812-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 12,1988 Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser It is odd that over the years some things change drastically while others seem to remain almost the same. I’m thinking of household chores that one does in the fall. Cleaning is one job that comes to mind. Nowadays a vacuum cleaner will do a good job on rugs but when I lived at my parent’s home we had to take up the rag carpets and beat and sweep them outdoors. The ones in the kitchen were taken up every week while If you’re particular about vour woods mown machine is the particular mower for you... • True 360° zero turning O Finger-tip control of speed, direction and braking • Maneuverability that lets you trim as you mow 0 Convenient ‘out-front’ mowing O Choice of 44", 52" or 61" cutting widths O Easy-on, easy-off attachments - snowblower, brush and dozer blade ...earn in fir a aeauasfrafiaa WM. HOBENSACKS MANOR KELLER BROS. SONS EQUIPMENT INC. Li,itz > PA . Ivyland, PA Sinking Spring, PA 717-626-2000 215-675-1610 215-678-0828 R.S. HOLLINGER & SON, INC. Mountville, PA 717-285-4538 KELLER BROS TRACTOR CO. Lebanon, PA -r- \g 717-949-6801 ROWER RW KELLER SALES EQUIPMENT Parkaale, PA Avondale, PA 215-257-0101 215-268-2181 those in the parlor only twice a year. In the fall we always filled the coal and wood stove oven with ears of com. Over a period of days the com dried sufficiently that it could be easily shelled in a big metal tub. Then, I would hope that I’d be allowed to go along to the local mill to have it ground into commeal. It was a thrill to sit high up on the seat of a two-horse Col umbia wagon. Now, I go to the store and buy a small bag of com- PIPERSVILLE GARDEN CENTER Plpersvllle, PA 215-766-0414 meal to make comcake or mush. Each November I do some of the same things that my grand mother did. I bring in some mint tea and dry it on newspapers for use in the winter. On a cold night the smell of it brewing reminds me of my childhood. But instead of picking quinces off a tree, now I must buy some as it was always a treat that we looked forward to Donald Dodson, a 1987 gradu ate of Conestoga Valley High school and the Landscape Design/ Turf Management Program at Willow Street Vo-Tech, placed second individually at the Eastern Regional Future Farmers of America (FFA) Competition on September 17 and 18, 1988, in Springfield, Mass. The second place finish earned Dodson a place on the Gold team in the Nursery Landscape SCHREIB & SON Bath, PA 215-837-7681 LAMBS FARM MACHINERY Thorndale, PA 215-269-2676 N.H. FLICKER & SONS, INC. Maxatawnay, PA 215-683-7252 Willow Street Graduate IIfDQAW ffIMITNfI Arr'flDlf'V Jifltt* JE%Vr VJE* m jSfIwEWURWT WITH OUR DROP FIEO&E The coral*** auger Tha high lanslla PVC tube makaa It eaay move* feed around atrangth spring-like to drill holaa for feeder corner* with no gear* atael auger turn* In drop* wheravar needed, or wheel* Ilka other epeclal-formula Last feeder atarta system* have. Our* I* a ultraviolet and wear power unit to refill atudy In simplicity! resistant PVC tube. feeders. We Can Supply All Your Dairy Needs . . . Bams, Ventilation, Feeding And Manure Systems * 1 I owine & Poultry Systems Specialist FARMER BOY AG. INC. 410 E LINCOLN AVE MYERSTOWN PA 17067 PH 717-866-7565 BEST IN DESIGN, PRICE AND EXPERIENCE 24 Hour Service race a year. No longer do I chase chickens in order to catch one, chop its head off, and dress it for Sunday dinner. My mother dressed many, many chickens to feed her seven girls. I did the same thing the first years of my marriage but now how easy it is to simply buy one at the supermarket. If you’ve never gone through the long process from competition. He also will be part of the team representing Pennsylvania at the FFA National Competition sche duled to begin November 10 in Wichita, Kansas. The category, sometimes called ornamental landscape, consists of a written test, along with plant identification and demonstrations of proper techniques. Dodson, the son of Don and Janet Dodson of Lancaster, is We have a low cost feeding system \SBSSS* to save money on feed costs!! . '4'a s^ s ->'s \ 1 \ . - 's w yi}-UT