Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser This is a grey January day as 1 sit down to write this article. Sometimes it seems that the less we have to do the less we get done. If I had eight people coming for dinner, I’d be busy in the kitchen. Or if I had a bushel of fruit to can, I’d be busy canning it. But, since there is no rush to com QUALITY SEEDS FOR FARM The Top Quality Alfalfa That Pours Out More. • In 1988, won the Wisconsin Green Gold competition with 9,086 lbs. per acre more milk and 2.79 tons more dry matter per acre. • In the same competition, Arrow had a 445 lb 7 acre average advantage over the 18 entries of Pioneer BRAND 5342. • Arrow produced 3.14 tons per acre more dry matter than Pioneer BRAND 5342. • One of the highest combined disease and insect resistance ratings. Ask for the top quality alfalfa that pours out more. Ask for Arrow. ABI, P.O. Box 2955, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201. Arrow alfalfa is protected under U.S. Plant Variety Protection Act Public Law 91-577. Unauthonzed reproduction or sale of this variety is strictly prohibited. Violaters may be prosecuted. The Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Remedy on each bag of seed is part of the terms of the sale. Copyright 6 1989 ABI. 9-3017. Available At These Dealers: Pennsylvania MEYERSDALE FAYETTEVILLE Ivan J. Mausl Titua Martin Phone: (814) 662-2262 17,71 3H -“" MORGANTOWN HARRISBURG Nli.ley Food C*nW Gian Zeager Phone: (215) 286-9029 Phone: (717) 657-0830 _ RICHFIELD ICKESBURG Samuel E. Knouae Melvin Weaver Phone: (717) 463-2885 Phone: (717) 438-3205 I ~] 1 P.L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. plete a task in the next hour, I take try time and do little jobs. My goldfish needs clean water in his bowl, my black kittens need to be fed and a braided mg needs to be repaired. If one dawdles, it is easy to fill a day simply by read ing, going to the grocery store, making meals and washing the ROHRER’S I P.O. Box 25 • Smoketown, PA 17576 • Phone 717-299-2571 | ★ PLEASE SEND ME YOUR FREE 1990 SEED CATALOG ★ I NAME. | ADDRESI I CITY i i car. Not one of these things is a bit dramatic. Every now and then the mail man brings us snapshots of our distant grandchildren. It is a plea sure to see how they are growing. Just last week we got a phone call from Atlanta telling us that we have a new grandchild. Her name is Rebecca and by looking through old records, I find that there was a Rebecca in my family five genera tions ago but I’m sure that is not why they chose that name. There are many envelopes of snapshots from the past year that I have not put into a photo album. That will be a good job for a snowy winter day. The ones not chosen for the album will help to fill a camel-back trunk that holds many old wedding photos and pic tures of our six babies taken long ago. I suppose we all need a few days when there is not a lot of pressure to complete specific jobs. Maybe I’ll get my watering can and check on my many flowers. & GARDEN - OVER 70 YEARS The Protein Champion For Winning Production • In the two-year study (1986-87) by the University of Wisconsin, produced 25.19% crude protein, more than all varieties tested. • In same competition, produced the highest yields of dry matter per acre of all varieties. • Has better Bacterial Wilt resistance than Cimarron, Drummor, Fortress and WL 320. • One of the best combinations of resistance to diseases and insects. Ask for the alfalfa that gives you more protein, Ask for Apollo Supreme. ABI, PO Box 2955, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201. The Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Remedy on euch bag of seed is part of the terms of the sale. Copyright ® 1989 ABI. AB9-3018. SHICKSHINNY Lind* Baron Phono: (717) 258-3810 TELFORD Rob*rt Landis Phono: (215) 723-9512 TURBOTVTLLE Ag-Reeoilrcee, Inc. Lamar D. Eby Phone; (717) 649-5596 STATE ZIP. (Continued from Page B 2) concluded. In other business, Becky Swal low of Society 12 in Somerset County was elected state secretary. Two new state directors were elected: Catherine Schott of Socie ty 16 in Lebanon County and Mary Louise McMillen of Perry County. Scholarships were given to Karen Martini of Somerset who is attending Indiana University and Sonja Miller of Dauphin County who is attending Penn State. Each received $5OO. Scholarship winners must be ULSTER Nick Towner Phono: (717) 247-7025 Maryland mCitOhVILLE Tharpo & Greene, Inc. Phone: (301) 734-7772 HAGERSTOWN Nelson Miller Phone: (301) 824-2311 Irml Farm Women Election iturday, January 13,1990-B3 children or grandchildren of mem bers and must pursue the Held of home economics. Spring Rally Day is scheduled for May’23 at 10 a.m. held at Dick enson College in Carlise. Societies from Cumberland and Perry Coun ties are sponsoring the one day event. Banquet “If God gives you the gift of gab,” Pattee Miller said, “gab it.” With fervor and fiery convic tion, Miller encouraged the 370 Farm Women members to recog nize that each person is different and to use the gift God gave them. “If you don’t use it, you lose,” she warned. Miller, a social worker from Reading, spoke at the 71st annual convention banquet held at the Penn Harris Motor Inn, Harrisburg. In recognition of their patriotic theme, many members dressed in early settler styles and inserted pat riotic trivia into the entertainment Romayne Bridgette and Jeryl Metzler entertained the audience with patriotic songs and hymns. Bridgette, a music instructor, told the women that patriotic songs have only been inspired during hard times when freedom was threatened. Many members of Farm Women have lived through hard times and know what is most important in life—God, country and home. Founded in 1914, the society stresses the importance of preserv ing the spirit of patriotism and sac rifice found in pioneer homes and to foster a love for the farm and rural life, to uphold the dignity of farming, and to enhance the charm of a real country home.