B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 11,1971
Agricultural Progress Days Held at Rock Springs Last Week
Plowing champions were
crowned in three divisions last
week at one of the largest State
Plowing Contests ever held in
Pennsylvania.
Twenty-five contestants took
part in the plowing matches held
as part of the 1971 Agricultural
Progress Days at Pennsylvania
State University Rock Springs
Agriculture Research Center All
plowmen were winners of county
eliminations
Champions selected were
large plow, Dale Rebert, Spring
Giove, York County, small plow,
Frederick Butts, Towanda RD2,
Bradford County, and contour,
Myion A Young, Chambersburg
RD, Franklin County
State Plowing Contest Director
Charles Slaton, of the U S Soil
Conservation Service, Hains
burg, announced that 4.000
people witnessed the plowing
matches
Other plowing contest winneis
were Harry Mosholder, of
Rockwood RDI, Somerset Coun
ty, second in large plow, Chailes
Hess, Dallastown RDI, York
County, second in small plow,
and James Rmgler, Berlin RDI,
Somerset County, second in con
tour
Burton S Horne, Penn State
Extension agricultural engineer
and field day chairman, said ap
proximately 30,000 people attend
ed the second day’s activities
which featured, in addition to the
plowing matches, numerous field
tours, educational exhibits, and
family living and youth pro-
grams
Jocelyn Palmer, 16, of Need
more, Fulton County, was crown
ed 1971 Conservation Queen at
the plowing matches Sponsor of
the annual queen contest is the
State Association of Soil and
Water Conservation District Di
rectors
Hay Show Winners
In the Statewide Hay Show,
one of the largest ever held, the
winning sample was exhibited by
Rolling Rock Farms, of Ligonier,
Westmoreland County. The
champion sample was a first cut
ting of alfalfa, heat dried.
C Earl Cole, of Milan, Brad
ford County, exhibited the re-
Jim Hess, Quarryville RD2, examines an exit gate in the
display of Frey Manufacturing Co., Quarry ville RD2, at
Ag Progress Days last week. The gate allows a cow to easily
walk through, but not go back again. The Frey Bros, exhibit
was one of several dozen at the three day show.
A large crowd gathers as men prepare to
demonstrate the operation of a potato picker
at Ag Progress Days. Because the ground
was lumpy, several men were required to re
move by hand the lumps of dirt. Not as large
a crew would be necessary in more suitable
ground, it was reported. Taking two rows at a
time, the machine went over the ground at a
Two helicopters were on display at Ag spraying techniques, am
Progress Days, this one demonstrating aerial rides for a fee.
serve champion sample. The
Cole exhibit was a non-heat dried
later cutting of alfalfa
slow walk pace. The potatoes were dumped
directly into a large bin which was pulled
alongside. While the machine missed several
potatoes,‘this was apparently because the
crop was not quite mature enough for har
vest and the potatoes clung to the vines
which were discarded to the rear.
Hay show champions were an
nounced by Dr. John E. Baylor,
Penn State Extension agrono
mist.
The three-day event was spon
sored by the Penn State College
of Agriculture in cooperation
with the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture, Pennsyl
vania Grassland Council, State
Plowing Contest Committee, U S.
Soil Conservation Service, and
equipment dealers.
Dr. Russell E. Larson, dean of
the Penn State College of Agri
culture, who spoke briefly at
opening ceremonies, said that
the annual field days has devel
oped into one of the largest edu
cational events in the nation.
“What you and thousands of
other visitors will see here dur-
James McHale, Pennsyl
vania Secretary of Agricul
ture, chats with a farmer at
Ag Progress Days last Wed
nesday.
le 01
ing the three days is the result
of, in many cases, years of ex
perimentation, testing, and an ac-
This man, obviously enjoying his work at Ag Progress
Days, constantly displayed this versatile piece of machinery
designed to assist in such work as picking fruit. Using both
his hands and feet, he could maneuver the bucket up and down
and back and forth at the same time he changed the position
of the machine itself.
cumulation of knowledge design
ed to provide practical solutions
to contemporary problems,”
Dean Larson emphasized
Dean Larson was recipient of a
special award presented by the,
Pennsylvania Grassland Council
“for his interest in promoting
grassland agriculture.”
Thursday’s activities centered
on scores of field demonstrations
including forage harvesting, fo -
age blowers, windrow condition
ers, tillage and stone removal;
educational exhibits; research
tours; livestock demonstrations,
and youth and family living acti
vities.
The grand champion corn sil
age sample was exhibited by Jo
seph McMath, Shade Gap RD,
Huntingdon County. The winning
contained 7.2 per cent
crude protein, 65 per cent total
digestible nutrients; and 20
per cent crude fiber.
Jake Showalter, of Spruce
Creek, Huntingdon County, ex
hibited the reserve champion
corn silage sample The sample
had an analysis of 6 5 per cent
vrude protein; 65 per cent total
digestible nutrients; and 17.5 per
cent crude fiber.
Warren Bucher, Myerstown
RDI, Lebanon County, captured
the grand championship in the
Hay Crop Silage Show. The sam
ple, low-moisture orchardgrass,
contained 21.6 per cent crude
protein; and 71 per cent esti
mated total digestible nutrients.
Bucher also won the same cham
pionship last year.
Reserve champion hay silage
sample was exhibited by Jack
Hippie, Star Route, Trout Run,
Lycoming County. The sample,
mainly mixed legume, analyzed
21.5 per cent crude protein; and
65 per cent total digestible nu
trients.
Other first place winners were;
Robert W. Musser, Coburn,
Centre County—mainly mixed
•legume.
ler giving
Calvin Will, Berlin, Somerset
Count} —mainly mixed grass.
There were 99 samples entered
in silage competition from 23
Commonwealth counties.
Corn Silage Winners