Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 13, 2003, Image 53

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    Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
I’ve always considered Sep
tember to be one of the busiest
months of the year. There are so
many things to be harvested.
Freezing and canning take a lot
of time especially picking
grapes to make grape juice. 1 re
member always doing this job the
first week in September when the
FALL ISSUE - SATURDAY, OCT. 11,2003
TOTAL HORSE CARE
Lessons from a popular
farrier.
Information about horse “den
tistry”.
Proper horse feeding and
overall care.
Round pen training and
proper riding trails.
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children started school.
Some of our grandchildren
start school three weeks before
the others but then they finish
school sooner. The oldest grand
son is a teacher in the Washing
ton, D.C. area. This is his second
year at the private school. Our
youngest grandson will be three
Saturday,
October 11
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years old this month. He and his
brothers visited us over Labor
Day. The children and I played
ball and then they entertained
themselves by rolling down the
hill behind our house. Recently
my husband has mowed this hill
with his new riding mower. Pre
viously the grandchildren did the
mowing for us.
One weekend Allen went along
to Tioga County to watch three
men work on the house that they
are building in the woods. They
installed windows and doors. We
sent some com, that we bought,
along for them to cook. The chil
dren picked up sticks and kept
two fires burning.
Even though the temperature
was 65 degrees, when we visited
our oldest daughter in New Jer
sey, the children went in the pool.
The six children in the water told
that the water was warm. Our
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 13, 2003-B9
Great Frederick Fair
Introduces Birthing Center
FREDERICK, Md. A “baby
boom” will hit The Great Freder
ick Fair this September, and fair
visitors can experience it first
hand! A brand-new birthing cen
ter will be introduced as part of
the national-award-winning
“City Streets, Country Roads”
exhibit. The 141st Great Freder
ick Fair will be conducted Sept.
12-20.
The birthing center, located
next to Building 32, will give the
public a chance to watch farm
animals give birth and care for
daughter had just returned from
Seattle the day before and so her
guests provided the food. How
ever, she made ice cream cones
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their young. The exhibit will fea
ture daily demonstrations of
large animal veterinary practices
such as livestock sonograms and
embryo transfers. Bleachers will
be provided for public viewing
convenience.
Dr. Cindy Bumsteel, president
of Western Maryland Veterinary
Medical Association, and mem
bers of the veterinary association
will be on hand throughout the
fair to assist the animals and an
swer questions from the public.
for all of the children. It is nice to
get family together. One family
left for their home in Maine that
afternoon.
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