r
We’ve just had a family reunion
at a pavilion in a nearby Com
munity Park. The playground
equipment and picnic food was
just what the children wanted.
About one-third of our group were
very young and full of energy.
But, some of the older ones played
basketball and discovered that
they weren’t as young as they
thought they were as their muscles
ached afterwards.
There was lots of food left over
even though the people picked at
the desserts all afternoon. There
were three bowls of potato salad,
plus chicken and ham salad. The
platter of red beet eggs were
quickly eaten. I took a jug of plain
KEN CLUGSTON
(717) 665-6775
CRAFT-BILT
CONSTRUCTION INC.
FARM-HOME BUILDING
1242 Breneman Road
MANHEIM, PA 17545
PH: (717) 665-4372
BUILDING & REMODELING FOR—
DAIRY RESIDENTIAL
SWINE POLE BUILDINGS
BEEF STORAGE
CUSTOM MADE
FEED BINS FOR
FARMS FEED MILLS
• Made of 13 gauge Steel
• All welded seams
• Gravity Flow or Auger
Free Estimates
Also - Steel Roof Trusses for
Buildings - Portable Hog Buildings
• Bucket Elevators - Grain Augers
Distributors - Flow Pipes &
Accessories
We Sell, Service & Install
Ph: 717-345-3724
Fax: 717-345-2294
STOLTZFUS WELDING SHOP
Owner - Samuel P. Stoltzfus
RD 3, Box 331
Pine Grove. PA 17963
Ida's
Notebook
Ida Rlsser
ice water, as I prefer it to tea or
soft drinks, and it was all used be
fore the afternoon was over.
The one drawback to the park
was the fact that the children had
to cross a road to get to the play
ground. And, sometimes they got
so excited and forgot to look both
ways. Even on the deadend road
that we live along, there are cars
and trucks to watch out for every
day.
Our grandson from Georgia vis
ited for a week and rode a bicycle
between our house and the farm. I
worried that, with the com grow
ing so tall, he might meet a truck
at a turn in the road. He and his
sister certainly enjoyed the farm
and also the chance to play with
their cousins. Thank goodness,
they brought boots and work
shoes along as there is lots of man
ure and dirt that can be dragged in
to the house.
When I pick blueberries the
three-year-old helps me but he on
ly wants the “big” berries for his
mother and so when I'pick two
quarts, he only has a dozen or two
“big” ones. Of course, he found a
lot to cat. It is a pleasure to have
him help me pick our purple string
beans too as it makes the job easi
er.
For a free brochure about your
cholesterol level, write: LDL
Cholesterol, Sigma Diagnostics,
S4S South Ewing Avenue, St.
Louis, MO 63103.
Free information about trips to
Kyoto, Japan and a 1,200 th
anniversary travel package is
available b> calling Westin Hotels
& Resorts at 800-228-3000.
For free information on prostate
disease, call 1-800-564-6666, the
toll-free hotline of the campaign
“Keep Your Health Up To Par.”
This campaign of the American
Foundation for Urologic Disease
and the Senior PGA TOUR is sup
ported by an educational grant
from TAP Pharmaceuticals Inc.
and Abbott Laboratories.
Increase your wheat yield by
Hoffman 89
Average
% Advantage
in 89
Average
% Advantage
A lot of effort and resources go into your
growing investment. There’s the labor to plant,
monitor and harvest your crop. The tremen
dous investment in land and equipment. And
the knowledge and experience you’ve accumu
lated over the years.
With all that’s riding on your choice, you’ll
want a wheat variety that will produce for you
in the field. And none surpass Hoffman 89.
Superior Test Weights. In three-year
tnals conducted by Penn State and the Univer
sity of Maryland, Hoffman 89 registered the top
test weight across all locations, in some cases
approaching 62 Ib/Bu. In Lancaster County
0 Hoffman Seeds, Inc , Landisville, PA 17538
Call Toll Free: 1-800-776-7929
Adding Value to your Seed Investment
© 1994 Hoffman Seeds, Inc
61.9 Ib/Bu
83 Bu/A
60.2 Ib/Bu
74 Bu/A
3%
12%
Bushel Weight
Grain Yield
59.8 Ib/Bu
103 Bu/A
56.6 Ib/Bu
97 Bu/A
6%
6%
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13 199+83
Ag Progress Plans
Activities For Families
(Condnwd from Pag* 82)
toys from common household
materials.
Don’t miss the insea petting
zoo featuring hissing cockroaches,
large walking sticks, and ladybird
beetles. A bcc-kccping display
complete with free honey samples
and an insect feeding experiment
and monitoring station. The zoo is
located in the Family and Youth
Exhibits Building.
Storyteller Jan Kinney will per
form in the College of Agricultural
Sciences Exhibits Building Theat
re for 30 to 45 minutes each day.
The Happy Valley Friendly
Farm will be next to the Family
and Youth Building. Visitors can
bottle-feed and touch the animals.
Shaver’s Creek Environmental
Center will have a tent, displaying
wildlife materials and live owls,
hawks, turtles and snakes. 4-H and
the Foundation for Better Living
will also have displays and activi
ties for kids.
Smokey Bear is expected to be
seen wandering the grounds.
Those who want to learn more
about using computers can visit the
(per acre)
Test WL Loss
(per acre)
tnals, its 59.8 Ib/Bu performance produced test
weight savings of $7.76.
YMd. Supenor test weight isn’t the only
advantage offered by Hoffman 89. In Centre
County, it delivered 83 Bu/A—l2% above the
average. So you’d save $27 per acre using
Hoffman 89.
Averaging the results of both tnals, you’d
earn $26.38 more per acre with Hoffman 89,
Make sure you get the most out of your
investment by planting a proven winner
Hoffman 89. Just another way we add value to
your seed investment.
computer awareness tables in the
Youth Building.
•Paste Museum depicts early
farm life: More than 300 imple
ments from the muscel power era
of farming and homemaking,
which ended around the time of
World War li. Items on display
range from 6,000 year-old clay
sickle used for grain harvesting to
a 175-year-old mechanized apple
peeler, to a tum-of-the-century
foot-pedaled milking machine.
Also featured is a collection of
dollhouse-sized kitchen furniture.
The collection, built by Work
Progress Administration workers
in the 19305, includes dry sinks,
comer cupboards, a miniature fire
place and even a tiny braided rug.
Also featured is a collection of
full-sized cast-iron cooking pots
and copper cooking utensils.
Collections of household items,
irons, rug beaters, and Held equip
ment will be displayed.
Many artifacts have been
restored to working order so visi
tors can turn cranks and pull lev
ers. It’s a hands-on history book.
(per acre)
(per acre!
i^r.uu
U
(per acre)
(per acre)
'X>.! b
■(
'•i
S'