On Being a
Farm Wife
(and other
hazards)
Joyce Bupp
Well, here we are, smack-dab
between two of the season's sig
nificant holidays.
Halloween. And, Election Day.
Not likely that many of us were
unaware of Halloween. After all,
retailiers had pumpkin-stuff in the
stores at least 10 weeks ago. Some
places, maybe sooner.
And why not enjoy getting into
(he spooky spirit, anyway? What’s
more adorable than your favorite
bttle people showing up at your
doorstep, giggling under a crea
tive costume that their mom may
have spent untold hours creating?
Plus, it’s one time of the year
when I can stop apologizing for
the spider webs in the house cor
ners and instead just pretend I’m
in tune with seasonal decorating.
To say nothing of the great
excuse it made to stock up extra
chocolate candy in the cupboards.
Okay, now, hands up. How
many of us who-were ready to
hand out trick-or-treat goodies are
equally prepared to vote on Elec
tion Day? Uh, huh. I was afraid of
that.
At least most of us should be
aware that there’s an election on
the horizon, if for no other reason
than the bombardment of election
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sprouting of candidate signs along
the roads, like weeds popping up
after a July rain. (Yes, Virginia,
some years it does rain in July
around here.)
Fact is, many of us are woefully
unprepared to intelligently vote
this coming Tuesday at our local
polling place. (Many folks out in
citizen land AREN’T EVEN
REGISTERED TO VOTE, for
crying out loud! Meaning they
have forfeited the right to whine or
bellyache about any public policy.
Anyway, Th Farmer and I are
registered and we do plan to vote.
But...every election, I try to
study the information presented in
local papers and non-partisan, pre
election publications, describing
candidates and issues. But..too
often, I still find myself standing
in the voting booth, trying to
select from candidates, like for
judge seats on a high state court,
when I have no clue who they
really are. Sure, I’ve read the short
paragraph or two giving their phi
losophy about issues, but I have
no idea what really makes them
tick or who would be the best indi
vidual for the job. And I get frus
trated with myself every election
over that
There’s one issue we do know
about this year, though. It’s an
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issue called the "Homestead” tax
measure and it's near and dear to
the hearts of Pennsylvania’s
farmers.
For years, fanners and property
holders have lamented the system
which levies the bulk of local tax
es on those who own land. Most
property owners we know are
willing to pay their fair share of
taxes to provide local services.
But much of farm and open land
requires only nominal “service”
from our local taxing entities. One
familiy on, say 100 acres, requires
far less per-acre service, for
schools, roads, trash, fire, water,
sewage, etc., than cluster areas
where there might be several
dozen-or several hundred-people
per acre. Clean and Green legisla
tion eased the property tax burden
a bit for those qualifying. But it’s
not nearly adequate to cushion the
blow to some of our farm friends
who recently saw their local
assessment valuations triple,
while at the same time watching
their crops wither in the fields.
The Homestead exemption.
Joint Resolution 1997-1 on the
ballot, would amend our state
Constitution to allow local tax dis
tricts to initiate property tax relief
measures. All residents of an area,
rather than just property owners,
could thus more fairly share the
responsibility of funding local
public services.
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Upcoming Programs
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Lancaster County’s Landis
Valley Museum presents a series
of November Sunday programs
focusing on the coming of winter
and the merriment of the holidays.
On November 2, Cynthia Beil,
member of the Ramsden Fiber
Guild and Landis Valley volun
teer, presents Get Out Your Wint
er Woolies, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
in the Visitor Center Auditorium.
Ms. Beil will discuss the seasonal
change from light, warm-weather
clothing to heavier, cold-weather
woolen garments and will offer an
extensive display of 18th and
19th-Century clothing.
On November 9, garden enthu
siasts, take off your gloves and
show off your green thumb. Win
tering Your Garden will be pre
sented by Maggie Posselius, Heir
loom Seed Coordinator, 2:00 p.m.
in the Visitor Center Auditorium.
Ms. Posselius will discuss the
guidelines and techniques on
properly preparing one’s garden
for the harsh, winter months.
On November 16, Landis Val
ley presents From Sheep to
Sbawl! Donna Haines, animal
husbandry expert, will work with
sheep in our historic village and
demonstrate the entire process of
sheering the sheep by hand, clean
ing and carding the wool, and
finally, weaving a woolen shawl -
all in the course of an afternoon.
Ms. Haines will present her prog
ram in front of the Log Farm from
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
On November 23, holiday
cooking is on the menu at Landis
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Valley. Jerri Homer, Landis Val
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Weekend, Sunday, November 30,
Cynthia Charles, Landis Valley
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Play Together, Stay Together!
Charles will provide an afternoon
of fun and games for young child
ren spending a turkey-stuffed
weekend at home. Bring the whole
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