On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazards) Joyce Bupp I'm sorry, pardon my whin ing. But I'm a little bummed out at the moment. I just go back from paying our "school taxes. Which are up 43% from what they were when I paid them just one year ago. Like I said. I'm a little bummed out at the moment. Has our real estate appreciat ed 43% in market value from what it was last year? Hardly. Have we added anything to Since 1979 wci Ww •Mixer Feeders have been recognized as one of the most dependable and strongest built mixers in the field. To enhance its existing line of Mixer Feeders, LUCI %ow introduces the “P" Series of Mixer Feeders with six models ranging in size from the Model 300 with a mixing capacity of 310 cubic ft., to the Model 575 with a mixing capacity of 625 cubic ft. The Large diameter augers in aH the “P" Series Mixer feeders are capable of giving the mix required, from rations with well cured, long stemmed legume-type hay, to mixes with green grass, and mixes with silage and commodities. Better milk production, better weight gains and greatly improved animal health are just some of the results of a finely-tuned feed ration. GET DETAILS ON THE ENTIRE RANGE OF wc'Slhow MIXER FEEDERS CANTON, PA HESS FARM EQUIPMENT RR 3. BOX 160 CLIFFORD, PA NORTHEAST DISTRIBUTORS & EQUIPMENT ROUTE 106, WEST CLIFFORD, OFF 181 QREENCASTLE, PA MEYERS IMPLEMENT 400 N. ANTRIM WAY nan 100 Stover Drive Carlisle, PA 17013 717/249-6720 Farmers Through Farm Ei Servln the buildings or the farmstead that would justify that kind of increase? Hardly. Last year's drought and lack of feed zapped most area livestock farm budgets almost beyond even covering a coat of paint for the barn. Has our soil become so much more valuable even as we try to maintain and improve it with the recommended amounts of lime, fertilizer, and organic mat ter from manure that it's 43% more productive? LEOLA, PA M.M. WEAVER & SONS FREDERICK, MD 169 NORTH GROFFDALE ROAD DOODY MECHANICAL SERVICE PO BOX 3773 LOYSVILLE, PA McMILLEN BROS. RD #l-60X134 LINEBORO, MD MARTINSBURG, PA WERTZ FARM WINELAND foIIIPMENT EQUIPMENT. INC. E ?q 80X75 B 0X75 R.D. #2, ROUTE 164 EAST MIFFLINBURG, PA HESS EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE RR 3, 60X160 Distributed By: CUMMINGS and MUCKER, Inc. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS 100-120 Lehigh Ave, - P.O. Box 928 Batavia, New York 14021-0928 -716/343-5411 FEEDERS “P” SERIES MASSEY, MD JONES DAIRY SERVICE 12667 MASSEY ROAD tent Dealers Since 1961 Hardly. Are prices for the crops raised on that ground up 43%? Last time we had corn to sell, (two years ago, before last year's devastating drought) we aver aged about $3.20 per bushel. This year, at the moment, the price is $2.35 per bushel. And that;s before any charges for drying are levied. Tell me. How are farmers supposed to stay in business? I'm sorry. I'm a little bummed out at the moment. We no longer have kids ijp school, but still pay "school" tax. Yeah, I know, it's a property tax, not a school tax. Meanwhile, there seem to be constant man dates to public schools that cost more and more money. And who pays for that? We have not received 43% in new services from this "school" or any taxing authority. Our farmland has not demanded any new school bus routes, our farmland has not demanded increased police or fire protection needs. LEESPORT (Berks Co.) - Attend a workshop on Purchasing a Computer spon sored by Penn State Cooperative Extension Berks County on Monday, November 9,1:00 - 3.00 p.m. or 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Agricultural Center, Bern Township Dr. David Manzo, resource JT ( tJ CLOSED SUNDAYS, NEW YEAR, EASTER MONDAY, ASCENSION DAY, WHIT MONDAY, OCT. 11, THANKSGIVING, fuammt CHRISTMAS & DECEMBER 2sth FISHER’S FURNITURE, INC. NEW AND USED FURNITURE USED COAL & WOOD HEATERS COUNTRY FURNITURE & ANTIQUES BUS. HRS. BOX 57 MON.-THURS. 3-5 1129 GEORGETOWN RD. FRI, 8-8, SAT. 812 BART, PA 17503 Our farmland has not demanded the addition of curbs, or sewer, or water, or traffic lights, or recreation facilities. Our farmland has not demanded any additional garbage pickup. We pay for our own, privately, anyway. Our farmland provides living plants and trees to help clean the air polluted by the constant traffic passing through on the interstate high. Our farmland provides home to numerous songbirds, transient numbers of Canada geese, assorted small animals, from groundhogs to possums to foxes, a few elusive deer and, for a brief period, one beautiful cockbird pheasant not seen in recent weeks, to our great disappointment. Our farmland provides open space, adds the proverbial greenery to the scenery; and is one of many sources of water for the growing metropolis which comprises the greater York area. Our farmland helps to pro vide food for a population, which Purchasing Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1998-B7 is thus permitted the luxury of devoting time to numerous pur suits other than feeding itself And, for this, we just paid 43% more in property taxes. (Pity some of our fellow farmers whose taxes went up 200%). I'm sorry. I'm a little bummed out right now. Farmland preservation is a politically and socially-popular issue at the moment. Farmland preservation monies are more in demand than cash to cover the cost. Farmland preservation is critical to the future if people want open space or plan to con tinue eating. But what are we preserving if taxes, regulations, and the bur den of bureaucracy continues to eat away at a farmer's ability to provide his family a living from that farmland and hope to pass it on to another generation of food producers? What are we preserving? Sorry. I'm a little bummed out right now. Wouldn't you be? A Computer management extension agent, will cover topics such as: Why do I need a computer? How do I plan on using my computer 9 What do I need in the computer in order to meet my needs? Also, the workshop will cover the aspects of purchasing a cel lular phone. Advance registration is requested Cost is $2 Checks can be made payable to Berks County Cooperative Extension Special Account and mailed to Berks County Cooperative Extension, Berks County Ag Center, 1238 County Welfare Road, Leesport, PA 19533-520. Any questions, please call (610) 378-1327 CB AFT-B||. 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