—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 17, 1973 14 *281,000 Paid for 234-acre Co. Farm A 234-acre farm Christiana, the largest farm in Sadsbury Twp., was sold Saturday afternoon at public auction for $281,000 or ap proximately $1,200 an acre. The farm had been in the Pownall family for 170 years and was purchased by three Quarryville area real estate men. They said they haven’t decided definitely what they will do with (he property The tract, which consists of 130 acres of tillable land, 50 acres of meadowland and the remainded m woodland, was sold by Jean Lithgow Pownall, trustee for Dorothy Gest Pownall and the What About Herbs? The terms herbs and spices arc frequently used interchange ably In fact, most of us, if given a list of common heibs and spices, would be haid pressed to tell which is which. The traditional distinction has it that spices grow in tropical regions, wheieas herbs originate in temperate zones. Too, spices aie defined as aiomatic vegetable substances including seeds, leaves, stems, bark, roots, and othei plant parts—in which the volatile oil or flavoring agent re mains intact. Herbs, on the other hand, con sist only of aromatic leaves, stems, and flowei heads. Since seeds are excluded, most of the spice-type seeds grown in tem perate climates are simply dubbed “aiomatic seeds.” The 1960’s were very good years for herbs, as borne out by I a doubling of herb consumption to 14 million pounds. In 1963, U.S. impoit statistics for the fiist time gave individual listings foi basil, mint leaves, parsley, losemary, savory, and tarragon. At the same time, imports—of lauiel (bay) leaves, marjoram, and thyme were once again re ported separately, reviving an eailier senes. NEW MUELLER BULK MILK TANKS I USED BULK TANKS I 400 gal. Dari-Kool I ■!<)« gal. ESCO I 40(1 Gal. Girton I 'On g.il. (Vliioiler - I 12 can Star Cooler I Ml can used Cooler I Used .5 11. P. Lehigh I Compressor I Used HR2 Diesel I Used Lincoln Welder I Strainers-Pails I Wash Vats ■ Glass Lined Water Heaters I Full Line of Milk I House Equipment I SPECIALIST IN DIESEL I REPAIR & SERVICE I NEW LISTER DIESELS I SEE US FOR SPECIAL I PRICE ON INSTALLATION I HAVE YOUR ELEC TRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED ON OUR NEW SUN TESTING EQUIPMENT FOR 6-8-12 VOLT SYSTEMS, IN CLUDING BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, !GENERATOR, REGULATORS, ETC MIEN ROAD REPAIR Box 67, Intercourse, Pa. 17547 24 Hour Service Phone 717-768-8408 from 7:00a.m. to5:00p m. John D. Weaver 656-9982 after 5:00p.m. or Answering Service 354-5181 near late Levi Bernard Pownall, The purchases were Emory D. Wagner and Paul E. Bucher, both of Quarryville, and T. Pyle, of Kirkwood, all affiliated with the Wagner’s real estate firm. The buyers, however, bought the property under the name, Pet Co. Wagner said the property has a stream through it and could be converted easily into a golf course.' It also may be split up, he said, Apply lime often for best results To keep your soil neutral, liming every 2 or 3 years is recommended, because of the new higher-analysis fertilizers being used today. Martin's LIMESTONE IVAN M. MARTIN, INC. Blue Ball, Pa. 354-4125 Pa. 442-4148 - with a section sold foi' farming and the remainder for residential or industrial development. The farm is located 2Vfe miles southwest of Christiana near the well-known Chester-Couqty “Hunt Country.” More than 200 persons were at the sale. Household items were sold in addition to the farm. In cluded on the tract is a frame colonial-style house, a stone and frame tenant house, a large bank barn and a silo. Eight bidders for the, property came from Philadelphia, Wilmington and West Chester area. The sale was conducted by Lewis S. May, attorney. Farm Income Below Average Last year’s net farm income is expected to average about $5,900. That means farm people earn Only about three fourths as much a's non-farm workers. On an hourly wage basis, the latest figures show that factory workers earned an average $3.57 in 1971 and food marketing employees $3.24. At the same time, farmers were earning $1.68 an hour for all their labor and management.
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