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Visitor
"Agricultural
Americana," a five-day
event at the Port Royal, Pa.
Fairgrounds, will feature
many of the old farm
machines from the collection
of Harold Sheaffer, a Juniata
County school teacher
turned-collector. Sheaffer’s
collection is one of the
largest private collections of
antique farm equipment in
the east.
The festival, which will
become an annual event on a
190-acre farm Sheaffer has
an option to buy, will be held
at the fairground for the next
few years as the farm is
developed. In addition to the
farm equipment, Sheaffer
has also obtained old
buildings to create a rural
19th century community.
The 33-year-old teacher’s
plans have stirred the in
terest and enthusiasm of
Central Pennsylvania
craftsmen and women. A
wide variety of craft and
trades people will join in
Agricultural Americana’s
opening. More than 30 dif
ferent exhibits will be set up
for the festival.
“One retired farmer, who
comes from a long line of
blacksmiths, has opened the
family's old shop and will
participate with demon
strations,” Sheaffer says.
Also among the many
exhibitors will be a silver
smith, candlemaker,
spinners, weavers, dyers
and others whose crafts were
popular in the early days of
rural America.
“What we are going to do,”
says Sheaffer, “is create a
rural village and have a
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events scheduled at Agricultural
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The fairgrounds event,
which runa from August 14-
11, will provide many op
portunities for visitors to try
their hands at various farm
activities. As an example,
there will be six threshing
machines from various
periods in use during the
event. Visitors will be able to
pitch grain and help bag the
various grains which are
threshed.
Flintlock rifle experts will
be on hand to load and check
weapons from Sheaffer’s
collection. Visitors will have
the opportunity to fire these
weapons during a turkey
shoot. Only rifles provided
by Agricultural Americana
will be used.
In various kitchen
displays there will be butter
churning, cider pressing and
apple butter-making exhibits
in which visitors can par
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hooked to a butter churn will
show how dog power waa
often uaed by farmers.
The Port Royal
Fairgrounds provide lots of
room in 45 acres for exhibits,
demonstrations of equip
ment and parking. Ad
mission for adults will be two
dollars, children one dollar.
Senior citizens, 4-H and FFA
members will be admitted
for one dollar.
Food on the menu will
include many old farm
favorites such as ham and
bean soup, chicken com
soup, fresh sauerkraut and
sassafras tea. Area women
will do much of the cooking
from family recipes.
Port Royal is located on
Route 322 between
Harrisburg and State
College. Sheaffer says there
are several campsites at
state parks in the area.
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