LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Fanning Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Interested in purchasing a baby hedgehog? Then the Lancaster County 4-H Annual Benefit Auction to be held at the Farm and Home Center on Saturday, Feb. 15, is the place to go- lf the hedgehog doesn’t entice you to attend this fun-filled auc tion, there are plenty of other unusual items to pique your inter est. How about some emu meat or perhaps some rhea meat? How about bidding on an airplane ride? Maybe you’re faint of heart and wary of sinking your dollars into the unusual. Don’t despair. The benefit auction at 1383 Arcadia Road (just off Route 72) in Lancas ter has plenty for the traditional auction goer. Cookbooks, tools, restaurant certificates, Winross trucks, toys, wall hangings and a quilt are a few of the traditional offerings. Of course, plenty of food will be available throughout the sale that starts at 9:30 a.m. The annual auction is the place for 4-H’ers to get set for the upcoming show year. They can purchase top quality show lambs REAR SCRAPER BLADES Medium Duty RB7OO 6 ft., 7 ft. & 8 ft. Models Also Available WOODS Light Duty Blades In 6 & 7 Ft. Models WOODS Heavy Duty Blades in 8, 9 & 10 Ft. Models wmsmsm& WOODS - DuAL WOODS - GANNON WOODS - GILL R.S. HOLLINGER & SON, INC. Mountville, PA 717-285-4538 PIPERSVILLE GARDEN CENTER Pipersville, PA 215-766-0414 How About Bidding On A Hedgehog? from pretigious breeders such as George Lewis, Abe Landis, and Steve Landis or hogs donated by Jim Parlett, Henry Holloway, David Holloway, and White Oak Mills. Lead ropes, horse halters, shovels, and similar basics needed by 4-H showmen will go over the auction block. Yearning for some relaxing entertainment? Bid on tickets for the Fulton Opera House, Dutch Apple Theatre, or the Rainbow Dinner Theater. Maybe it’s just a dinner out that interests you. Plenty of certificates will go the highest bidder for Doc Holliday’s Steakhouse, Country Table Restaurant, Kreider Farm Family Restaurant, Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, and more. Garden supplies such as fertiliz er, plant food, mulch, wood shav ings, hoes and so forth will be sold. Dr. Zoann Parker, 4-H exten sion agent, said the funds raised at the annual auction provide 30 per cent of the money needed for every major 4-H event held throughout the year for the county’s 4,000 members. Monies are used for the purchase of educational materials, entry fees to events, transportation WOODS WOODS LOADERS ... come in for a demonstration ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT New Ringgold, PA 717-943-2131 X / ' 7 Models to choose from. Whether your tractor has two wheel or four wheel drive and falls within the 11 to 200 HP range Woods has a DUAL loader to fit your needs.Fast-D-Tach attaches to your tractor in minutes. Available in tractor matching colors Orefield, PA 610-366-2095 'lp i*; * With the help of Dr. Zoann Parker, 4-H extension agent, Julie Snyder, 16-year-old 4-H Ambassador from Ephrata, displays donated Items for the upcoming Lancaster County 4-H Annual Benefit Auction to be held February is, starting at 9:30 a.m. costs, and other 4-H expenses. “We want to keep 4-H afford able for all families,” said Parker, NESLEY EQUIPMENT CO. Pottstown, PA 215-469-6391 D.W. OGG EQUIPMENT CO Frederick, MD 301-473-4250 Westminster, MD 410-848-3458 H I who promises to have something for everyone at the auction. Getting back to the hedgehog, and easy-to-care for pets. They Parker said that the nine-week-old love to be held and cuddled. hedgehog makes a wonderful pet For more information or to for children who are 10 years old donate items for the auction, con and older. Hedgehogs are the latest tact the Lancaster County rage in exotic pets. Since hedge- Cooperative Extension office at hogs eat catfood and can be housed (717) 394-6851. pn OPEN HOUSE yj DAYS MARCH 5,6, 7 BIG SAVINGS Details In March Ist Lancaster Farming YOU WON T BEAT OUR PRICES 8l SERVICE BARNE It's a fact! Contaminated water can have a costly effect on your livestock and poultry performance. Our years of experience plus hundreds of farm related treatment systems has proven the validity and practicality of correcting contaminated water. WATER SYSTEMS SPECIALISTS IN FARM WATER TREATMEN Call us today for treatment of: * Nitrates * Bacteria *lron * Sulfates * pH ~ Acidity I Alkalinity 548 New Holland Ave Lancaster, PA 17602 (717) 393-3612 800-224-3612 Along Rte. 23 LapcMter Farming, Saturday, February % 18Q7-B4 in aquariums or a cage with lid, they arc considered economical LAPP’S 5935 OLD PHILADELPHIA PIKE, GAP, PA 17527 PHONE: 717-442-8134 - Radio Dispatched Trucks - Water Quality an IMPORTANT Ingredient In vestock Management Martin Water Conditioning Co. Willis Sharp Somerset, PA & Surrounding Counties (814) 893-5081 800-893-5081 UIPMENT 740 E Lincoln Ave Myerstown, PA 17067 (717) 866-7555 800-887-7555 along Rte 422