Ida’s Notebook by Ida Risser This spring I dug my flower garden by hand. Then I planted seeds and waited for them to come up. Only a few were brave enough to show themselves. So, I re-planted, and now I’m wait ing again. The fact that our two young cats run through and play on the SUftEE The MAGNUM SERIES of parlor stalls are internatioi designed, engineered and manufactured to pr< maximum longevity with minimal maintenance, regardle; herd size. We at Babson Bros. Co. know, that of . importance to equipment durability, are four other points > focus on: Cow Comfort; Cow Positioning; Operator Safety and Throughput Capabilities... ' BRANDT’S HOSTETTER iSUREEi FARM SUPPLY surge ?■■■■■/ Elizabethtown, PA Rd. 2, Box 749 ’ 1 -800-872-7478 Annville, PA 717-367-1221 717-867-2896 LONGACRE ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC. Bally, PA 215-845-2261 MOUNTAIN VIEW SUPPLY, INC. Rd 1, Box 1392 215 Oak Bottom Rd Hamburg, PA Quarryville.PA 610-488-1025 717-786-1533 No other milking equipment and supply company has more experience, expertise and commitment in its ability to deliver service, knowledge and merchandise. All of this contributes to the well-being of cows and the profitability of your dairy. loose ground does not help. Each morning they tumble around in a nearby bed of big daylilies. However, these are large enough to hold their own. A separate bed for calendulas is far enough away to escape their antics. The larkspur reseeded them selves and another bed is an Magnum 90i Herringbone Stall ocean of blue with Shasta daisies around the edge. Allen’s rosebed is also doing us proud as we have taken several bouquets to luncheons and banquets. So far insects have not chewed on their petals and so they are per fect. We have most every color in the rainbow. Recently, I had a birthday and was pleased to get phone calls from our children and from friends. One was from a lady that I worked with in an office some 50 years ago. We had trav eled together over the UnitecT States and into Canada. The pic tures that we took have faded as they were some of the first col ored photos. Since then the method of developing pictures has been improved. We spent to weeks on a pri vate train as we traveled to California. Nights were spent HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) Between 6.3 and 80 million peo ple suffer from food borne illness es each year. In 1993, an outbreak of hamburger infected with E. coli 0157:H7 was associated with four deaths and over 500 cases of ill ness. At least 41 percent of these out breaks can be prevented each year with proper time and temperature control in food service operations. sleeping as we sped west and days were spent seeing the Grand Canyon, Denver, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. On the train with us were farm ers from Ohio and it was a con genial group. Memories like these are pleasant. FORSHEY’S, INC. 110 Forshey St. Martmsburg, PA 814-793-3791 JIM’S SURGE SALES & SERVICE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 13, 1998-B7 Sanitation Training • Made of 13 gauge Steel • All welded seams • Gravity Flow or Auger Free Estimates Also - Steel Roof Trusses for Buildings - Portable Hog Buildings - Bucket Elevators - Grain Augers Distributors - Flow Pipes & Accessories We Sell, Service & Install Ph; 717-345-3724 Fax: 717-345-2294 STOLTZFUS WELDING SHOP Owner - Samuel P. Stoitzfus RD3, Box 331 Pine Grove, PA 17963 Another 20 percent of these inci dents can be eliminated by ade quate kitchen sanitation and good personal hygiene of food handlers. Penn State Cooperative Exten sion is sponsoring a six-hour food safety and sanitation training for food handlers. * HACCP-Based inspections The two-day training will be held at the Penn State Cooperative Extension office in Honesdale on June 22 and 29 from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants must attend both days of training. For a $l5 registration fee, parti cipants will receive a training manual and video to be used at their worksites. For more informa tion or to make reservations, call Penn State Cooperative Extension at 717-253-5970 cxL 239.