CS—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 18,1981
State ranks second in production
Ice cream lovers love
Pennsylvania ice cream
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania
manufacturers produced 79.9
million gallons of ice cream last
year, up eight percent from 1979.
The state ranked second nationally
in production of this popular
dessert, according to the Penn
sylvania Crop Reporting Service.
Milk sherbet production, at 3.b
million gallons, was up 28 percent
from the previous year and also
placed Pennsylvania second in the
nation. Ice milk produced in the
state last year totaled 15.2 million
gallons, down two percent from
1979.
Dairy product plants m the
Commonwealth produced 59.2
million pounds of butter during
1980, up 21 percent from the year
before. Creamed cottage cheese
production at 45.4 million pounds
was down two percent from the
previous year while lowfat cottage
cheese production at 16 9 million
pounds was down less than one
percent from 1979.
Pennsylvania's total production
of cheese in 1980, excluding cottage
cheese, totaled 101.3 million
pounds, up eight percent from the
year before. Mozzarella produc
tion was down two percent at 24.9
million pounds, while other types
of Italian cheeses totaled 16.6
million pounds, up 16 percent from
1979. Seven million pounds of Swiss
cheese were produced, down 21
percent from the previous year
Whole unsweetened condensed
milk production in Pennsylvania
totaled 43.2 million pounds in 1980,
up two percent from the previous
year. Production of skim un
sweetened condensed milk totaled
57.7 million pounds, also up two
percent, while production of nonfat
dry milk at 48.3 million pounds was
up 131 percent.
During 1980, a total ot 3.71 billion
pounds ot whole milk was used in
manufactured dairy products in
Pennsylvania with 34 percent ot
this total used tor butter, 20 per
cent for cheese, 32 percent tor
frozen products and 14 percent tor
other mik products.
Picnic set
HARRISBURG - The Dauphin
County Farmer’s Association’s
Annual Family Picnic will be held
on July 25, 1981 at the Halifax
Community Park, in Halifax
During the picnic, the
Association will hold a meeting
and discuss a number of proposed
changes in the bylaws of the
organization These Changes in
clude a membership dues increase
and the distribution of funds
The picnic will include a number
of games for the children to enjoy
Participants are asked to bring a
covered dish and eating utensils,
chicken and a beverage will be
provided
Reservations for the picnic may
be placed with anv of the following
people Walter Smeltz, 717-365-
3122. Dave Rode. 717-896-8766,
Mike Hubler, 717-469-0094
Saturday, July 18
Lancaster Society 18 to hold a
picnic with husbands
Lancaster Society 33 meets at the
Landisville Campgrounds for a
picnic
Lancaster Society 12 meets for a
lawn party at the home of
Marian Ghck
Sunday, July 19
Lancaster Societ, .. meets for a
family picnic at Sunny Craft
Farm near Ephrata
Monday, July 20
Lancaster Society 31 meets for a
program ot Show and Tell by
hostess Dons Aliment
Tuesday, July 21
Berks Society 6 meets tor cratts at
the home ot Fan Hartz