I cTa/im JJ I QA/bmefi f Societies I Lancaster Co. Society 5 Lancaster Society 5 held their family gathering at the home of Ruth Geesaman, recently. Forty-five Society and family members attended. The program for the evening centered around Christmas with everybody exchanging gifts and singing carrols. The next meeting for Society 5 will be at the home of Minerva Lentz. Contact us at Hershey Equipment Co. about our hog equipment. It takes a lot of planning, knowledge and experience to develop a profitable confinement operation. We will assist you in the planning and recommend the most ef ficient arrangement of equipment. This service we provide will blend the building and equipment together to form a practical, labor saving, economical hog system for top quality hogs. Gestation Farrowing Finishing Nursery Systems Systems Systems Systems reduce stress and the are designed with both the are designed using top include pig rearing cages opportunity for fighting sow and farmer in mind. quality penning or penning equipment. and feeders. Lancaster Co, Society 10 Lancaster Society 10 met at the home of Wanda Cox, Harrisburg Pike, to hold their annual Christmas party. A gift of $6O was donated to the Christ Home in Paradise. Delegate* *o the state convention Lancaster Co, Society 27 Lancaster Society 27 met recently with husbands and guests and traveled to Longwood Gardens to enjoy their Christmas display. Featured along the tour were a Cumberland Co, Society 15 Cumberland Farm -ien 15 the dating game, held its annual Christmas pc. ‘' on Other features were Christmas December sat the Huntsdale Fire carrols and a visit from Santa House. ' Claus. Joyce Wardle presented guessing games for entertainment which included a brief verson of Give Me Your Attention Please! IT PAYS TO RAISE HOGS IN A SYSTEM DESIGNED BY HERSHEY EQUIPMENT CO. will be: Sue Dietrich, Wanda Cox, and Anette Habccker. The next meeting ot Society 10 will be at the home ot the new president: Sue Dietrich, East jPetersburg. concert, poinsettias and fragrant spring flowers. Everyone stopped at Gap Diner on the way home. The next meeting will be held on January 21 at the home of Janice Yorlets, Carlisle. *- f ~ ?j£X' ♦ * To all Farm Women as possible so we can Societies: Lancaster continue coverage of your Farming would like to scheduled events in the request that you send in Farm Women Calendar. 1982 ycarhcckr soon 1 The November meeting of Berks Society 11 was held recently at the home of Nancy Bashore, Bethel. Guest speaker for the evening was Joanne Weidman, Lebanon Berks Society 6 held their annual Christmas party at the Moselem Springs Inn. Entertainment included Bobby Ray, professional accordionist and comedienne. New officers for the 1982 year were installed and new committee members were named: They are; Sally Hauseman, and Mrs. Earl Mnncph Qaioc- Mrs. Richard York County Society 1 met at the Grand View Golf Club for their annual Christmas party. Mrs. Martell Todd from Indiana gave a talk of farming in her state. Other entertainment included sales activity for China WASHINGTON, D.C. - Private exporters today reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following export sales activity: —220,000 metric tons of soft red winter wheat for delivery to China during the 1981-82 marketing year and the second year of - the U.S.- China Gram Agreement. The marketing year for wheat runs from June 1 to May 31, and for corn from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. To date, China sales and exports of wheat and corn for delivery during the first agreement year— Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1981—totaled 8,248,200 tons, 7,809,300 tons of Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1981—813 Attention: Farm Women Societies Berks Co, Society 11 Berks Co, Society 6 York Co. Society 1 USDA reports export County uairy princess. She spoke on milk and other nutnUous food. The next meeting will be at the home of Rose Hibshman on December 14 and will include a gift exchange. Schlegel and Mrs. Carl Herbein, Disaster; Nora Schweitzer, Mrs. Earl Hoffman, Sunshine; Mrs. Jake Hartz, Mrs. David Bauer, and Mrs. Robert Noll, Program; Mrs. Randall Hetrick and Mrs. Steve Hetrick, Scrapbook. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Steve Hetrick, Rl, Oley on Tuesday, January 19. the Rev. Vought from the Luthern Memorial Church in York who played his guitar and sang. The next meeting will be held January 6 at the home of Evelyn Paige. wheat and 438,900 tons of corn. This includes 2,759,000 tons ot wheat and 215,100 tons of corn for the 1980-81 marketing year, and 5,050,300 tons ot wheat and 223,800 tons of corn for the 1981-82 marketing year. China sales for delivery during the second agreement year—Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1982-total 1,745,000 tons, 1,715,000 tons of wheat and 30.000 tons of com. This includes 1,065,000 tons of wheat and 30,000 tons of corn for the 1981-82 marketing year and 50.000 tons of wheat for the 1982-83 marketing year.