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N.J. 4-H doings
FLEMINGTON, N. J. - The
Hunterdon County 4-H
Beekeeping Club met on
April 28, at the home of the
Foster’s, club leader.
Mr. Ditson suggested that
everyone should set up an
observation hive because it
would be good experience,
he also told the club that we
should store honey in an old
refrigerator and keep it from
80* - 100° F. with a"-ther
mostat on a heater.
He showed the club plans
for a solar seperator to
separate honey from wax.
The club then went outside
and split a beehive to start a
new one. The next meeting
will be at the Ditson’s home
in Asbury on May 19th at 2
p.m. The topic will be
“Queen Grafting and
rearing”.
The Country Cooks 4-H
Club has been very active
lately, reports Laurie
Harrington. Ten members
met on Tuesday, April lO at
the home of the club leader.
Mis. Louisa Cole in Three
Bridges. The club made
chocolate covered coconut
cream eggs and cookies.
During the business
meeting each member
reported on their demon
stration results. Aubrey and
Gladden Adam • chocolate
chip cookies received very
good. Donna Cole and Shari
Bush - saucepan brownies
received an excellent Jill
Cole and Kelly Fredericks -
cinnamon toast received an
excellent. Sonja Cole - quick
sticky buns received an
excellent and Patty Edsoren
- how to measure Brown
Sugar received an excellent.
Laurie Harrington - lemon
bars received an excellent
and Sharon Opdyke -
snickerdoodles received an
excellent
The Club met again on
• BARN PAINTING
• ROOF PAINTING
• BIN PAINTING
• We sandblast barns before painting them so
that paint will stick to them and last longer.
• Also, RESTORATION ON BRICK AND STONE
HOMES - sandblasting, repointing and water
proofing.
All work is guaranteed satisfactory.
"Call the Country Boys
with the Country Prices”
6EBHfIRT)S„
Box 199, R.D. 4
Hanover. PA 17331
Ph: 717-637-8183 or 637-0222
Friday, April 13, to make 54
Easter Baskets from pint
berry containers. The
members filled the baskets
and took them to the Foothill
Acres Nursing Home where
they were distributed to the
guests.
On' April 17,. the club
started work on their win
dow display for the County
Contest. The title was
n “Recipe for 4-H’ers”. The
display was placed in
Wilson’s Quality' Market in
Three Bridges. Each
member was assigned an
item to make for the display.
Members returned on April
24th to put together the
display.
The- Hunterdon County
Kids is a newly formed 4-H
goat club in Hunterdon
County. The last meeting
took place at the home of
Mrs. Peck in Bloomsbury on
May 4th. The topic of
discussion was how to get
others interested in the club.
The club now has three
members. Those interested
persons living in the North
West section of'Hunterdon
County, including Bloom
sbury, Jutland, Pittstown,
Milford, Appha and others,
please contact Mrs. Peck at
479-6028. You do not have to
have a goat to join this club.
Call in the evenings or on
weekends.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Mrs. Peck on
June 1 at 8 pm. Record
books will be distributed and
club members will be in
formed on how to use them.
Officers will be elected.
The Sifting Stitchers 4-H
Club met recently at the
Sergeantsville Methodist
Church and elected officers;
President Barbara Van
denßurghe; Vice President
Margie VanDuyne;
Secretary Terri Rynearson;
noted
'lieasurei Tammi Bird; and
Reporter Wendy VanDuyne.
The club is organized around
three project groups:
sewing, cooking and arts and
crafts.
At the April 'meeting,
members'made needlepoint
bracelets, bicycle bands,
and wax candles.
Wendy VanDuyne won
third place for her carrot
cake m this year’s Bake-Off.
The project for the arts
and crafts 'was making
paper weights using sea
shells or tiny dried flowers.
The .club’s business
meeting and arts and crafts
groups meet every second
Tuesday of the month notes
Wendy VanDuyne, club
reporter. The next meeting
will be June 12 at 7 p.m.
The Round Valley Riders
4-H Horse Club will hold
their next meeting on June 4,
7:30 p.m. at the Staton
Grange.
Linda Miller gave a report
on the health workshop held
Want to move IVfc-ton
stacks? Check our
100 Sta
Mover
The 100 Stack Mover makes light work of
handling IV2-ton-stacks or big round bales.
Three 116-inch-long tines slide under the stack,
hydraulic cylinders raise the stack, and two
castering support wheels help carry the weight.
An optional hold-down damp helps hold the
stack secure over rough terrain
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster, PA
717-291-1046
ADAMSTOWN
EQUIPMENT INC.
MohntonßD2. PA 19540
(near Adamstown)
215-484-4391
PIKEYILLE
EQUIPMENT INC.
Oyster Dale Road
Oley RO2, PA
215-987-6277
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -
fhe single-family housing
market seems to be
responding to higher mor
tgage interest rates, with
home sales showing only the
slightest of gains over sales
in February according to the
, National Association of
Realtors monthly home
sales report:
on May 3rd by~ the 4-H
Twirlettes.
Members who attended
wprk weekend told of the
activities which took place at
Stokes State Forest 4-H
Camp.
Plans were finalized for 4-
H Day at the Mall; club
members will sell popcorn
and caramel apples.
The group routine was
practiced for Family Night.
The next meeting will be
on May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Extension Center reports
Jennifer Blemihgs, club
reporter.
NEUHAUS'ES INC.
RD2, York, PA
1-83 Loganville Ext 3
717-428-1953 or
235-1306
SHOT2BK6ER , S
EQUIPMENT
Elm. PA
717-665-2141
A.B.C. GROFF INC.
New Holland, PA
717-354-4191
Housing market cut by
"high interest rates
The report indicates'
March sales of existing
single-family homes at a
projected annual rate of
3,650,000 units, up only one
percent over February gales
0f3,620,000.
“Evidently, high mor
tgage interest rates are
beginning to have a dam
pening effect on housing
markets,” Donald I. Hovde,
president of the association
said. “In March, as the
figures show, sales, of
existing homes edged up
ward a bit from their winter
slump, but the increase must
be considered anemic.”
Hovde added that although
the current level of market
activity is respectable, sales
are subdued when compared
to the accelerated rate of
transactions recorded
during the second half of
1978.‘
“At that time,” he said,
“sales were proceeding at a
seasonally-adjusted annual
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ROBERT E LITTLE INC.
Zieglerville. PA
215-287-9643
STANLEY A. KLOPP
INC.
1.6. * A 6 SALES
. Silverdale, PA 18962
Lynnport, PA 215-257-5136
215-298-3270 41S-Z&7 5136
Bernville, PA
215-488-1510
rate in excess of 4,000,000
units.”
This amounts to a reduced
level of transactions over the
previous year but has not,
however, resulted in any
reduction in home prices
which continued their up
ward spiral. The median
March sales price of an
existing Single-family home
reached $53,800 or $1,900
higher than the preceding
month and $7,300 (15.7 per
cent) above the same month
a year ago. ‘
Figures show that rapidly
growing areas in the sunbelt
states have been ex
periencing the greatest price
jumps. At their current
levels, home prices in' the
West are 17.7 per cent higher
that a year ago. For the
same period of time, resale
prices in the South rose 15.4
per cent followed by the
North Central region with
14.7 per cent and the Nor
theast region with an annual
price rise of 7.6 per cent. /'
M.S.YEARSLEY
&SONS
Westchester, PA
215-696-2990
A6WYINC.
Chapman Equipment
Center
Chapman, PA
215-398-2553