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Karns Quality Foods was founded in 1959 by David L. Karns and has been operated continuously by the Karns family since then. The company was founded in the form of a butcher shop in New Cumberland, [1] but the current format is a traditional grocery store with an emphasis on perishable items.
The Johannes Harnish Farmstead is an historic American home and farm that is located in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
A farmstead in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.. Agriculture is a major industry in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [1] As of the most recent United States Census of Agriculture conducted in 2017, there were 53,157 farms in Pennsylvania, covering an area of 7,278,668 acres (2,945,572 hectares) with an average size of 137 acres (55 hectares) per farm. [2]
The current spread accounts for about three-fourths of the retail price for a market basket of foods, according to USDA. The farm value varies for each type of food; for example, in 2004, it accounted for about 35% of the retail cost of eggs, compared to about 19% for fresh fruit and vegetables, and about 6% for cereal and bakery products.
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This Hess family received title to the farm from the William Penn family in 1735. The present log farmhouse was built ca. 1744 for Jacob's widow Veronica and their children. [5] Their oldest son Johannes (1730-1778) was the next owner, with wife Susanna Landis Hess. In 1784 their eldest son Christian Hess (1757-1816) received this farmstead.
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The company began agricultural operations in 1747. In 1921, Rutter's started a dairy company. The first Rutter's Farm Stores opened on February 22, 1968. In 2018, the company shortened its name from "Rutter's Farm Stores" to "Rutter's". [1] The first location outside of Pennsylvania opened on May 30, 2018 in Inwood, West Virginia. [2]