M-Lancwtar Farming, Saturday, Septwnbw 23, 1995 On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazards) Joyce Bupp Seeing spots. No, my eyes haven’t gotten even woiseithan they’ve been. It’s just the season for livestock shows. And few things are more visually distinctive in the world of animals than those with unusal marking. Tigers and zebras among the big ones. The two-tone-splotched, small caterpillar that stung me a few weeks ago as I gathered a bou quet of flowers is on the smaller scale. In between are things like the speckled orange, black and white Japanese koi, a brightly colored large type of carp. And, of course, cows. Those various patterns of cattle markings have always fascinated me—and the decorating world, as attested to the number of cow related items still being marketed. An Ayrshire exhibited locally is among the most notable cow I know in markings, because of her tf / j CLOSED SUNDAYS, NEW YEAR, EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHIT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSGIVING, f• I a lIH ( CHRISTMAS S DECEMBER 26TH FISHER’S FURNITURE, INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL S WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE S ANTIQUES BUS. HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS. 1-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. FRI, M, SAT. S-12 BART, PA 17503 GOOD FOOD OUTLET STORES See Our Original Line Of Golden Barrel Products Plus All Kinds Of Beans, Candies, Dried Fruit, Snack Mixes, Etc. At Reduced Prices * BAKING MOLASSES * MAPLE SYRUP * BARBADOS MOLASSES * PANCAKE * WAFFLE * BLACKSTRAP SYRUPS MOLASSES * SORGHUM SYRUP * CORN SYRUPS * LIQUID * DRY SUGAR * HIGH FRUCTOSE * PANCAKE * WAFFLE ‘ SYRUPS SYRUPS M _ A CANOLA OIL ' I * COCONUT OIL I * CORN OIL | * COTTONSEED OIL A OLIVE OIL A PEANUT OIL A VEGETABLE OIL A SHOO-FLY PIE MIX Processors Of Syrups, Molasses. Cooking Oils, Funnel Cake Mix. Pancake ft Waffle Mix ft Shoofly Pie Mix GOOD FOOD OUTLET Located At Good Food, Inc. W. Main St., Box 160, Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-3776 1-800-327-4406 Located At L & S Sweeteners 388 E. Main St., Leola, PA 17540 717-686-3486 1-800-633-2676 - WE UPS DAILY - -MAZ large, round, rusty-brown splotch es against white. Her large dots are at unusual places, like on her lower back legs. In fact, that animal’s “cowhide” is so distinctive that it’s easy to spot no pun intended the veteran show cow from year to year. In recent years, some bloodline (or bloodlines) in our Holstein breed began throwing more unusu al markings. One popular dairy magazine has printed numerous pictures sent in by readers who have had calves bom with the number ‘7” emblazoned on then heads. We have a couple of those among our young stock, including one recently bom out of old cow Hobi which has a ‘7” on its head backwards. An unusual marking which turned up in a Wisconsin herd of Holsteins a few years ago earned the owners a prompt sale and worl dwide notoriety. Someone spotted a black spotch on a cow’s side that looked remarkably like the famed, round-eared, Mickey Mouse. That cow is now living the life of bovine luxury as a four-legged celebrity at one of the Disney theme parks. If your loctl turn doa* not hivo it, SEND FOR FREE BROCHURE Plans were made to attend the County Convention on October 7 in the Berks County Ag Center. The group is responsible for door prizes, guest basket gifts and auc tion items. Berks Heim Annex Bingo will be November 2. A pound auction was held fol lowing the business meeting. The next meeting October 3 will be at the Leader Home, Pottstown. Evelyn Becker, a resident, will be the hostess. HERNIA? I No hernia is unrepairable, even after several previous railed attempts. We specialize in outpatient hernia repairs,