Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 10, 1980, Image 102

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    Cl4—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, May 10,1980
Hunterdon County 4-H clubs
BARNYARD KIDS
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The rules for the 4-H Dairy
Goat Show were covered at
the last meeting of the
Barnyard Kids 4-H Club at
the Samowski home in
Whitehouse Station.
The success of the club’s
recent bake sale was also
discussed. Mary Ann
Skerbish of Clinton, a
member of the club, is
serving as secretary of the
Hunterdon County 4-H Dairy
Council for this year.
CRAFTY CREATORS
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The members of the Crafty
Creators 4-H Club held two
meetings during the month
of April. At their very first
gardening meeting they
planted tomatoes in jiffy
seed starters and Zinnias
and Mangolds. The mem
bers have hopes of placing
these plants in their gardens
later this spring.
A quilting meeting was
also held during April.
Members continued working
on their quilting projects.
Both of these meetings took
place at the Bachardy home,
Flemmgton.
GOATGANG
4-H CLUB
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The Goat Gang 4-H Club held
their April meeting at the
home of Chris Peck,
Sergeantsville. The mem
bers worked on their part of
the 4-H Day at the Mall
Program.
Plans for the June 7 what
not-sale will be discussed at
their next meeting on
Fnday, May 16 at the
Thornton home, Stockton.
Tractors with variable-speed drive let
you change ground speed on the go
Match tractor speed to the job at hand with a John Deere
200 Series Tractor A 4 speed transaxle with variable
speed drive lets you slow down or speed up within each
gear without reducing the working speed of power
operated implements There's no shifting no clutching
Just push the variator lever forward to increase forward
travel speed, pull it back to slow down
And 200 Series tractors come in a variety of models to fit
your needs and budget Choose from the 10-hp 210, the
12 hp 212, the 14 hp 214 and the 16 hp 216
All feature an adjustable high-backed seat, roomy
operator's area, and a fully enclosed engine for com
fortable quiet of>eration For safety, there’s a triple-safety
starting system to guard against accidental starts Easy-to
identify color coded controls And a switch that
automatically shuts off the engine if you leave the seat with
the PTO engaged
Come in soon for a 200 Series test drive We also carry a
variety of implements to make your tractor even more
versatile
See us today for a 200 Series Tractor
ADAMSTOWN
EQUIPMENT INC.
Mohnton RD2 PA 19540
(near Adamstown)
Phone (215)484 4391
A. 6.0. GROFF, INC.
New Holland, PA Lancaster PA
Phone (717)354-4191 Phone (717)291 1046
FARM MOUNTERS
FLEMINGTON, N.J. - A
new 4-H horse club, the Fair
Mounters, held their first
meeting at the Williams
residence, Cahfon.
The officers elected at this
meeting were: president,
Dawn Kawash; vice
president, Kim Barnes;
secretary, Tracy Gems;
treasurer, Karen Babb;
reporter, Lynn Williams;
and scrapbook chairman,
Debbie Lichtenberger.
Ray Nichols, County 4-H
Agent, was the guest
speaker for the meeting. The
club’s next meeting will be
on Monday, May 12 at 7:30
p.m.
4-H HORSE
COUNCIL TREASURE
HUNT
FLEMINGTON, N.J. - A
50-pound bag of feed and
other goodies will be the
prizes up for grabs in the
Hunterdon County 4-H Horse
Council Treasure Hunt,
according to Betsy Spencer,
chairman of the event.
This annual activity will
take place on Saturday, May
17 at the Round Valley Youth
Center, Lebanon.
Any Hunterdon County 4-H
member can come and ride
his horse in this free, fun
filled contest.
4-H’ers interested in
taking part should call Mrs.
Spencer at 201/236-2834.
LITTLE CHAPS AND
HUNTING CAPS 4-H
PREP CLUB
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The Little Chaps and Hun
ting Caps 4-H Prep Club held
their meeting at the home of
Lmhmocemc/
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Joanne Connolly in Long
Valley.
The members made
booklets depicting different
breeds of horses and then
went into her barn to see
different breeds of horses,
noting their size and colors.
CHERRYVILLE
IEMAKERS 4-H CLUB
HO]
FLEMINGTON, N.J. - A
program was presented by
the members of the
Cherryville Homemakers 4-
H Club recently.
Patti Vowmkel, a member
of the Nifty Needles 4-H
Club, shared with the
members her experiences at
the Citizenship/Waslungton
Focus held last July. The
highlight of the progam was
a T-Shirt demonstration
given by Ellen Sorensen of
the Sew New Fabrics Store
in Martinsville.
SPRUCE RUN
GARDENING CLUB
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The Spruce Run Gardening
4-H Club held its April
meeting at the home of the
leader, Mrs. Shigo, in
Clinton.
Club members plan to
participate in 4-H Day at the
Mall Program, set for May
10, the 4-H What Not Sale on
June 7 and the Achievement
Fair held in August.
Demonstrations will be
given by Alan Lefebvre on
“How To Take Hardwood
Cuttings” and Karen Osum
on “Edible Wild Plants” for
the 4-H Day at the Mall
Program.
Farmer Jones had finished his shopping
in town. Returning along Main Street with
two dusty nickels in his overalls pocket, his
eye caught a hand-scrawled sidewalk sign:
“ORANGES ON SALE - 5* EACH!”
Feeling thirsty, it being a sizzling hot day,
Farmer Jones plucked an orange from the
makeshift stand... paid his nickel and
continued whistling on his way.
As his fingernail bit into the rind,
Farmer Jones’ mouth watered at the succulent
treat within. But at the very first taste his
mouth turned dry. The orange was sour and
flat. He suddenly didn’t fe
like whistling again
Too late for he
was down to his last 50
he remembered
Ben’s Country Store.
Bens oranges were the
best in town Plump,
juicy, fresh. He’d built
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LUCKY 4-H CLUB
FLEMINGTON, N.J. -
The April meeting of the
Lucky 4-H Club was held at
the McAleer residence in
Pittstown. The club has
decided to show how to make
pompoms as their part in the
4-H Day at the Mall
Program.
The cooking members
enjoyed a meal of Beef Corn
Dandy, salad wedges, green
beans with bacon in vmegar
sauce and oatmeal cookies
at their last meeting.
The case
of Farmer Jones
and the s<t orange.
We’re looking for work.
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