bicentennial farm | ‘ l^nHgp|d. r fran|(,|a|e 681, - u fanner in the ttomrtyia erect silo in 1915 ensured 11 feet In diameter and 30 feet high, of the moreprogressive farms of the time .was the in which ice was stored for more than six months. STIHL ISTBLOWER Fasv starting,/ even while mounted on back Weight 17.6 lbs. jpvvard range 32 ft Air velocity 330 ft per sec. Ample Supply in Stock AYE'S ENGINE SERVICE i rear of Stauffer’s Machine Shop mile south of Murrell on Pleasant I’m really dealing.” Ford is offering all Tractor, Dealer an oppor ttinity to win a trip to Europe. WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? For the rema of June,,l'm offering our largest t allowance or cash discount in 1976 want to win and we're dealing thin KELLER BROS. TRAC 949-6502 Buffalo Springs" Route 419 Between Schaefferstown & Ci Lebanon County, - NOW is Budget ’ v ' ' c% '>,v DRYING and HANDLING SYSTEM. give you a long lasting, jmootli naming storage system. 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Normally the his 11th grade graduating class He«spent his men would wait until the pond was frozen over to a depth of senior year at Quarryvllle During those'years (the 1930’5) it four to six inches, after which the ice was cut into blocks with also required that students pass entrance exams before saws, and hauled out by horses. After being chopped down to going on to high school. more manageable sizes, the chunks of ice were loaded on Reflecting on his family’s past, and pondering about wagons and hauled to the “ice house,” which was really present developments, Ferguson says work was a lot harder nothing more than a bole in the ground with a roof over it. a generation ago and longer. He can remember filling three When finished, the men covered the ice with straw. That bams full with loose hay right up to the roof, for example, insulated the contents enough to stay frozen until July. “We and adds that the practice was still common prior to World could have had enough ice to last all summer,” commented War n. Ferguson about the then modem method for cooling farm “You can’t get rich farming,” he concluded, “it’s just a products, “but we would have had to have a larger ice way to make a living. It’s inflation of land values which make house.” Prior to this innovation, milk and other products farms worth so much.” He also noted that the struggle in were simply cooled by spring water. Once the ice was used Northern Ireland which gave cause to his ancestors’ hasty up, farmers had to buy ice in town. a departure is still going on. Other signs of the times at the Ferguson farm were an'old wooden windmill which was used to pump water prior to 1930, close to miles of “worm fences” and a woodpile which was 60 feet long. The fences and woodpile kept men and boys busy if there was nothing else to do. The “worm fences,” had a tendency to blow over whenever a storm swept through the area, according to Ferguson, and he used to hate the thought of having to go after stray cows and erecting fences. They were later replaced by the post and rail variety. After that came woven wire fencing and today it’s barbed wire and attractive board fences. Another recollection the Fergusons have concerns schooling. They report that “everybody went to a private school untilthe early 1900’s. Pupils started at age seven and stayed in for up to 10 years. Ferguson, who is a Penn State 1 graduate with a degree in agricultural economics, noted that there were eight to 10 one-room school houses in Colerain - -T"— ■a* v Greek heads R. L. team UNIVERSITY PARK- Leonard Greek, a student at Red Lion High School, York County, paced his school’s dairy cattle judging team to second place In the state during FFA Week, held here recently on the Penn State University campus. He was incorrectly identified in a picture appearing on page 31 of last week’s issue of Lancaster Farming. The Red Lion student, who was coached by vo-ag instructor, Clyde Myers, placed eighth in a group of 228. GBi 2 UJ u 2 • Scalps and cleans com, milo, soybeans, wheat or to improve grade and storability • Fully enclosed to prevent flying chaff, help control i dust and give weather protection f • 56 sq. ft. of screen can remove 80% of fines in dry corn at 500 bu/hr... up to 2000 bu/hr capacity ;V • Can be equipped with trailer undercarrige, tow bar and 6" or 8" fill auger which swivels beyond 180° £ and rides on top of cleaner during transport ? HERSHEY EQUIPMENT Co., lie. The Systems Company l| New Holland, Pa. 215 Diller Ave. Lancaster Farming. 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