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McKommMe (Continued i rom Page Si) tall equipment is not permitted an ((•or MI farmers?)),, and corn \'as fiighas an elephant's eye\' may be too Ml. —JSngeTs does not grow its own lettuceoribeans.lheycan'tgetlhe 3abor to pick beans. —^eairby^ajrporiasirather poor. When they pick corn early an the morning an fields inext to the / airport, itbe dew Ms an oily feel from the diesel exhaust from the jets, lake a dormant oil spray? Mr-Ifcyjelrecommends to begin- sning farmers that they grow zucchini. It is easy to grow, and •can grow almost before your very eyes, or at least overnight, lie suggested a zucchini recipe: cut the zucchini an half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and fill the casoty wiShMuecbeess. Brushon a littleoil, and bake aritil tender. We picked our first two zucchinis last weekend, but at this writing we haven't tried out that recipe yet. Our youngest visitor to the farm found a worm which, when curled up, looked like a large greenish- brown piece of popular oat cereal Mr. Engel identified it as an army worm,, and said that is is one of the toughest pests, to kill be has. Engel's has lost acres of com to it. So they spray their, com, from the ground, with a methyl alcssol- derivative pesticide which costs some $130 per eight acres cover- age, trie spraying must be done every other day. In that way be partially explained why good corn is sot cheap. Best of all, Mr. Engel said that the first of bis com and tomatoes should be coming in about the time you read this. Our aefct stop was a visit to the Canaday Farm. lam. Canaday was mere to welcome everyone and talk about lamb, sheep and border collies. Mr. Canaday gave sheepdog demonstrations several tunes during the day, real-life versions of the competitions we have seen at lie Altamont Fair and the Scottish Games. And we could walk around and see ewes, market lambs, sheared wool, feed com, a kitten dmij several ^^r^er collies. Mrs. Canaday was enthusiastic about the virtues of their border collies for handling the sheep. As an example, she noted fiiat before getting collies, whenever -she entered a pes sath the shesp to feed them, she was greeted with a aoish of sheep and risked bruised aoes before scrambling out of their •way. JKfow she enters with a collie, and the sheep remain a respec- table distance away until she has spread the feed appropriately and anade her exit. Border collies are bred and trained to drive — sheep, particu- larly, but also cattle or fowl One visitor inguired, tongue in cheek, about children. Mrs. Canaday told a story about a lame when one of her dogs was caught out an a cold rain, and she felt sorry enough for Mm so Bring him into the kitchen to warm and <dry off before the fire. But once inside, the collie was restless and kept moving around the fire. She suddenly realized that the dog was driving tbe fire — whenever the fire flared up in a different part, the dog would run around and position himself to drive it. lhe fire was not restful to the dog at all We watched the demonstration, and then watched the collie trot off after the sheep were safely in lhe pen. It was delightful to watch the . dog move. It did not just walk, it fairly bounced. Full of energy, in excellent condition, the dog looked likenohousepetrVeeverseen. We were told that border collies have so much energy, lhey in fact do not make good housepets. lhe most exciting, flung we learned at Canaday's is that they sell freezer-packed lamb to the public. It is so hard to get good lamb at mast supermarkets. Now we know another source. On the way from Canaday's to VanWie's, we travelled along Stove Pipe Road and passed fbeTommell Brothers Hilltop Beef Farm. We remembered it Instantly from previous Drive-Yourself tours. 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But this time, although several uueen ibeef caitie were at their accustomed posts at lhe feed troughs right next to the road, the odor was faint and tolerable. Bid they clean lipfcr the tour? lhe most privately amusing moment of the tour occurred when, while we were parked in front of the steers, our daughter, age 3, In the hack seat, noted one of the steers in flagrante delicto (for moderately embarrassing things, one general chooses French in- stead of English; for acutely •embarrassing things, one retreats to latinLShe wondered if that was where the milk came out lhe two parent figures hi the front seats started elbowing each other to get the other to interpret the situation, and only succeeded in breaking each other up with laughter. Wait til) next year, dear. lhe last stop was Charles YanWie \and Sons' Meadowbrook Farm, a modern dairy farm. We couldn't find anyone sitting around talking about the farm, but probably that was because they were busy. Dairy cows can't have their feeding and milking put off. So we watched both. We watched a worker draw corn out of one of the tall blue silos, lhe coin was kept moist, so, Instead of being dry and rock-hard, like at Canaday's, it was soft and chewy. The silo is airtight, and a sign on it read, \Danger. Do Not Enter. Not Enough Oxygen To Support Life.