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Lancaster Co. Sodety 7
Lancaster Society 7 held their Wenger, specialist in arthritis.
January meeting at the home of The next meeting will be held at
Esther Hoffer, recently. the home'of Frances Eshelman,
Guest speaker was Dr. Marlin E. Paradise, on Feb. 12.
Lancaster Co. Society 14
Lancaster Society 14 met at the gave reports on the state con
home of Arlene Esbenshade vention in Harrisburg,
recently to make cancer pads for The next meeting is scheduled
the Cancer Society. for Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at the home of
Members Esther Landis,.Nora EllenNewswanger.
Herr, and president Clara Rohrer,
Lancaster Co, Society 21
Lancaster Society 21 met arrangements for Valen
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Guest speaker for the evening r l ans P! antm f' correct fer ‘
was Sara Summers discussing tilizer to use or each.
Lancaster Co, Society 22
„ . making breads from scratch to
Lancaster Society 22 met on Jan. f, n , C h
18 at the Farm and Home Center to The next meeting will be held on
bear speaker Barbara Martin talk Feb . Ba t 9:30 a.m. at the home of
about different kinds of bread, Mrs. Raymond Witmer of Willow
types of flour and the process of Street and will feature a craft day.
Lancaster Co. Society 27
Lancaster Society 27 met on Society 27 will be joined by
Tuesday, Jan. 18 at the home of Society 28 on Thursday, Jan. 20 to
Mrs. Arthur Wenger, RBManheim, play bingo with guests at
to hear Joyce Wenger, R.N., talk Conestoga View,
about heart disease.
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Lancaster Society 31 met with Society 30.
recently at the home of Anna Mary The next meeting will be held
Click to hear reports from the Ke b. 21 at the home of Debbie
state convention. Wenger to hear Sharon AUamong
Members will be visiting talk about candlewickmg.
Conestoga View Feb. 17 along
Berks Society 6 met at the lionie Jan. 29 and Feb. 5.
of Mrs. David Hauseman recently The next meeting, scheduled for
to review the by-laws and the Feb. 15, will be held in the home of
Farm Women constitution. Mrs. Carl Herbeinj R 2 Oley. The
Members voted to sell speaker will be Judy Stoudt from
refreshments during two sales at the Ag Center in Leesport speaking
the Oley Fire Company grounds on vegetable diseases.
Fulton Grange 66 met on Jan. 24 Dr. William Bachman, director
at the Oakryn hall to hear Laura 0 f yj e Walter L. Aliment Family
McSparran present a program on Health Center in Quarryville,
safety. addressed the problem of frostbite
Discussion included dangers hypothermia and how to treat
farmers encounter with toxic them.
gases, mixing alcohol or gasohol The next meeting will be held on
with diesel fuel, and wood burning Feb Mat the Grange Hall,
stoves.
Pa. milk production climbs
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania
milk production during December
totaled 766 million pounds, up four
percent from a year earlier, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Service. The number of
milk cows in the Commonwealth
averaged 737,000 head, up 7,000
head from a year ago. Milk
production per cow averaged 1,040
pounds in December, up 30 pounds
from a year ago.
Milk production in the state
during the October-December
quarter totaled 2.3 billion pounds,
four percent above the comparable
period in 1981 but one percent
below the July-September 1982
quarter. Milk production per cow
for the quarter averaged 3,114
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pounds, 73 pounds more than in the
fourth quarter of 1981. Total milk
cows in Pennsylvania averaged
736.000 head during the quarter, up
8.000 head from the October-
December 1981 average.
Grain and other concentrates fed
to milk cows in the commonwealth
on Jan. 1, 1983 averaged 15.5
pounds per head, down 0.2 pounds
from Jan. 1, 1982. The value of
grains and other concentrates fed
to milk cows on Jan. 1, 1983
averaged $7.90 per hundredweight,
down 60 cents from a year earlier.
U.S. milk production during the
October-December quarter totaled
32.8 billion pounds, three percent
above the comparable period in
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Chester-Delaware
Grange 3
The Chester-Delaware Pomona
Grange No. 3 met on Saturday,
Jan. 8 at the Kennett Grange Hall
for their regular quarterly session.
The Grange will be celebrating
Grange Week on April 24 through
30.
At the next meeting, a crafts and
hobby contest will be held.
Members of the Chester-
Delaware Pomona Grange will
join the Russellville Grange on
April 9 at their grange hall.
Elizabethtown
Grange 2076
Elizabethtown Grange 2076 met
on Jan. 21 to hear Margaret Trotta
talk about the color chart relating
to personalities.
January 29 will be the night for
dinner theatre with Fulton Grange.
“Hershey Night" will be the
theme for the next meeting on Feb.
3 when speaker Richard Hann,
agri-business administrator of
Milton Hershey School, will con
duct a film on the Hershey
facilities.
1981 but three percent below the
July-September 1982 quarter. Milk
production per cow for the quarter
averaged 2,966 pounds, 54 pounds
more than in the fourth quarter of
1981. Total milk cows in the United
States averaged 11.1 million head
during the quarter, about one
percent more than the October-
December 1981 average.
Grain and concentrates fed to
milk cows across the country on
Jan. 1 averaged 15.9 pounds per
head, the same as a year earlier.
The value of grains and other
concentrates fed to milk cows on
Jan. 1 averaged $7.28 per hun
dredweight, 32 cents below a year
earlier.