Lancaster Society 14 Members of Lancaster Society 14 held their first meeting of 1987 at the home of Arlene Eshbenshade Wednesday, Jan. 21. During the meeting, members sewed 36 small pads and 36 large pads for the Cancer Society. Lunch was prepared by com mittee members Elma Barge, Hannah Brackbill, Edna Groff and Mildred Horn. Following lunch new president Esther Landis conducted a business meeting. The devotional meditation was a challenge for the new year led by Elma Barge. For roll call, members gave their maiden name and their mother’s maiden name. The treasurer reported that the society sent $2lO collected at the Christmas banquet to World Vision. Members of Berks Society 6 met recently in the home of Mrs. Earl Hoffman, El Oley, with 14 members present. Members have given their support and donations to a member whose husband passed away suddenly. Mrs. William Hartman and Mrs. Richard Schlegel attended the pnxz ■ silo unloader Two big drive wheels. (30 inch diameter - replaces 18 inch) Double hook gathering chain equipped with claws and cutters. Blower with adjustable blades Self leveling device provides uniform silage removal Raising hitch (optional) can be permanently mounted Plus... One More Reas The Reputation And Reliability Of .. Caroline Stoltzfus reported on calcium intake, discussing its importance and offering tips on when to take it. Members voted to submit the Cancer Society as an idea to be considered for the county project. Members who represented Society 14 at the state convention during Farm Show shared highlights of the meetings for those members who did not attend. Reporting were Viola Hostetter, Hannah Brackbill and Gladys Eshbenshade. Miriam Leaman gave a book report on “The Quitters.” Mem bers were pleased with the choice since interest in quilting runs high in the group. The dairy princess and the poultry queen will give presen tations at the next meeting. Berks Society 6 state convention held during Farm Show in Harrisburg. Mrs. Hart man entered a wool sweater she made for the craft contest and received the Best of Show Award at the banquet. The society made a donation to the Cancer Society for 1987. The next meeting will be held Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. in the home of Five Basic Reasons Why Patz is Better Call Us Today! ITHACA - The New York Agriculture in the Classroom project would do much to inform “an agriculturally illiterate society,” Betty Walanyk, ex tension associate at Cornell University, told the New York Cattlewomen at their annual convention Jan. 10 at the Sheraton Inn here. She said the program is designed to develop an awareness of the state’s agriculture and an ap preciation of how it affects all aspects of the economy. “Our society has changed drastically since the World War n period when 35 per cent of the population was involved in food production and many more had vegetable gardens and one or two farm animals,” Ms. Walanyk explained. “Today’s textbook writers have no agricultural background and our students are not learning about agriculture the way we did.” She also noted the farm image “portrayed day after day on television commercials is not an accurate picture and does not reflect today’s highly technological, capital-intensive agriculture - a concept that the American public is not very comfortable with.” She explained the need for consumers who are better educated about agriculture, who would have a greater un derstanding of political issues “when they make voting booth decisions.” She also emphasized a second need for better information about agriculture, saying young people are not given intelligent career choices. Mrs. Harold Snyder, R 1 Oley. Before the meeting closed, the president read the bylaws. Cornell Extension Assodefe Addresses NY CofHmmen 215-845-2261 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1967-117 She noted, “There are 60,000 positions in agriculture to be filled in the state each year with at least 12,000 of these positions unfilled or filled by unqualified persons.” Despite these existing career opportunities, tyo year agricultural, and many four-year agricultural, colleges are ex periencing marked loss in ag student enrollment, she continued, Broome and Onondaga, have been calling for high school guidance selected as pilot areas for the counselors who are better in- program with materials to be formed. available next fall. She then outlined the “Ag in the Ms. Walanyk called on the New Classroom Program” which was York Cattlewomen to help provide initiated in 1961 by the United a support network for the teachers States Department of Agriculture and urged them to keep informed to develop a resource guide and about the program and to tell make materials available to others of the need for a better teachers. The New York State informed public to counteract the Department of Education adopted “agricultural illiteracy of the its “New York Agriculture in the current generation of school Classroom” program for the children.” Prevent Plant Damage Caused By Careless Snow Removal FLEMINGTON, N.J. - Snow and ice and some ways of dealing with them can be hazardous to the health of outdoor plants. The detrimental effects of deicing salt can be seen most dramatically in spring along roadways lined with evergreens. A whole row of trees with the bottom portion browned out is clear evidence of salt’s damaging ef fects. At home, grass, ground covers, shrubs and trees along sidewalks and driveways can suffer similar damage if too much sodium or calcium chloride is used to remove ice. A safer alternative material for melting ice is a garden fer tilizer like 5-10-10. The nitrogen fertilizer urea is also effective. Fertilizer can be used at a rate of elementary school level, beginning the project in 1963 with the goal of providing materials for grades four through six. Ms. Walanyk demonstrated the curriculum materials developed in each of the three “mini-textbooks" which combine materials for social studies, language arts, math, and science. Three counties, Yates, 10 pounds per 100 square feet; mixing the fertilizer with sand will provide traction. Keep in mind however, that excessive fertilizer can also damage plants. A thick natural blanket of snow is not usually a problem for low growing plants, but an extra load added by the snow blower or shovel can physically injure them. Be aware of where you pile all that snow from walks and driveways. The weight of snow and more especially, ice, can damage trees and shrubs, particularly evergreens and structurally weak plants. Broken branches and leaning trees will have to be dealt with when the weather permits. Trying to work with frozen plants may injure them further.
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