CB—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 11,1981 a different touch MANNS CHOICE - Harold and Dons Wertz of Manns Choice operate a mink farm Twenty-four years ago, Dons and Harold Wertz started with four bred mink as a hobby. Little did they know that it would lead them into raising mink for a living Farming at home, Harold, a dairy farmer, decided they en joyed raising mink more and sold their dairy herd to try their hand at it full time Mating takes place from February to March and is the only time mink make much noise, both sexes purr They usually have from one to ten kits in a litter, and bear their young in May and are ready to pelt in December Mrs Wertz keeps up-to-date records, and can tell you how many males or females a mink produced, and who their mother and grandmother are She can tell (Continued from Page C 6) MACARONI SALAD 2 c uncooked macaroni 6 hard cooked eggs 1/3 c grated carrots 1/3 c chopped onions 1/3 c chopped celery Cook macaroni per directions on package Combine all ingredients Dressing: 11/3 c sugar 1/4 c. flour 1/2 c vinegar 1/4 c prepard mustard 11/4 c water salt and pepper Cook until clear (about 10 minutes) Cool When cool, add 1 1/2 c mayonnaise. Add a little celery seed, if desired Pour over macaroni mixture and mix well. Sprinkle with paprika and let stand overnight m refrigerator. Mildred Miller, Hershey A farm with you the quality of its fur, color and who it was bred with (this helps prevent inter-breeding ) Male mink are larger and are preferred for collars, females are generally used in coats (A coat requires about 50 pelts) Trends have changed, and Mrs Wertz said, 'Mink now fits into the casual scene ” Mink comes in 18 basic colors and thirty-two shades Beside the mink farm, the Wertzs’ own and operate a travel trailer campground and Mr Wertz is assistant mail carrier for Manns Choice Active in PFA, Harold is a board member and Dons serves on the Women s Committee The Wertz have four children, Dennis 29, Dianna 26, Charles 20, and Troy 16 Charles and IT oy both help out on the farm Comer 1 gallon milk (that has the cream skimmed off the top and which is preferably from a cow who never has been treated with anitbiotics since antibiotic residue can deactivate yogurt culture) 8 T. powdered milk 1-8 ounce container plain yogurt or 1 cup yogurt from previous batch - “starter culture” Bring starter culture to room temperature. Mix powdered milk with liquid milk Bring to 180 degrees stirring occassionaly Cool to 110 to 115 degrees Thin starter with 4 T cooled milk Add to milk, stir to mix. Either keep in pot or pour into mason jars Cover Keep warm and undisturbed 3 hours or more until desired consistency is reached. Regngerate. Flavor with fruit purees Honey, sugar or anything you like Mrs, Ralph Todd, Airville YOGURT We Specialize In Aerial Work Using Our Twin, Bucket Boom 'Truck ELECTRICAL \ / / CONTRACTING \ 55F1 I Specializing In I \ j AGRICULTURAL J WIRING j ■AaUBr Also Residential Industrial / rX And Commercial Work / Estimates^^/ We Have Poles In Stock 25 30 35 £45 NEW UNDERGROUND STEEL FUEL STORAGE TANKS Capacity Diameter Length Gauge Weight Price FOB (Gallons) (Thickness) (Pounds) Quarryville 285 3Xi" 5 t 6" 12 278 114.00' 550 4'o” 6’o” ’ 10 549 210.00' 550 4’o” 6’o” 7 751 262.00' 1.000 4'o" 10’8” 10 827 310.00' 1.000 4’o” 10’8” 7 1,129 390.00' 1.000 5'4" 6'o” 7 1.028 362.00' 1,500 5’4" 9’o” 7 1,388 486.00' 2.000 5’4" 12'0” 7 1,735 593.00' 3.000 5’4" 17’11” 7 2,432 800.00' 4.000 5’4” 23’10” 7 3,130 1009.00' 5.000 8’0" 137” 1/4” 4,484 1645.00 6.000 8’0" 16’2” 1/4” 5,123 1800.00 8.000 8’0" 2V6" 1/4” 6,475 2230.00 10.000 8’0" 26'10” 1/4" 7,825 2660.00 10.000 lO’O" 17’0” 1/4" 6,956 2405.00 12.000 lO’O” 20’6” 1/4” 8,074 2800.00 12.000 10’6" 18 7” 1/4" 7,900 2690.00' 15.000 10’6” 23’2" 5/16” 11,857 4130.00 20.000 10’6” 310” 5/16" 15,105 5160.00 25.000 10'6” 387” 3/8” 22,115 8135.00' 30.000 10’6" 46’4” 3/8” 25,999 9430.00 Tanks all bear Underwriters' Label, and are coated with black asphaltum paint We can provide timely delivery from Quarryville, PA (15 miles from the Pennsylvania Maryland line) to Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey & New York Contact us for delivery costs We invite inquiries by phone or mail Flt-L“ RITE & PUMPS HOWARD E. GROFF CO. C. M. HIGH CO. 3A King St Myerstown PA 17057 Phone 717-166-7544 Over Forty Years of Reliable Service Fuel Oil, Gasoline, and Coal 111 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566 Phone; 717-786-2166 Guernsey produces high PETERBOROUGH, N.H - Pmey Lane Princess Poppy a three year old, registered Guernsey cow, owned by Mervm K.” Myers, has completed an official-DHIR actual production record of 17980 pounds of milk and 866 pounds of butterfat, m 305 days two times a day milking, according to The American Guernsey Cattle Club. The testing was supervised by Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
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