Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
The other week we attended
our grandson's "Project Fair" at
his elementary school. The chil
dren had weeks and weeks to
prepare something to show.
The displays were quite var
ied. Some children showed cats,
dogs, turtles, and snakes. Some
grew plants under different con
ditions to show how they pros
pered. There were artificial vol
canoes, a log cabin, historical
costumes, and dinosaurs.
On a rainy night, we walked
into the brightly-lit school filled
with energetic children running
everywhere. They presented a
talent show in the auditorium
which everyone enjoyed. It was
an opportunity for several gen
erations to interact and see
what interests today's youth.
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I'm sure that parents had a
big hand in the projects even as
we did years ago. Our six chil
dren were all very active in 4-H
Clubs. Thie girls made suits and
dresses. They also grew flowers
and held cooking classes in my
kitchen.
They were all in the dairy
club and the community club.
Their interests ranged from bees
to geology and from veterinary
science to raising pigs and veg
etables.
The parents learned along
with the children. Flowers must
be picked the night before the
show so that if some of them wilt
they can be replaced. And, you
do not allow beets to attain a
nice size but rather pull them
when they are small and tender.
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Antique Apple Grafting Seminar
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Participants in the annual “An
tique Apple Grafting Seminar held
1 pan. to 4 p.m., Saturday. March
21. (snow date, March 28) in the
Visitor Center of Landis Valley
Museum will be given hands-on
instruction for grafting two apple
trees. The seminar fee is $2O
which includes materials.
The “Antique Apple Grafting
Seminar” is hosted by the Heir
loom Seed Project of Landis Val
ley Museum and the Backyard
Fruit Growers who work together
to preserve historic varieties of
fruit trees found in Pennsylvania
German orchards.
The afternoon seminar will in
clude a slide presentation featur
ing historic varieties of fruit,
hands-on grafting experience.
It is important that all vegeta
bles be uniform.
One child even challenged
the judge and whipped out a
book to prove he had identified a
stone correctly. It was a learn
ing experience as, after all of
their work, sometimes they got
blue ribbons or rosettes and
other times they got none.
The 5209's reliable design keeps you
mowing and conditioning year after year
With the segmented cutterbar dnveshaft, a
New Idea innovation the cutterbar is truly mod
ular, which makes for easy maintenance
To see the disc mower conditioner that il
exceed your expectations not vour budget
visit your AGCO New Idea dealer todav
Lancastar naming, Saturday, March 14, 1998-817
written instructions, two root
stocks, and a choice of two selec
tions from over 100 antique and
modern applewood varieties to
graft.
This is a great way to begin a
Craft Show
FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The
sixth annual Breath of Spring
Craft Show is being held on
Saturday, March 21 from 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the
Hunterdon County Extension
center on Route 31 North in
Flemington. Admission is $l.
There will be hands-on crafts
Tractor Safety
Course Set
WEST CHESTER (Chester
Co.) - If you are between the
ages of 14 and 16 and wish to
work on a farm (other than your
parents'), you are required to
have a certificate showing that
you completed a tractor safety
course.
See Your
AGCO -
New Idea
Dealer Listed
Below.
Delaware
Georgetown
Baxter Farms
Maryland
Dayton
J.D. Mullinix
Pennsylvania
Bechtelsville
Miller Equipment
Bethel
Zimmerman’s Farm Service
Bloomsburg
William F Welhver
Carlisle
Carlisle Farm Service
Chambersburg
Chambersburg Farm Service
Cochranville
Stoltzfus Farm Service
Cresson
Hines Equipment
Glen Rock
Wertz Farm & Power Equip
Greencastle
Meyers Implements
Klingerstown
Stanley's Farm Set \ ice
Lebanon
Lmheijzei s ol Fontana
Mercer
Ralph \\ Kyle
Mifflinburg
B. SA H Repan
Oakland Mills
Peoples Sales A. Sot vise
Qntikertown
C I Wonsidlei
Quarryville
A L Hen
Somerset
Lincoln Supply
new back yard orchard or add to
an existing orchard. Call Landi*
Valley Museum at (717)
569-0401, ext 202 today to pie
register.
for the children to make and a
visit from the Easter Bunny.
Also available will be a variety
of spring plants, baked goods,
and a lunch menu. This event
benefits the NJ State 4-H
Association.
For more information, call
Louisa Cole (908)369-4184.
Penn State Cooperative
Extension and Octorara High
School's Vo-Ag Department
jointly present the 1998 Tractor
and Farm Machinery Safety
Course on Mondays,
April 6, 13, 20 and 27,
from 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
at Octorara High
School, Atglen.
A tractor driving
session will be sched
uled on a Saturday as
well. The registration
fee is $l2 and is due
no later than March
30
This course is
designed to give young
people classroom and
hands-on training in
the safe operation of
farm tractors and
some farm machinery
This is also a good pro
gram for young adults
already operating
machinery because of
the emphasis on safe
ty
Upon successful
completion of this
course, candidates
receive a Department
of Labor certificate
certifying that the stu
dent has completed
the course and has
mastered certain safe
ty and operational
skills of farm machin
ery.
For registration
information, contact
the extension office at
(610)696-3500
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