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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 5,1976
Lebanon dairy wife is active in a g programs
< ANNVILLE - Mrs. Kennth (Karen) SeDers is one of
those active farm wives who seems to be “Volunteered”
for projects in every organization she joins. And although
her willingness to serve has ranged from door to door
collecting for charitable organizations to
supervising farm safety surveys, the Lebanon County
woman still finds time to help with the dairy operation,
keep house and care for her two children.
The. wife of a prominent Holstein breeder in southern
Lebanon County, Karen has been active in helping to
coordinate the upcoming dairy princess contest and
promotion week slated for June 10-12. She is also a
member of the Pa. Farmers Association women's com
mittee in the County.
One of the recent projects which took a good deal of
organization and time was supervising a county farm
safety survey for PFA. Karen was asked to select several
other farm wives to take a survey of area farms and
report on the conditions found. “I bad to find 30 ladies
willing to help on the program and just finding 15 was
quite a job,” she noted. “We had to do an initial survey of
farm familii* and their safety consciousness then check
with them later about any problems.”
A member of Farm Women Society 11, Karen was
recently selected as hostess for their monthly meeting
with the planning of the program and details of the
meeting in her hands.
Although farm related activities such as these keep her
busy, Karen also finds time to serve on the Sunshine
Committee for the Fontana Union Church. Being a
member of such a committee means sending gifts to shut
ins and visiting the sick. Karen’s husband is superin
tendent of the same church Bible School and thus both
devote time to the activities of the organization.
A native of Western Lebanon County, Karen grew up on
a dairy farm but was not involved with 4-H as an active
member, working on the farm however did give her an
idea of the dairy enterprise which has come in bandy
since. “I always told myself that I wouldn’t many a
farmer,” she explained laughing. “I went to the city to be
a nurse and by the time I was finished with training I was
anxious to get back to the country!”
Kenneth Sellers grew up on a dairy farm also but in the
AnnvQle area and took over the family farm before he was
married. The couple now reside on Kenneth’s farm and
milk 43 Holsteins which are high in the ranks of the DHIA
reports each month. The Sellers are proud of their small
but productive herd which has a rolling average of 15,300
pounds of milk and 599 pounds of fat.
Along with the actual dairy operation, the Sellers farm
82 acres of their own land and rent an additional 120 acres
to raise com, hay and silage. Kenneth’s father still helps
out on the farm and a young hired man also pitches in
during the busy season. Karen helps with the feeding and
milking.
“I used to help more before the children came along,”
she stated, “but now with hired help I do mostly small jobs
around the farm.”
One of Karen’s favorite projects is tending to a large
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Preparing one of her favorite desserts using milk,
Karen enjoys cooking for her family.
farm garden which lends vegetables for canning and
preserving. The farm wife also freezes a quantity of fruit
during the summer season.
Along with her myriad other activities, Karen enjoys
sewing and constructs a large percentage of her
daughter’s outfits. Quilt making and rugmaking are also
hobbies of the dairy farm wife and die has taken courses
in the art at Boscov’s Department store.
A registered nurse, Karen received her training at the
Lancaster General Hospital and worked at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon before her children were
bora.
As a young couple just getting started in the dairy en
terprise, the Sellers are working toward a good quality
bend and have seen their bard work pay off in continued
betterment of production.
“We hope to continue farming,” Karen noted, “a farm
is a good place for children as it is family oriented.”
“Consumers must realize though, that we do not always
get all profit from no work - it takes a lot of expenses and it
isn’t always easy.”
Karen is hoping that the dairy promotion to be staged
later this month in Lebanon will help educate more
consumers to the dairy farmer’s role in producing food.
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Like many young farm wives, Karen not only helps witff
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She also puts forth a great deal of energy and time into
helping with farm related programs.
Promoting milk and dairy products is one of Karen’s
duties and the following recipes is one of her favorites
which uses milk. Husband Ken and children Crystal and
Craig also enjoy the dairy treat.
Fruit Cocktail
Pudding
3 boxes instant vanilla pudding
1- 8 ounce package cream cheese
1 large can of fruit cocktail (drained)
6 cups milk
Work the cream cheese with a little milk until nice and
smooth. Alternate between the padding and the remaining
milk. Spoon in fruit cocktail. Chill and serve.
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