ARE HEALTH FOODS FOR YOU? The health food industry has been growing as more Americans buy foods that are “natural” or “organic” or have “No Preser vatives Added.” But are so-called health foods really any better or do they just cost more? When two pounds of raw sugar cost $2.70 and the same amount of regular table sugar costs 40 cents; we need to examine what we get for our health food dollar. Experts do not agree on a definition for natural or organic. To some people, organic means grown without pesticides or ar tificial fertilizers, but buying foods that are pesticide free is hard to do. Small amounts of pesticides may be found in most foods if the scientist uses today’s modem equipment that measures parts per trillion. Take a step toward a successful form send this coupon Agway Farm Systems for optimum efficiency Milking • Feeding • Manure Handling Efficiency is the key to farm success today. That’s why you should know about the most effi cient equipment available. Agway Farm Systems equip ment is tested and researched at the Agway Farm Research Center. Once the equipment has met our standards it has to meet your farm’s standards. Agway sales people will help you select the equipment that will work the most efficiently on your farm. For example, the Chore-Time ® Please send me more information about: 1 □ Milking □ Feeding □ Manure Handling D Agri-Leases, by Telmark ® □ Student □ I'd like to tour the Agway Farm Research Center. NAME. ADDRESS. COUNTY. STATE. Mail to Agway Inc., Distribution Services, PO Box 4933, Syracuse, NY 13221 J Working for people who work the land (^) § i Ladies Have You Heard? By Doris Thomas Lancaster Extension Home Economist Pesticide residues in the foods we eat have been a big issue for some time. To date, no evidence has been found to indicate that the amount of residue found in foods has an influence on cancer rates, for example. On the other hand, organic fertilizers such as manure often contain salmonella germs that cause dysentary, and they may spread internal parasites as well. Buyers of natural foods need to read labels. A box of com flakes contains 7.8 percent sugar while some natural cereals contain 24 percent sugar and derive 30-40 percent of their calories from fat. Many of the popular “natural” snacks such as com chips get their flavor from palm or coconut oil, which are among the most saturated fats available. Before buying a food with “No Preservatives,” check the labels of Drop Tube Feeding System al lows you to feed smaller amounts of concentrate more frequently, thus improving feed efficiency while saving labor. And to make your money work more efficiently, there’s Agri- Lease® by Telmark®. So you don’t have to buy the equipment, just lease it. This way your money can be in the bank earning interest. Fill out the coupon and find out today about the most effi cient farm systems equipment TOWN. PHONE. the other brands to see if they have preservatives. Because a food is free from preservatives does not mean it is better. Calcium propionate occurs naturally in Swiss cheese and is used in bread to retard mold growth. In order to call their products “natural,” some bakers have stopped adding calcium propionate. As a result, the consumer must take precautions when storing these baked products. If you’re going to buy natural food, you must know how to store it. Polyunsaturated vegetables oils, better for you because they lower blood cholesterol, are subject to rancidity as is whole wheat flour. Nuts and seeds also become rancid or moldy quickly. Consumers must exercise judgement in what they do with their food, too. Turning whole wheat flour and honey into chocolate cookies instead of bread is not a healty way to use your natural foods. Going to the health food store won’t help you in the long run unless you eat a balanced diet. HOMEMADE TOYS FOR PRESCHOOLERS Some suggestions for inex pensive homemade toys and games include the following: For your infant who will be especially attracted to the shiny and the noisy, it is suggested that you string an optional number of screw LF 3/2/85 band canning rings (the kind used to tighten down canning lids) on a shoelace. Tie the ends in a knot. Your toddler will enjoy the shiny rings as they make musical sounds when jiggled about. A pasteboard box with both ends cut out makes a toy to crawl through - again helping in the development of their body image - a sense of their own body in relation to things around them. Another facinating experience for the child of three years and up consists in teaching them how to hold an object with a reflective surface in the sunlight and .then to locate the dancin'* rofioptirm nn the Lancaster Farm Toy Show LANCASTER - On March 30 farm toy collectors from the East coast will converge on the Lan caster Treadway Inn for the Lancaster Farm Toy Show, Sale and Auction. The show will specialize in small toy farm equipment and tractors. Some toys will date from the 1920’s while others will be current special editions. Many models, such as Co op, Bates, Cockshutt, Ferguson, Massey-Harris, Oliver, Sheppard Deisel, Wallis and others, will bring back memories. rviwwQ will be setting up ATTENTION WE DO CUSTOM CHAINSAW WORK * Clearing Small Acreages * Felling of Unwanted and Dead Trees * Fence Row Clearing * Firewood Cutting * Etc. Reasonable Rates WE NEED MILK! IjUai Come Grow with us 860 Allentown Rd. Lansdale, Pa. 19446 (215)855-0210 Membership Benefits Include: 20*- Quality Bonus 2* - Premium 70% - Base for New Order 4 Members Patronage Dividends Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plans i FOR ALL YOUR MILK : Call Membership Manager Max O. Sumser At home - Pa. (717) 334-8900 or Call the Office Toll Free from Pa. from Md., Del., N.Y., N.J. (800)322-9254 (800) 523-°336 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,1985411 ceiling or wall. Two children, each with his or her own reflective object, can arrange for the delightful dancing reflections to play tag across the ceiling or wall. Yet another homemade toy requires only empty spools and a long shoelace or heavy cord, the ends of which have been stiffened with fingernail polish. For the toddler, string the spools yourself and secure the ends. The child of three years and up will like the challenge of stringing the spools by him or herself, helping to develop eye-hand coordination and recognition of colors. set for March 30 displays in competition for trophies and cash. Dealers and parts suppliers will set up to help collectors find what they need to fix up their old pieces of farm equipment or buy that missing piece for their collection. A consignment auction will draw an estimated 600 people in the evening. Approximately 400 pieces will be sold for a total of over $25,000. Some construction toys and trucks will also be displayed and sold. 717-367-7831 WOODLAND OWNERS
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