84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1994
Children In Peril As
Romania Struggles
With Democracy
(Continued from Page B 2)
shelf a space occupied by pre
cious family heirlooms for the
knife.
There is no new construction.
People make do with what little
they have.
The only tractors around were
several tractors manufactured by
Universal, in the country. Hardly
any of them worked, according to
Brubaker, t
In one case, Brubaker saw that
workers were spraying large
amounts of insecticides. And the
workers were not adequately
protected.
The only herbicide in use is atra
zine, if they arc lucky enough to
have some, according to Brubaker.
The number one problem is quack
grass, which can destroy up to 100
percent of the harvest if not
treated. If a herbicide is available,
it is extremely difficult to find a
clean supply of water to apply it.
Once, Brubaker had to pay a
fine for not having a license to
drive in Romania. The fine was
several thousand “lei,” which
converted to only a few U.S.
Have you ever spent a lot of
time hunting some particular
item? I like to think of myself as
rather organized. You see, I keep
track of everything that I put in the
freezers and everything that I take
out and use. That way I will know
what is in short supply and can
plant accordingly this spring.
dollars.
In a trip to a village, Brubaker
showed some of the conditions that
even the best of them live in.
Brubaker visited a village in
which a family kept some kids in a
com crib, for lack of a babysitter.
He also drank water from a “typi
cal well,” which may have been
heavily polluted.
In one case, a family, supported
by a father that works at an auto
assembly plant in Detroit, does
well by most standards. The aver
age income is about $2O-$3O a
month in Romania. Making $4O to
$5O in U.S. equivalent would be
like earning an above average sal
ary here.
Attempts to unite the father with
the children in Romania proved
very difficult because of the inabil
ity to declare political asylum any
more in the U.S. It’s easier and a
lot less hassle to simply sponsor
programs over there, according to
Brubaker.
Photos Courtesy
Mike Brubaker
Ida's
Notebook
Ida Risser I
A grocery list is prepared every
week and I only buy what is on the
list I’m also responsible for put
ting notices in our church bulletin
and newsletter on a particular day.
Our calendar is kept up to date so
that we don’t forget an
appointment.
The point of all these facts is
Most farming In Romania is primitive, dating to the turn of the century. Problems
with weed control, obtaining seed, harvesting, and marketing abound.
A typical Romanian kitchen. Technology dates to the turn of the century.
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friend of hers and now I cannot
find them. I’ve looked high and
low in all of our closets and draw
ers. Why, I even pulled down the
steps to the attic and went through
every box up there. Actually, I
have not seen them since we
moved into our new house two
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spend hours looking when I’d
sooner be doing something else.
My braided rug has finally been
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was able to get a piece of red
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garments to make rugs.
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At least in hunting for the
slides. I came across other things
that I had not seen for a while.
There was an aerial view of my
birthplace and another big oval
picture of a great uncle. Also dis
covered were some baby clothes
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