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It's not a costly sort of entertain ment, just good ole' country con versation with other farmers. Finding out who's planting wjiat, ..who bought what, who sold what, who rented what, who's trying what new, what's "in," what's "out." Mom and really needed an extra income My first check from the company was 07 and last months check was over $5 000 The products have helped my diabetis depression arthritis migraine headaches varicose veins high blood pressure cholesterol fibromyalgia high triglycerides also my twin boys with bronchitis asthma and ADD Nil does not make any health claims this is strictly personal testimonies of product users Joy Morris TORY UR When we women discuss such business of our friends and neighbors, its called gossip. Now, equipment dealers are very savvy business people. They encourage this meeting place mania, with stools on which to park at the parts counter, maybe a hot, full cof feepot, and an ever-impressive selection of candy bars. This time of the year, many of them go a hospitality step farther, hosting customer open-house events with early-season parts discounts, repair specials, and door prizes. Knowing that farm ers love to eat, they enhance the lure with goodies ranging from chips and pretzels to bowls of hot soup and hotdogs with all the fixin's. But the equipment dealer ship lure is not limited to the big boys. There are few farm kids (boys and girls) who don't jump at the chance to ride along in the pickup to fetch supplies or parts. And dream over shelves full of those toy reproductions of farm equipment for their own back yard tillage operations. For one small boy in the giant metropolis of Portland, Oregon, the farm equipment dealership has become the ultimate child hood entertainment center. JUST 3 TABLETS AT BREAKFAST A * ißfpfc: / ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmt When You Buy A kmmMmmit You Get The Best rPP PULVERIZERS 6 Ft., 7 Ft., 8 Ft. rP-SERIES TRANSPORT PULVERIZERS lO Ft. to 20 Ft. 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Bottom line was that the farm-homesick mother left a considerable chunk of change at the farm equipment dealership. That purchase not only extend ed the small farmer's basic line of toy equipment, it also earned his mom some needed peace and quiet to pursue her home-based computer business. She figures Winter Soup Workshop SCHAEFFERSTOWN (Leba non Co.) Lebanon Extension Home Economist Letic Schadlcr will share recipes and basic tech niques for making tasty soups and stocks at the Dutchway Super market in Schaefferstown on Tues day. Feb. 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m. and again from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. it was a real fair return on investment. Now she finds herself 1 falling overall her scatter rug§ which the small fanner repeatedly snags for his "fields." The very same problem I used to have with the little farmer's uncle - who carried away my rugs for the same purpose over 20 years ago. Is this pure happenstance? Or are there genetics involved here? Whatever the reason, we thank farm equipment dealers everywhere for their support of our farm equipment needs and for being there when we need them in the inevitable emergen cies. And for providing toys for our boys. Big ones and little ones, Refrigeration, freezing and can ning methods of storing soups will be discussed. What causes soup to “sour” and how to avoid this kitch en crisis. Call (717) 270-4391 to register for this free class. gd: workshops on cooking for diabetics Pennsylvania ADAMSTOWN Adamstown Equip. Inc. ALLENTOWN Lehigh Ag Equipment BECHTELSVILLE Miller Equip. Co. CARLISLE Gutshalls Inc. CENTRE HALL Dunkle & Qrieb, Inc. CRESSON & BELLWOOD Hines Equipment, Inc. DOVER George N. Gross, Inc. EASTON Geo. V. Seiple ELIZABETHTOWN Messlck Farm Equipment Co. INTERCOURSE C.B. Hoober & Son GREENCASTLE Meyers Implement GREENSBURG J&M Machinery Co. LEBANON Umberger’s of Fontana LOYSVILLE Gutshall’s, Inc. OAKLAND MILLS Peoples Sales & Service OLEY Pikeville Equipment, Inc. QUARRYVILLE Grumelli Farm Service TAMAQUA Charles Snyder, Inc. WATSONTOWN Deerfield Ag & Turf Center, Inc. | Maryland | RISING SUN Ag Industrial Equipment [ New Jersey | BRIDGETON Leslie Fogg ELMER Pole Tavern Equip. Sales Corp | Virginia j HARRISONBURG Rockingham New Holland, Inc. pßWrlll Cnr^ ■ ♦ * **•
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