\ lhe cows were all placed installs with racks around their necks. While one farmhand traveled down the rows of stalls serving up hay and corn to the cows, other hands started the process of attaching the automatic milking machine t<a the cows. lhe miik was drawn out of the cow, traveled through a vinyl hose to a pipe running over the stalls, and was transported' to holding tanks where, according to a sign, the milk was cooled to 40 degrees within two minutes of leaving the cow. We also enjoyed looking at the week-old calves, large and gangly animals, and the month or more old calves, much better proportion- ed and very handsome. On the way cut we passed a large blue tank, labeled \A. O. Smith Slurrystore System,\ in which, according to the informative booklet prepared by the County Extension for the tour, liquid manure and wastewater are stored for spreading on the land prior to planting corn, lhe sign on the slurrystore tank was quite intimi- dating. It read: \Danger. No Smoking in or near tank or pit. Dangerous gases including hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, methane and ethers may be present in or around the tank. Gases can cause loss of conscious- ness and death through respiratory paralysis. Gases can be highly explosive. No open flame or spark allowed near tank or pit.'' Another paragraph followed with precautions in case anyone had to _ go into the tank. We all, and especially the kids, found the tour very worthwhile. We left an evaluation form telling the sponsors we wanted to go on another tour next year. We were told by Mr. Engel that the tour this year drew an excellent turnout, so perhaps Cooperative Extension will decide to hold it again. We hope so. Hellsbsrgls DAB The executive committee of Old Hellebergb chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at 7:15 p.m. next Monday, July 25, at the Mynderse-Frederick House,/Route 146,, Guiiderland Center. Members and their guests plan- ning to take the chapter Aug. 6 trip to the Bronck House Museum, Cox- sackie, are reminded to give their reservations to Mrs. Ruth 6, Serafini, regent, or Mrs. Joseph A. Loux, Jr., vice regent, by Aug. 3. In Fort Hunter, the Enterprise is sold at Albany Beverage Center, 3899 Carman Road, and Greulich's Market, 3403 Carman Road. lhe Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, Smy2i, 1983 Guiiderland Center News <& Notes HSLDERBERGREFBRMED Rev. Dr. Joseph A. loux, Jr. Sunday, July 24: 8:30 a.m. IMv&ia service in the last parking lot, rain or shine. Sermon: '\Serving the lord.\ 9:30 a so. Service an the sanctu- ary. Sermon: \Serving the lord,\ Wednesday, July 27: ®:30pjn. Busy Bee 58!h anniver- sary picnic in Ferbert's Grove. Bring place setting and a dish to pass. COMMUNITY NOTES On Tuesday, July 26, Young at Heart will meet at 7:30 at the firehouse. This will be a regular meeting. Serving on the refresh- ment committee are Anna An- thony, Marie Sebast, and Harriet Stafford. Following refreshments will be a fun evening with group participation. It was good to see Kerry Peters, the proprietor of Kerry's Auto Repair here in GuUderland Center, out and about today. He has been out of commission for a while during an illness and we're glad to see that he's feeling better. This Thursday, July 28, the concert at Tawasentha will the Betty MacDonald Quintet. This jazz group will begin playing at ?;30in the Performing Arts Center. This concert is free of charge and all you need to bring is your own lawn chair or blanket to sit on. There are some chairs provided for elderly or disabled members of the audience. Best wishes to lobby Thornton and Michael Retro, both residents of Guiiderland Center who were married last: Saturday. Their wedding took place in the gazebo in the Altamont village park. Ap- parently theirs was the first wedding ever held in the gazebo. It seems like a lovely idea. We wish them the very best «f everything. See you next week. In the meantime, please call me with your news at 861-6752, and stay cool Guiiderland HAMILTON %m$m PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Thomas 1. Duncan Sunday, July 24: 10 a.m. Worship service. Wednesday, July 27: 32:30 p.m. Auction handicraft group. HAMILTON UNION NEWS If you are wondering if I can keep busy, now that it's summer, well just be assured mat I am as busy as I will let myself be at getting my clothing booth which is slowly taking shape. And I know now that things look much harder before you get started than they really are; the same thing each year. The nicest part is to have the girls come in to help without my even saying anything. That's really nice. Maybe somebody reminded them but I didn't. The other thing that pleased me is that we have articles of all kinds brought to be sorted and put in their proper places, such as auction furniture and other articles that need those who are interested to have a chance to bid onthem. Well, enough of that, everybody knows or soon win that we are having our big yearly auction, called \Lord's Acre Auction,\ I guess to let people know that it is our only production for extra church expenses. But, I believe they know they get such good bargains. Well anyway there will soon be several people scurrying (Continued on Page 7) I » ffl0RB>Am\ (Located in the Getty Station) BEGINNING JULY 2 Kerry's Will Be Closed Saturdays During July and August Kerry Paters, owner Main Street A Guiiderland Center MOTORCYCLE INSPECTION Work Guaranteed — N.Y.S. Inspection I &t-Mf? SI J Corner of Allen and Central 489-5461 Weekly Special Souquet qf lO Mioses FS&risfg Inc. Stuyvesant Plaza I 438-2202 Opm'til9Mon.-Fri. Sat.'til 6 (Hours apply to Stuyvesant Store only)] Major Credit Cards *.%&. 3-HOUR CLASS Every Monday — 6:30 P.M. At the Guiiderland Community Center — Permits Required •— RYAN'S DRIVING SCHOOL, Inc. 355*0259 G&JILDERLAND -_- *%**** COMMUNITY CENTER WO^OM
