start to the annual
meeting. It will be followed by
several meetings and the Annual
Awards Banquet. This banquet
features production awards, open
and junior AU-PA awards, PA
Queen Contest and an auction of
Guernsey novelty items. Dieter
Krieg will be the featured speaker.
Day two begins with a farm tour
to Lebanon Valley Farms, Annville
where the Robert B. Smith family
has developed a distinguished herd
of Guernseys.
head of the household. Dream of
far away places. Put an extra buck
on the collection plate for the
hungry.
Give thanks for
winter, and pray
spring.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1986-A35
Annual Meeting and Sale
The eighth annual Blue Halter
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Calf Sale and Annual Meeting Bred
Heifer Sale conclude the meeting
Saturday afternoon. This sale will
be held at the Lebanon County
Fairgrounds at 1; 30 p.m.
This sale features 35 calves and
bred heifers catalogued from such
high PD bulls as Big Tex and
Fayette. These animals come to
this sale from across the state.
The calves which will be sold
have both type and a pedigree that
spells milk. Several of the dams of
these calves have records of 20,000
pounds of milk.
The bred heifers entered in the
sale also have excellent pedigrees
and are described as animals the
buyers can take home and make
money with.
Ruth Ann Johns, Assistant
Business Manager for the Penn
sylvania Guernsey Association is
encouraged by the results of other
recent Guernsey Sale. She feels
this sale offers buyers animals that
will be a sound financial in
vestment.
All interested buyers are en
couraged to attend both sales and
youths interested in a Guernsey
calf as a project, should remember
the 10 percent discount they will
receive on any animals purchased
for a youth project.
Milking school set
DOYLESTOWN - Bucks County
will hold their annual Milking
school on March 17 and 18,1986, at
Delaware Valley College.
This school will be beneficial to
dairymen desiring a refresher on
milking skills and mastitis. Farm
employees who are responsible for
milking, equipment cleanliness,
and young men and women with
little farm experience who will be
employed as summer help.
Topics which will be covered
include: anatomy of the udder,
physiology of milk secretion, how a
milking machine works, mastitis,
and milking techniques.
To register or for further in
formation about the milking
school, contact Michael Fournier
at Neshaminy Manor Center,
Doylestown, PA, 18901, 215-348-
6000.
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