Lebanon Co, farm women learn of PDA’s facades MT. ZION - Amidst scattered snow flurries, the Lebanon County Farm Women Society members gathered at the Zoar’s Educational Center for the thirty-ninth annual con vention on October 10. Mrs. Betty Rode, com modity promotion super visor with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Markets, was the afternoon’s keynote speaker. Rode is known to Penn sylvania’s commodity queens as the “mother queen”, since she is responsible for coordinating their activities. Rode assured the farm women that Penrose Hallowell has a great in terest in promoting Penn sylvania’s farm products, and explamed the unlimited resources available to the public from the PDA. Organizations have access to films, recipes, speakers, and other commodity in formation, simply for the asking. Pennsylvania is the leading agriculture state in the northeast, and has a great deal to offer to the American consumer. Rode explamed that despite the increasing prices, food is still a great buy, requiring only 16.8 per cent of a per sons weekly pay. Rode stated that the American food dollar includes “a lot of ready-made” or con venience food. “The American farmer gets only NEW PROFILES OF PERFORMANCE LANDIS BROS. INC. Lancaster, PA 717-291-1046 ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT INC. Mohnton RD2, PA 19540 (near Adamstown) 215-484-4391 PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT INC. Oyster Dale Road Oley RD2, PA 215-987-6277 35 per cent of the food dollar,” Rode added. Citing specific examples from the Bureau of Weights and Measures, Rode acquainted the farm women with the 30 bureaus of the department which seek to protect the consumer. She explained that it is essential for anyone who has a food complaint to report it to the regional office. For the south central the office is located m Summerdale, Pa. Diane Maulfair, Lebanon County’s Dairy Princess entertained the societies with her presentation of “Minerva”, the talking cow. The cow is capable of acquainting any stranger to the dairy industry with facts of daily production and diet. She also encourages everyone to drink a tall, cold glass of milk. Mrs. Dora Ulrich Koehler presented a musical selection on the piano. She included her own arrangements of hymns and selections from “The Sound of Music.” During the afternoon’s business session Mrs. Nora Krall announced the county “Something from Nothing” project winners. Elva Martin of Society 15 earned first place with her child’s hassock crafted from seven 46 ounce fruit cans. These cans were arranged and covered with old coat lining to yield an attractive ac cessory. A rug braided from baler BUY NOW, HAY LATER NEUHAUS'ES, INC. ROBERT E. LITTIE INC. RD2, York, PA Zieglerville, PA 1-83 Loganville Ext. 3 215-287-9643 717-428-1953 or 235-1306 SHOTZBERCER'S EQUIPMENT Elm, PA 717-665-2141 A.B.C. 6ROFF INC. New Holland, PA 717-354-4191 ✓ < '' ‘ ft/sy / 3 I v 4 | * V. Officers were installed at the Lebanon County Farm Women Convention on Wednesday af ternoon. Pictured here are: (front row) Helen Hess, state president; Mrs. Henry Wasserman, secretary; Sara Jane Kroll, treasurer; (back row) twine won second place. Ethel Bollinger of Society 17 was the creator of this project. In third place was a trash container decorated for any room’s decor with leftover wrapping paper. The base of the container was a five gallon ice cream container. This project was completed by Mrs. Lentz of Society 11. More traction, more puff power with new front wheel drive on John Deere 40- f 50- and 80-hp Tractors Now John Deere 2040, 2240 and 2940 Tractors offer mechanical front-wheel drive to boost pulling performance in slick conditions. You get excellent front axle clearance, fingertip control of on the-go engagement and disengage ment, and a limited-slip front differen tial. Optional front-wheel drive is packaged with a new synchronized 8- speed transmission on 40- and 50-hp models. On the 80-hp 2940 you get the snychronized transmission plus hy draulic Hi-Lo for 16 speeds, standard; front-wheel drive is optional. Your finance charges will start later, too. If you buy a new John Deere or used baler, mower or any other haying equipment from us now, no finance charges will begin to accrue until the first of the month in 1980 when you will normally put the equipment to work It’s a good way to keep from tying up money that you can put to other uses Stop in and make your deal STANLEY A. KLOPP INC. Bernville, PA 215=488-1510 KERMITK. KISTIER, INC. Lynnport, PA 215-298-3270 ** a# A- The first place project will compete at the state farm women convention in January, Mrs. Helen Hess ot Mountville, Lancaster County, is this year’s state president. She announced the recipient of the farm women scholarship as Jean Jordan of York County. M.S, YEARSLEY & SONS West Chester, PA 215-696-2990 AGWAY, INC. Chapman Equipment Center Chapman, PA 215-398-2553 l.e.'j AS SALES Silverdale, PA 18962 215-257-5136 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1979—113 Mrs. Dennis Grumbine, second vice-president; Mrs. Kenneth Sellers, first vice-president; Mrs. Marie Steinmetz, county president; and Mrs. Harvey Krall, retiring county president. Jordan will study home synopsis of the plans for the economics. State Convention to be held Mrs. Betty Rode, commodity promotion supervisor for the Penna. Department of Agriculture, explained the various bureaus of the department and urged the women to send food complaints to their regional office.
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