11
0
'i
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
The other morning I heard a
sound which I recognized as a blast
of heated air into an air balloon.
So, I hurried outside to see the
colorful balloon. It seems that they
are quite numerous in this area as
I often see several at the same
time.
This particular balloon was
descending rapidly and it sailed
over the high-tension towers on our
farm and landed in a meadow just
across the Conestoga from our
summer cottages. What I saw
when I got there was a sight to
behold. A big herd of Holstein cows
had gathered around the basket
with the two men still inside. Cows
are very curious animals and they
were inspecting this new arrival.
Just a few weeks previously
another air balloon landed on a
narrow sod strip that we installed
as a waterway on our farm. They
show greatskill in Ending 88 none
of the alfalfa on either side was
trampled. Their tracking truck
was there immediately and it
certainly did not take them long to
pack up and leave. In fact none of
■
Featuring
Mod. & SS Tractors/FWD Trucks
ADMISSION LOCATION:
Adults $7.00 10 Miles South
6 to 12 yrs $2.50 of Lancaster
Si Under FREE Rt. 272
SEE YOU AT THE BUCK!
the .people in the nearby
development even had time to
come and look.
Long ago, when I was a child, we
had a small airplane land in a field
near our house. He-wanted to visit
a neighbor of ours. My mother took
a picture of the group that
gathered and I’m shown holding
my younger sister on my arm.
It’s good that these balloons
don’t try to land in a place like
Allen took me the other week
trees, trees and more trees. We
spent a few quiet hours in Snyder-
Middleswarth State Park. We
hiked for a while on a rough trail
and then I asked him to go ahead
without me. As I slowly worked my
way back to the car, the quiet was
overwhelming. No one within
miles it was too eerie for me.
TRACTOR
PULLS..
SATURDAY
NIGHT
AUGUST 23
7 P.M.
LANCASTER Lancaster
County will be treated to its first 4-
H County Fair Aug. 20 and 21 at the
Manheim Farm Show Complex.
The Fair will take the place of
the 4-H Achievement Day held in
previous years at the Farm and
Home Center. By moving the event
and extending it to two days,
County 4-H Agent Zoann Parker
hopes to make the 4-H program
more visible to the public and to
allow 4-H’ers to see the wide range
of projects available to them.
“Hopefully, 4-H members will
watch the animal shows, look at
the crafts and other projects and a
new spark of 4-H enthusiasm will
flare up in them,” Parker said. “I
think teens drop out of 4-H because
they become bored with the area in
which they are taking a project. By
having all the areas on display, 4-
H’ers will have the opportunity to
expand and strengthen their in
terests.”
In addition to the many projects
displayed, clubs will offer food and
exhibit booths. Other fair
highlights include the county hog
roundup and sale, an archery
contest, a steer show and adult
showmanship contest, a rocketry
shoot, a therapeutic riding
exhibition, and a sheep
showmanship contest.
The fair will conclude with a
(Turn to Page B 19)
fr '»M nti" I- \
HI IQ Don’t make more round trips than you need to produce solid,
l|ll|l tight round bales with a consistent outer wrap and a better
mu iiiii IT iipii nutritional value right to the core.
RIMIIII R All'll Get the Vicon Round Baler. It starts a
lllfIf111! IMUikll round bale fast. And the full-width, floating hay
111 If EC VIIIID Dmmnc P ick ‘ u P’ feeding into that big, wide-
IVliftlir_l 11IIIH 111 1111111 Zt open throat, produces heavier bales and
IWIIhV IVVII lIVUIIVII moreofthem. You get more bales per
[ACTED hour with less time in the field.
IQQ | E||« See your Vicon dealer for a demonstration of
the Vicon Round Baler. Powder-painted for long-lasting
beauty. He has a model to fit your farm and your
budget. Once you see it in action, you won’t want to
make rounds without it.
Vicon Farm Machinery, Inc., FO 80x6313, Chesapeake, VA 23323 (800) 368 3244, (804)4851600 mVA
First Lancaster
4-H
Fair To Feature Projects
i
» ***
ic
A-,
Lancaster 4-H Agent Zoann Pa
and quilt that will be sold at the 4-H auction held in con
junction with the 4-H Fair Aug. 21. The quilt was donated by a
friend of 4-H and the teddy bear by Yoder's Craft Shop of
New Holland. The sign reminds visitors that the fair will be a
pickup point for hay donations.
(@)M partner for (lie future.
1 * 4
A 5
-» I
«!!♦*
• * *,*,* *♦» i
¥• *•*: A
r *
"wm p«y
üßrr*'
i! c‘ i •<! »i'. u> * ’
U » {