Ida’s Notebook Ida Risser When you get older, it seems that the mailman’s arrival be comes more important. Maybe it is because one has more time to sit down and read the newspaper. Our mail arrives anytime be tween 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. That is quite a difference, and sometimes we think they forgot about us. It is not just the mailman that We Salute Our Farming Industry ew Middleweight Our new AGCO LT Series tractors are designed to knock competitors features and value, including: • Tlirtoocharged Cummins* B Series 3.9 L • Quiet, spacious cabs or folding ROPB • 24x24 PowerShuttie transmission • 2WD or FFA • 540 and 1000 RPMRTOStsndert Skip In toplas oft yowr 'flloytfcOmblli* lwtur*,<teipf to dollar, AQCO it Sariea towl fAI f SocoT AfeCyit» tmitmtA. of AGCO FARMERS EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY Airville, Pa. 717-862-3967 B.H.M. FARM EQUIP., INC. Annville, Pa. 717-867-2211 MILLER EQUIPMENT CO. Bechtelsville, Pa. 610-845-2911 cannot be depended on, it is also general delivery. A while back a letter was returned to me a week after I mailed it to a local ad dress. I’d forgotten to put a stamp on the envelope as usually the bank gave stamped enve lopes, but I didn’t notice the change. I was so glad that it did not contain payment for a credit card as then I would have had to pay extra for a late payment. WITMER’S INC. Columbiana, OH 330-427-2147 HERNLEY’S FARM EQUIP., INC. Elizabethtown, Pa. 717-367-8867 WERTZ FARM & POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. PA Rt. 516, Glen Rock, Pa. 717-235-0111 Several of my birthday cards came the week after they were mailed. Two cards mailed at the same time in the same box ar rived four days apart. Sometimes it is amazing to look at the post marks and see where the letter has traveled on its way here. Have you noticed the methods used to get the public to buy more of a company’s product? Sometimes the box of a particular product will be an ounce or two less than previous boxes but you pay the same price. Or, a soap product will contain a very large plastic scoop to measure the powder. Previously the measur ing scoop was small and that is when I began to throw away the large one. They hope we’ll use more and buy more. Due to the dry summer last year I am only picking quite small strawberries this year. But, it still takes a lot of time to go over the patch. I think that I’ll be picking sugar peas into August as many of them were chewed off a few inches from the ground and are only now starting to bloom. STANLEY’S FARM SERVICE Klingerstown, Pa. 570*648-2088 MANOR MOTORS On Rte. 553 Penn Run, Pa. 724-254-4753 GRUMELLI FARM SERVICE Quarryville, Pa. 717-786-7318 Fabric Donations Sought COLLEGEVILLE (Montgom ery Co.) Fabric donations are being sought by the Montgomery County 4-H Program for the up coming Giant Fabric Sale. Donations will be accepted on Saturday, June 29, from 9 a.m. till noon and Friday, July 19, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the 4-H Cen ter, located on Route 113, one mile south of Route 73, near Skippack. The 4-H Giant Fabric Sale will take place during the Montgom ery County 4-H Fair, Thursday, Aug. 8 through Saturday, Aug. 10. The actual sale hours are Thursday, 6-9 p.m.; Friday, noon-9 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. All proceeds will di rectly benefit the Montgomery County 4-H Center. The 4-H Fashion Show will be presented by youth sewers at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, during the Fair. Youth may also partici- * , V C.J.WONSIDLER BROS. Quakertown, Pa. 215-536-7523 New Tripoli, Pa. 215-767-7611 Oley, Pa. 215-987-6257 LEBANON VALLEY IMPLEMENT CO., INC. Richland, Pa. 717-866-7518 B. EQUIP, INC. Waynesboro, Pa, 717-762-3193 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 2002-B9 pate in the “Express Yourself Scrap Revue,” by using scraps from the Fabric Sale. Everyone wins a ribbon for participating. Admission is free for the 4-H Fair, but a $3 parking donation is requested to benefit the Mont gomery County 4-H Program. In return, you receive a 4-H year book which tells you all about 4-H and what’s going on at the 4-H Fair. For more information, call the 4-H Center at (610) 489-4315. To make silk flowers look more natural, hold each blossom over steaming water for about a minute. The steam will soften the flower and give it a fresh-picked look. Steam Silk Flowers
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