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All demonstrations begin at 2 p.m. and last approximately 20 minutes with unlimited time for questions. The slide-illustrated talk “An nuals to Grow from Seed” on Wednesday, March 8, at 2 p.m. is a great chance to relax before' the spring rush and learn more about mas and decisions regarding earn ing, spending, and saving money. Financial success requires teamwork, so a family needs to talk together about money. Dis cussions concerning how to spend money, what the family’s future needs are, when to use credit, and other issues are as necessary as or ganizing records themselves. In fact, if your family talks rather than argues about money, you will probably have fewer money prob lems. To register or for more informa tion, call Penn State Cooperative Extension at (717) 394-6851 by March 14. QUALITY TOP TO BOTTOM Whether they're designed fc . iargi commercial farms, Kubota diesel tractors vary in size but not in quality. 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In addition to more walks, talks, and demon strations, there are Sun day afternoon concerts and weekday “Discovery Stations” on topics such as “Insect Adventures” and “Stuffed Topiary.” For a complete schedule, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Schedule, Longwood Gardens, PO Box SOI, Kennett Square PA 19348-0501. For record ed information from phones in the mid- Atlantic region (Con necticut to Virginia), call (800) 737-5500, or to speak to a Longwood representative, call (610) 388-1000. March visitors pay half-price admission because of renovations in two conservatories. Through March 31, admission is $5 for adults, $3 for youths ages 16-20, $1 for children ages 6-14, and free for children under age 6. Beginning April I, admission is $8 for adults ($6 on Tuesdays), $4 for youths, and $1 for chil dren. Rates will return to the usual fee of $lO for adults ($6 on Tuesdays), $6 youths, and $2 chil dren 6-14 when the Orangery and Exhibition Hall reopen.
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