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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1957
Page
2
Recent taste panel tests sponsored by the U S Department of Agriculture show tasters prefer the three highest grade pure maple syrups in unmarked samples. Industry judges favor the top two grades, while less experienced consumers often favor the next lower grade for more intense flavor and amber color.
The Farm Womens Society 10 held its October banquet at Meadow Halls Dining Rooms New Danville Pike with husbands and guests in attendance. Speaker Mrs Chester Buzzard described an eight week evangelistic trip to Japan and its sights sounds smells and souls. She noted they lived minimally yet found contact with locals worthwhile and shared Japanese handiwork and art. John M Gordon and wife attended as guests of Mrs H Landis Shank and spoke briefly. Loretta Shank led the singing and gave the invocation.
The column notes that strong maple flavor pairs with high quality syrups while darker syrups carry caramel notes and lower grades. It invites readers to send favorite pumpkin and apple recipes for future issues.
The Society of Farm Women 19 met at Mrs J Lloyd Hollinger in East Petersburg on Oct 5 with co host Mrs Scott Nissley Jr. They discussed Christmas gift ideas and displayed items for gifts and decorations. Donations for the Needle Work Guild were given and members planned a Christmas banquet for December 7 at Hostetter's Banquet Hall Mt Joy.
The Poultry and Egg National Board offers a 10 panel folder titled Nine Easy Ways To Cook Eggs to motivate egg consumption. Lloyd H. Geil says it fits modern needs for quick prep and serves as a mailing insert, classroom teaching aid, or imprintable promotion. Priced at 1.90 per 100 up to 45000 and 17 per 1000 for larger orders, ships prepaid.
Three Guernsey herds owned by Raymond and Louise Witmer Pen-Del Farm Willow Street Calvin B Mauser Elizabethtown and J Rohrer Witmer Willow Street were classified by L C Colebank Knoxville official classifier for the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Of 40 cows in the Witmer herd eight daughters of Hull Girt Count's Select were rated including one Very Good and four Desirable. two Excellent, 17 Very Good, 15 Desirable and six Acceptable across the three herds. Mauser's 16 cows produced one Very Good six Desirable four Acceptable. Rohrer Witmer's 38 cows included 12 Very Good 14 Desirable nine Acceptable. Five daughters of Hull Girt Count's Select were classified with one Very Good two Desirable one Acceptable. The classification report has been sent to the national breed office for approval and publication.
Gene Autry and Annie Oakley will star at the World Championship Rodeo in the Pennsylvania Farm Show Arena Harrisburg November 12 to 16. More than 200 top cowboys compete in five events and Autry features with his trick horses in a show highlighting the cowboy’s partner the horse.
The U S Department of Agriculture announces new Christmas tree grades to take effect November 1 1957 with three levels US Premium US No 1 and US No 2. In 1956 US production was about 25 million trees with four million imported and border states leading in output. Douglas fir balsam fir black spruce red cedar white spruce and Scotch pine account for over 85 percent of production.
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