State Park, the ocean, and local
baseball games. The 4-H’ers also
enjoyed swimming and miniature
golfing.
The most frequent comments
about the differences of our coun
ties usually related to our winding
roads and hilly landscapes. Also
the highways were much more
crowded in Pennsylvania. They
took pictures of the farmland
because they were able to stand in
the country and see many farms
around them as well as in the dis
tance.
In Kansas you can look toward
the horizon and see one or two
farms in the distance. The Penn
sylvania Farmers were busy bal
ing alfalfa grass for hay, while the
Kansas Farmers were baling
prairie grass.
John Scherman explained how
they bale their hay into large
square bales similar to our round
ones in Lancaster County. His
family farms 2,000 acres com
pared to the average Lancaster
County farm of 100 acres.
Many of the 4-H’ers were anx
ious to see covered bridges. Lan
caster County had many to offer
throughout the county. The
Amish customs and way of life
were fascinating and interesting
to all of them.
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and large chicken and swine
houses were new to them also.
Many of the 4-H’ers raised swine,
but on a much smaller scale.
Large operations common in
Lancaster County are not found
in Kansas. Kansas farm fields are
large and square since all the
roads are laid out in square miles.
Our fields seemed small and any
angular shape possible.
Towns were miles apart in
Kansas. Lancaster County towns
are located quite close to each
other. They could not believe
how close the houses were built
to each other and how close to the
streets the houses are set.
At the farewell party the 4-H
club served a pig roast. This also
was new to Kansas. They do lots
of beef roasts but not pig roasts.
Other new foods to our guests
were red beet eggs, whoopie pies,
shoofly pie, chocolate shoofly
pie, subs, cheese steaks, chicken
pot pie and peanutbutter pie.
There were many happy mem
ories made as the two groups
lived together for one week. This
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tears present as they said their
“farewells” at the airport. The let
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Monarch Butterflies
UNIVERSITY PARK, (Cen
tre Co.) —Butterfly fanciers’ spir
its soar with thousands of
monarch butterflies from late
August to early October as the
regal insects begin their annual
migration from the eastern United l "
States and Canada back to Mexi-
Astute and sharp-eyed central
can see the but
terflies on their long trek home,
says an expert in Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences,
because monarchs prefer the
favorable wind patterns coming
off the Bald Eagle Ridge that bor
ders the Allegheny Mountains.
“They catch the thermal drafts
off the ridge and glide up to about
1,500 feet, where they can travel
up to 200 miles a day,” explains
Dr. Robert Snetsinger, professor
of entomology.
According to Snetsinger, mon
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path every year, often stopping to
rest and recuperate at day’s end in
the same location (and often the
same tree) year after year. Penn
sylvanians, particularly those
who live near monarch stopovers,
have a chance to see the insects
congregate in groups of 200 to
400 on the branch of a tree.
Snetsinger says one of the best
places to see monarchs this year
is on Route 504 near Black
Moshannon State Park.
“Monarchs are very social
insects,” says Snetsinger. “When
they reach Mexico to overwinter,
there are millions of them cover
ing the trees in some eight moun
tainous areas.”
Entomologists are not certain
why the butterflies travel the
same route every spring, but tag
ging studies have proven that the
individuals from Mexico make it
all the way back to the eastern
U.S. and central Canada. “The
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QUESTION Kenneth Hixon, Warfordsburg, would like
the complete address for the Schrader Co. that makes auto
motive tire repair accessories. He needs parts for #5235 valve
vulcanizing tool.
ANSWER—Here are some more suggestions for remov
ing perspiration odor from clothing from a Lehighton reader
and others. Spong white vinegar on the area and let set for at
least 30 minutes before washing the garment. Or rub the area
with a moistened cake of homemade soap. Or try rubbing a
paste on the spot and launder as usual. Make sure you use a
good quality laundry detergent. Sometimes it helps to switch
brands.
ANSWER Shirley Baer, New Freedom, wanted hand
made aluminum made during the late 1930 s and 19405,
especially those with designs of animals, flowers, and fowl.
Bonnie Brockmeyer, 643 Red Oak Drive, Bel Air, Md. 21014
or call 410-836-5945, has more than 500 pieces. Many of
these pieces are very unusual pieces with markings. The best
hours to call are between 9 a.m. and noon or after 8:30 p.m.
ANSWER C. Van Horn, Mt. Pleasant Mills, wanted to
know what works and is safe to remove yellow and grease
stains from old china dishes, especially ironstone. Thanks to a
reader who sdid that dishes should be washed in hot water
with Cascade or Palmolive dishwasher detergent. Use rubber
gloves. If the dishes are not very valuable, you may wash
them in the dishwasher on the no-heat cycle.
ANSWER—M. Carver wanted to know how to handle cab
bage, Thanks to a reader who wrote that it may be harvested
and used immediately when the heads feel firm. When freez
ing weather comes, the cabbage may be stored in a dry, cool
cellar. Pull the whole,stalk and set in in a tub or bucket. Or,
preserve by making saurkraut or by blanching and freezing.
ANSWER A reader wanted to know how to remove
cloudiness from clear crystal. Thanks to a reader who said
crystal may be brightened by soaking it in white vinegar and
then washing by hand in a good quality dish detergent.
ler, Melissa McCardell, Jill
Eichorn, Aaron Ranck, and Jeff
Lefevre. Front row, Seth Vopat,
Lacy Moyer, Megan East,
Suzanne Jones, Diana Scherman,
and Maggie Strausbaugh.
Migrate
ultimate reason they migrate
northward is to eat the abundant
milkweed in the eastern United
States,” Snetsinger says.
“They return south because
it’s too cold to survive the north
ern winters and their milkweed
food sources die off as well.”
Although some rugged indi
vidual monarchs make the entire
journey from Mexico to Canada,
Snetsinger describes the exodus
as a multi-generational trip. The
monarchs remain inactive from
November to February in their
high-altitude wintering site about
50 miles west of Mexico City.
“The site is a natural icebox. The
monarchs don’t freeze, but it's
cold enough so that they don’t
lose energy,” Snetsinger says.
In February and March, the
monarchs fly down to lower ele
vations, feed and mate. The
insects then travel into Texas,
where the monarchs lay eggs and
continue the migration.
Snetsinger pointed out that
there are several other monarch
wintering sites. Perhaps the most
famous one is in northern Califor
nia near Pacific Grove. Those
monarchs migrate to Oregon,
Washington and western Canada
before returning to Mexico. Other
colonies exist in Florida and Ari
zona. Snetsinger knows of one
Cuban colony that flies over the
ocean to winter in the jungles of
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.