LEBANON COUNTY PA DAIRY HISTORY
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Wengert's Dairy Wengert's Dairy was started in 1931 when S.K. Wengert and H H. Mumma began to bottle milk on the Harry Horst farm on what is now Swiss Premium Dairy on Walnut Street west of lebanon Pa. Harry Horst was S.K. Wengert's father in law. The first White Clover milk bottle has both Wengert and Mumma's name. In 1932 the partnership dissolved. All White Clover Dairies bottles then carried S.K. Wengert's name. (to see many of the Wengert milk bottles thru the years see lebanon milk Bottle page). The Dairy purchased many smaller dairies and grew to the point of a new plant being built in 1941. Sons Harlan , John and Clifford took over operations and ran dairy until it was purchased by Dean Foods in 1999. Thanks goes to John Wengert for much of the information below. John B. is currently plant manager at Wengert's Swiss Premium Dairy and grandson of S.K. Wengert.
Wengert's Dairy in the late 50's ??
Founder S.K. Wengert with His IH pickup truck
Milkman Howard Hiestand delivering Wengert's milk door to door.
Bottling gallons of milk at Wengert's Dairy in the early 80's
This advertisement is for milk bottles and cost , around 1900.
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Pictured above is a receipt from Myerstown Creamery dated 191--- (Teens). Milk bottles are marked with just S T YOST in the slug. Finding information such as the above receipt can verify where bottles with no location on the bottle are from.
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