/i On being . jl • jar JjMi 4*Stmr Joyce Bnpp jmj| a farm wife -And other hazards No, it wasn’t Friday the 13th. Good grief, it wasn’t even Friday. But it was one heck of a good start on the next one. Looking back, the Friday -the 13th-like string of wackiness ac tually took root a couple of days before. Those roots were sunk deep in the soggy soils (not so soggy this year) of our meadow below the house and bam. That meadow is the site of a smidgen of remodeling at the moment, this farm’s bit part toward a cleaner Chesapeake Bay. At least the super-dry summer had been beneficial in drying up the swampy sections, and skirting the expanded manure storage with tile drains would be less hassle Here’s the secret to unmatched J blowing capacity JRHjlal . It s not a secret any longer Farmers have discovered the reason for the higher capacity of the Gehl 1540 and 1580 forage blowers the twin spinner delivery system and the twin sided fan Two 24 inch feed spinners rifle the crop into the blower fan at nearly 35 mph The twin sided fan with 8 paddles on each side blows it up the pipe with ease Cost-effective design It s also no secret that you can save time and money with our unique split nm sheet Made of a higher carbon steel than ordinary nm sheet it s longer lasting And when it finally does wear out you only replace the section m the extreme wear area right below the outlet - not the entire nm sheet Ask your dealer about GEHL FINANCE AI. KM t MO. Quarryville, PA 717-786-3521 LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO., INC. Richland, PA 717-866-7518 STOUFFER BROS. INC. Chambersburg, PA 717-263-8424 GEO. W. KINSMAN, INC. Honesdaie, PA 717-253-3440 UMBERfiER’S OF FONTANA Lebanon, PA 717-867-5161 HINES EQUIPMENT Cresson, PA 814-886-4183 Bellwood 814-742-8171 PEOPLE'S SALES A SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2735 since we wouldn’t be digging in muck. Just dust. Until n backhoe bite suddenly hit water the drainage ditch was unexpectedly in full flow. The farmers’ dismayed suspicion of where the water originated was pretty much confirmed in short order. Frighteningly little extra water • a mere trickle - was running away from our underground farm supply. And, we soon discovered, when the thirsties hit the herd of dairy cows, none ran away. With the extreme dry conditions, the usually abundant water had not been anything impressive in volume to begin with. A diversion of a good portion of it wasn’t Extra convenience too Set up at the silo is fast and easy with an adjustable left axle It lets you line up the blower without loosening and adjusting the rim sheet And the swing away outlet makes it easy to check fan paddle / nm sheet clearances and nm sheet liner condition See these blowers now at your Gehl dealer s You can work out a good deal And that sno secret either Gehl Company West Bend Wl 53095 ESS 3 s *" GEHL PETERMAN FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Carlisle, PA 717-249-5338 BINKLEY t HURST BROS. Lititz. PA 717-626-4705 BENNETT MACHINE CO. Milford, OE 302-422-4837 ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT New Ringgold. PA 717-943-2131 IW A MILLER EQUIPMENT CO. Bechtelsville, PA 215-845-2911 NICHOLS FARM EQUIPMENT Bloomsburg, PA 717-784-7731 ARNETTS GARAGE Hagerstown, MD 301-733-0515 exactly helpful. Introduce Alternate Plan A. Across the lower yard went a re diversion ditch, aimed at coaxing the underground supply back toward where it originally flowed. Backup Plan B followed shortly thereafter. The reserve area would be enlarged, holding more water for those peak usage times when the cows were guzzling. An extension of the pumping system into the expanded reserve area was deemed a further bit of insurance, and would require shutting down the farm’s complete water supply for but a brief duration, I was assured. The kettles of tomatoes cooking on the stove for canning and the load of laundry underway in the washing machine would be basically unaffected, only delayed. Four hours later, suppertime, the pump system extension was still cranking only air bubbles, the laundry sat in stagnating water and the tomatoes had long been cold. Supper - such as it was - came and went. Waterless. Fortunately there was plenty of cold milk in the milk tank. The cows bawled for admittance to the barn, figuring the dry out side watering troughs could be forgotten while gulping at the bam fountains. The accusing looks we got when they repeatedly shoved at dry fountains weren’t pretty. ELDER SALES I SERVICE, INC, Stoneboro, PA 412-376-3740 federal, state and industry specifications for this type of wood preservative. The chemicals are fixed in the wood and, although toxic to termites and fungi, they are not present in sufficient quantity to be toxic to EQUIPMENT, INC. animals SPRINGS Springs, PA 814-662-2222 R.R. WALKER ft SON Edinboro, PA 814-734-1552 DAYTON EQUIPMENT CO. Dayton, PA 412-783-6990 We females of the family milked, keeping a wary eye on the rum bling black cloud front descending over the barn. Meanwhile, the two mud-and-clay coated males of the family doubled their efforts to fill the farm water system pipes with the precious liquid we normally take for granted. When the fury descended, sheeting rain, blowing wind, and a fireball of lightning that turned the woods next to us a momentary hot pink shade, there was plenty of water. It blew through the barn, cascaded into the manure storage area, and tumbled gallons of muddy runoff into the diversion ditches - one of which, of course, diverted the muddy cloudburst runoff right into our water sup plies. As we finished the milking, the cows began eagerly lapping at the trickles they were finally finding in the fountains. A defective pipe extension had been the air-bubble culprit. Eventually the muddy runoff diverted through the water supply - YORK - Eight York County 4-H clubs gathered Aug. Bth at the Red Lion Senior High School track to test their athletic abilities. The 4-H Olympics, which consists of events such as, 50 yard dash, wheel barrow race, volleyball, mile the OUT WO Pressure-Treated Lumber Wolmanized pressure-treated wood and Outdoor wood have built-in chemical protection that provides resistance to decay and termites. This material has been pressure-impregnated with Koppers Wolman® CCA wood preservative which meets or exceeds CAll; OR | / 150 Main St.-Phone 898-2241 LANDISVILLE, PENNA. W W/ 35j w James St.-Phone 394-7277 & Sons, Inc. Sj LANCASTER. PENNA. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 23,1986-17 via Alternate Plans A and B and the unexpected storm - would settle. But, left behind were bits of gravel which jammed valves in several fountains scattered through the barns and, by the next morning, had created mini-floods here and there in the cattle housing. Storm past, cattle finally watered, milking finished and calves fed, I headed for the house to tackle the supper remains, left petrifying on the kitchen table while we had coped with more pressing “challenges.” Fritz, terrified of storms, had cowered underfoot while we milked, then finally sneaked ad mittance to his favorite storm refuge, the house, just before I got there. I found him soothing his trauma with a piece of supper’s leftover roast beef. Here’s hoping the Chesapeake blue crabs appreciate our efforts in their behalf. I’ll never again feel guilty when I steam ’em. York Clubs Compete In 4-H Olympics Mmaniz 898-2241 394-7217 relay, balloon toss, and softball throw, to name a few, is a day full of fun. The top scoring club was AirviUe 4-H, second place Club was Hanover 4-H and in 3rd place was the Loganville 4-H Club. 7 9
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