HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
The Hershey Museum will be
hosting a full set of historical
make-and-take hands-on activi
ties in the Museum this summer,
Mondays through Fridays from 1
p.m.-5 p.m. beginning June
26-Aug. 18.
All activities are assisted by
the Museum’s youth volunteer
Past Masters, and are included
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Nutrient Management Reference Guide
reference guide for farmers and nutrient management planners on the new
revised regulations as authorized by the Pennsylvania Conservation Commission in
cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, Penn State University, county cooperative
extension, and count
This 80+ page, 8 Vi x 11-inch book will include introduction of recent changes in the
nutrient management laws, a checklist to develop a Nutrient Management Plan, and
descriptions of CAFOs and AFOs along with help to determine your farm’s status.
In addition, a list of the county conservation districts and commercial nutrient
management specialists will be given with contact resources.
Not only will this guide be inserted into the Aug. 19. 2000 issue of Lancaster
Farming, the books will be made available at Empire Days, Ag Progress Days, All
American Dairy Show, Keystone International Livestock Exposition, Keystone
Farm Show 2001 and Pennsylvania Farm Show 2001.
For more information, contact your advertising representative at:
Cure Kid’s Weekday Blahs:
Hands-On Fun With History
with Museum admission. Leisure time in the past provided why they are different. Even
Kids will experience a variety children with opportunities to more special activities are
of fun activities that change make their own toys using wood planned, surprising young visi
daily. In olden days, children and found objects, such as the tors all summer long. The Muse
often made things for themselves wooden toys of colonial times, or urn’s Discovery Room will be
or their families that served a the shuttlecocks of the Native open for more hands-on fun.
function. Americans. Activities are designed for
Young visitors will be led by And let’s not forget about children ages 5 and up. PastMas
volunteer Past Masters in rope chocolate...try working the small ters will teach each craft, one-on
making or candle dipping, and running assembly line, and taste one, and kids can take them
can try their hand at the loom, varieties of chocolate and leam home.
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soil conservation districts
Lancaster Farming
Box 609,1 E. Main St.
Ephrata, PA 17522
Phone: 717-626-1164
Fax: 717-733-6058
E-mail: farming@lancasterfarming.com
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1, 2000-815
Hershey Museum is open daii
10 a.m.-S p.m., through Memori
al Day, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. fror
Memorial Day through Labo
Day. Admission is $6 for adult l
$5.50 for seniors 62+, $3 fo
youths 3-15, and children unde
three are free.
For more information, cal
(717) 534-3439, or visit the weh
site at www.hersheymuseum.org
Keep It
Clean
Briefs
When vacuuming
in damp or moist
areas, such as kitch
ens, bathrooms or
basements, change
the filter bag fre
quently. Bacteria or
molds that collect in
the filter bag will mul
tiply in moist condi
tions.
Clean up spills
from raw meat juices
and raw eggs with
disposable paper tow
els to avoid contami
nating kitchen towels,
dishcloths and
sponges.
Wash kitchen tow
els, dishcloths, and
sponges frequently in
hot water and liquid
household (chlorine)
bleach (if safe for the
fabric). The bleach
will disinfect them
and help remove
odors. Only chlorine
bleach disinfects (kills
germs): color-safe
bleaches and deter
gents with bleach do
not disinfect.
Child
Costs
USD A released a
new report finding that
a family with a child
born in 1999 can expect
to spend about
$160,140 ($237,000
when adjusted for in
flation) for food, shel
ter, and other necessi
ties to raise that child
over the next seventeen
years.
The yearly estimate
for middle-income,
two-parent families
ranges from $8,450 to
$9,530, depending on
the age of the child.
Housing costs are the
single largest expendi
ture on a child, averag
ing 33 percent of the
total cost. Food was the
second largest expense,
averaging 18 percent of
the total.
Geographic varia
tions also affect the
cost, with the urban
west being the highest
cost area, followed by
the urban northeast
and urban south. The
urban midwest and
rural areas have the
lowest child-rearing ex-