Here is a view looking down the main street of Slackwater, where Uncle Mike Bender assembled one of the most fabu lous collections of trinkets and antiques in Lancaster County history. Behind the automobile is Uncle Mike’s “greist mill,” and behind that the home where every Farm Calendar (If you wish your Coming Events listed in these col ums, write a card or letter to LANCASTER FARMING, Quarryville, Pa. Be sure to include name of sender.— Editor). APRIL April -27—Winchester, Va., Apple Blossom Pageant. April 28—Society of Farin Women 9; Mrs. Margaret Hagep, Rafalinsville, hostess. April 28—Farm Women 12 entertain Farm Women 3- April 29, 30, May 1 - American Angus Conference, University cf Tennessee, Knoxville April 29 Daylight Saving Time begins. April 30—Deadline for high school seniors to apply for New Holland Machine Co. scholar ships. MAY ■» May I—Farm Women 1, Bnek erville Fire Hall, Miss Katherine Hershey speaker. May Sometime in this month, Farm Women Societies No. 1 and No. 2 will take ice cream to the guests at the Lan caster County Home. May I—Deadline for incentive payment applications on 1955 shorn wool. May I—Deadline for entries, Holstein Friesian National Show, Milwaukee, Wis. May 2-3—Chicken barbecuer’s school, Strubndge Mass May 3 Oxford Agricultural 4H Club meeting, 8 pm. May 4 Farm Women 1, Mother-Daughter Banquet, Bnck erville. May 4 Farm Women Soci ety No. 22 Mother-Daughter ban quet in Kauflman’s Tea Room, East Petersburg; 7 p. m , EDT. May &—Bergstrasse 4H Sewing Club meets. ‘ May 7 ABC, Lancaster Chapter, honors County 4-H win ners, Arcadia Restaurant, Lan caster.. May B—Mother - Daughter Banquet,' New Holland Evan gelical United Brethren Church, Farm Women 13 serve. May 9—Farm Women 9, Stras burg Fire Hall. May 9 Annual American Guernsey Cattle Club, Philadelphia. May 9—Farm Women 4 visit Winterthur, Wilmington, Del. May 12 Farm Women 6, home of Mrs Elvin Keener, R 3 Elizabethtown. May 12 Farm Women 7 meet, Mrs. William Buyers and Mrs. Moses Brackbill, hostesses, donations for Christs Home, plant sale. May 15—Deadline, entries for Oldest Shipper, Chicago Unw> n Stock Yards. May 19 Farm Women No. 5 invited to attend meeting of Farm Women Society No. 9’s meeting, 1:30 p. m. DST, at Mar tic Forge, RD 1, P«auea. Main Street, May 19 —Farm Women 3, Re creation Room, Ward’s Gas Co., Ephrata, Mrs. Sallie West hos tess, Society 22 guests May 19—Farm Women 18, home of Mrs David B. 'Hess, R 6, Lancaster; Mrs Richard M Her shey, co-hostess. May-19—Farm Women 9 en- Mail This Coupon . Today! fMiiiiimiiiMiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMillllli lackwater ,nook and cranny of 12 rooms and two basements were filled with an amazing as sortment of items purchased in local sales. In the lower right foreground was the site of Uncle Mike’s blacksmith shop. (Lancas ter Farming Photo). tertam Farm Women 6, Martic Forge, 1 30 p. m. May 23 Lititz celebrates 200th anniversary; Farm Women 1 sell sunbonnets for “Sunbon net Day.” May 31—Deadline for corn 'price support applications May 31 Farm Women No. 1 will go to the Spice House Balti more. Illllllllllllillllilllililllllililllilllllllllillll YOU PAY LESS THAN 2c PER WEEK Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 27, 1956—13 JUNE June s—Executive committee, Lancaster County Farm Women’s Societies, home of Mrs. C. H. Reinhold, 5 Mi. west Lan caster on Rte. 230, at 2 p. m. June 5-8 7lst annual con vention, Holstein-Friesian Asso., Milwaukee, Wis. June 9—Sixth Annual Chick en Barbecue, Lancaster County Poultry Assn, Lititz Spring park. June 12-15—Egg graders and quality school. Rutgers Univer sity, New Brunswick, N. J June 14—Awards Banquet, old est shipper, Chicago Stock Yards. June 15 Closing date for Contributions to Lancaster Poul try Exchange Building fund June 18-21 4th annual Ex tension Homemakers Week, the Pennsylvania State University. Aug 18 and 19 —Intercourse Summer Jubilee June 21-22—Business manage ment conference for egg and noultry marketing cooperatives, Summit Hotel, Umontown, J’a. June 21—Farm Society 10, bus trip to New York City. AUGUST Aug 20-23—11th Annual Nat ional Flying Farmers Associa tion Convention, New Orleans. NOVEMBER Nov 3—County Convention, Lancaster County Farm Women’s Societies. No Bet! A Wisconsin woman gamed sons were forced to' flee the twenty pounds while in jaol. We’ll building when the fire Hi Szela bet she behaves herself after siwicz’s apartment spread to the ithis—Bisbee (Ariz ) Gazette, i floor above. ■I Lancaster Farming QUARRYVILLE, PA. 1 year $l.OO 52 Issues Please put my name on your list of charter subscribers for a one year subscription. Q Enclosed find check, cash, or money order for $l.OO □ Bill me later Name, Addres° Robert C. Groff Holsteins Lead March Figures The highest 305-day lactation in March was completed by a gistered Holstein owned by Ro bert C. Groff, R 3 Quarryville. This Holstein produced 15,919 lbs of milk and 732 7 lbs of but terfat Second high 305- day lactation was completed by a Re gistered Holstein owned by Mary B Stoltzfus, Morgantown This SH-1 daughter produced 15,932 lbs of milk and 609 9 lbs of but terfat 'The herd having the highest monthly butterfat average was that of Job Stoltzfus, R 2 Elver son. His herd averaged 1458 lbs of butterfat Second high average of butterfat was made by the herd of Harry H Ranck, Rl, Ronks The highest butterfat producer for the month was a registered Holstein owned by Alvin Miller, Rl, Ehdabethtown “Valley” pro duced 2824 lbs milk and 107 3 lbs of butterfat “Valdessa” a Registered Holstein owned by Christ Beiler, Rl, Paradise was second with 2111 lbs of milk and •1034 lbs of butterfat. BUFFALO, N. Y. Falling asleep while smoking in a chair, Stanley Szelasdwicz, 65, was burned to death when the chair caught on fire. Ten other per- BE _ - - (Please Print) N 0 W m • m • mm m m m mmm mm
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