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.