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
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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
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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.
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Societies
Berks Society 4
The September meeting of
Berks County Society of Farm
Women Group 4 was held in the
home of Elsie Rothenberger, Pow
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Lebanon County Farm Women
Group #2O met at the home of
Barb Harding, with 15 members
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held their August meeting at the
home of their president Arlene
Miller. This was the youth prog
ram. Roll call response was “An
event of your youth.” An unrest
ing discussion of “youth events”
followed.
One item of business was con
tributions to five local fire compa
nies, located in Shrewsbury, Glen
Rock, Loganville, Jacobus and
Winlerstown.
Upcoming events are Farm
Women’s Day, Oct. 14 with a
train ride starting in Gettysburg
and ending at the Apple Festival in
ArendtsviUe. Riding back to Get-
Farm Women No. 20 met at the
home of Mary Shirk with Lillian
Winters and Marion Hastings as
co-hostesses. Following the
refreshments Marion had the
devotions and the scripture-
For the Roll Call, each
responded with the number of
windows in their house and gave a
penny for each one. The Sunshine
Committee reported sending four
Lebanon Society 20
Vera Gross invited members
and husbands to her place to play
shuffleboard Sept 26 at 6:00.
The group toured the Gov. man
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tysburg and having lunch at
Bonanza Restaurant
York County Covention will be
held November 2 at Wise Haven
Banquet Center.
The youth program was pre
sented by Sammy and Amy Disc,
granddaughers of Melba Dise,
showing their 4-H projects, sew
ing, dress review and latch hook
ing. Amanda Delp granddaughter
of Edith Delp played flute
selections.
Members had a garden surplus
and bake sale to supplement the
treasury.
President Arlene served
refreshments to the group.
Society 20
cards and one flower arrangement
and gave a gift to Pauline Reinhart
for the 50th Wedding Anniversary
of she and her husband. Park. We
will have a stand at Towns Edge
on October 7 with Marie Foose as
chair person.
For the program County Com
missioner Terry Kauffman spoke.
President Pat Zeigler handed
out new books and went over the
changes in the by-laws.
The next meeting will be Farm
Women’s Day breakfast at the
home of Pat Ziegler at 9:00 a.m.