As I write this article, I am sitting in a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. Allen and I have been on the road a few days with a group of some 30 people. We traveled through New Jersey, New York, Con necticut and Rhode Island to Newport. Here we toured a colonial house built in 1748 and called the “Hunter House.” Next we waited in a long line to visit the lEGER ALES. WITHOUT A IGGER TRACTOR. I -i I d flow’s Th® \ tim nTe?sS^ V financing An* n \ ^ — and ask about our flexible financing plans for the 540. Mk. Or our wide selection of other equipment, all backed by the AGCO Warranty Program. Hesston. It'll change the way you look at hay fields forever. I AGCO 1 THE PRIME LINE HERNLEY'S FARM EQUIPMENT. INC. 2095 S. Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa. 717-367-8867 STOLTZFUS FARM SERVICE, INC. Rts. 10 & 41 Cochranville, Pa. 215-593-2407 ZIMMERMAN'S FARM SERVICE School Road, Rt. 1 Bethel, Pa. 717-933-4114 j Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser “Breakers” which is the most splendid of Newports man sions. This was the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt and it was only used in July and August. The 70 rooms were elegantly furnished and the stairway to the second floor had 40 steps. One day was spent in Ply mouth where we boarded the Mayflower n. There were cos tumed guides who portrayed ■ ■< I A a higher capacity round baler with versatility and conve nience. We also knew you liked your tractor. Truth is, you can keep your present tractor. Because with the 540 attached, all you need is a minimum 45 PTO hp tractor. We built the 540 with all the features of a large baler but in a compact, low-profile design. The direct-feed, open-throat design makes for fast bale starts and easy operation, and the variable chamber makes bales from 30" to 51". You'll be able to handle a wide variety of crops with great maneuverability. All with your current tractor. So stop in at your ACCO/Hesston dealer listed here I ■i I > When we designed the 540, we knew you wanted STANLEY S FARM SERVICE RD 1, Box 46 Klingerstown, Pa. 717-648-2088 UMBERGER'S OF FONTANA, INC. RD 4, Box 545 Lebanoo, Pa. 717-867-2613 2| HESSTON I AOCOI the prime line the crew and passengers. Life on this ship in 1620 presented great hardships for the 102 pas sengers who landed at Ply mouth Rock. Our next stop was “Ply mouth Plantation” which was an open air Pilgrim village. Here we saw how they lived in 1627. Their gardens were very interesting and contained red beets, spinach, turnips, beans and pumpkins. In a few short years they had prospered. One of the highlights of this day was seeing the harvesting of cranberries. Our bus stopped at a large field that had been flooded and now as the berries floated on the surface they were being pumped up on a truck. Another smaller truck was loaded with debris and leaves. It was quite a produc tion. That evening at our hotel we were given keys to room 112. But when we unlocked the door, we found another couple there. All four of us were sur prised! After a stop at the office we finally got a key to a room on the fifth floor. It had a king size bed, a desk, television and Better Kid Care WEST CHESTER (Chester Co.) Better Kid Care Train ings, sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension, are designed for in-home day care providers, day care center staff, child care establishment adminis trators and teachers, babysitters, and those needing inservice credit toward licensing or registration, training sessions will be held at the Extension office, Government Services Center, Suite 370, 601 fPiHßawMp ??iaa arcana 9?naaara«a WE I INC. A ROUND BALE MOVERS | FEATURING: Kverneland forged steel spear |f electrically heat treated g 9ymSSmsm HEAVY DUTY • 1500 lb. capacity • 24” high load guard fiy’r e w.icirC E'.'fnr; rw..v n r‘i Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8, 1994-811 upholstered chairs. After a visit to a nearby shopping mall for our evening meal we had a much needed rest. At least this meal had no mishap as the breakfast one did when a big glass of orange juice was dumped in a man’s lap—luckily, he had dry clothes in a suitcase. Westtown Road, West Chester, on Thursdays, October 27, Novem ber 17, and December 1, 7:00- 9:00 p.m. The topics include cre ativity, lead alerts, and children and the library, building language skills. To register or receive further information, contact Becky Scot land at the Extension office at (610)696-3500. The registration deadline for the October 27. 4) r //*"
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