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C. GROfF, INC. STANLEY A. KLOPP, INC. M ' *™ SLEY New Noland, PA Benwiße.PA * SON' 717-354-4191 215-4*l-1510 215-696-2990 *75 Dividend ♦ 609 709 Rotary Cutters ♦ 115 155 Rear Blades ♦ 1075 1275 Wagons ♦ 37 Loader ♦ 51 Post Driver ♦306 396 Auger Elevators ♦ 990 Bale Loader ♦4OOOW 5000 W Portable Alternators *2OO Dividend • 737 1508 Rotary Cutters • 700 750 Gnnder/Mixers • 428 Flight Elevator • 40 kW 55 kW Alternators ROBERT E. LITTLE INC. Zioiieniße, PA 215-2*7-9643 ‘Poor tenant house’ teaches history through artifacts By SALLY BAIR Feature Writer Editor’s note: The subject of the following story is one of five homes which will be part of the Lancaster County Farmers’ Association Heritage Trail tour to be held on April 20. For further in formation on the time and price of the tour, refer to the article dealing with that subject in this wee’s Lan caster Farming. LANCASTER, Pa.-For those interested in early Pennsylvania antiques, the Arthur Reist home, 1050 Eden Road, Lancaster, is a must on the Heritage Trail Tour. Heist is modest in talking about his 99-year-old frame home, saying, “It is just a poor tenant house; no one will want to see it.” While it may be a “poor tenant house,” the Heists have done a lot of work to preserve its natural features, and the house, itself, is sure to at tract a lot of attention on the tour. Heist pointed out that the house cost just $BOO when it was built in 1875 on a corner lot of the Reist property. There were tobacco beds in front of the house at that ime, partly because of the economical use of the land, and partly because Eden road was narrower in those days. The original Reist farm, located just up the road from Reist’s is also the site of the third oldest tobacco shed in Lancaster County. Reist’s father, Linn Reist, Sr., resides in the main farm house. Arthur is the fifth generation fo farm the acreage on Eden Road. The Heists have lived in the “tenant” house for 25 years, and began fixing it up in 1956. In remodeling the home, Heist said, “We tried to keep it in the same basic style as it was when it was built.” He related how he had tried to have a new window sash made, but wanted to preserve the wavy panes of old glass. He was told there was no guarantee the glass could be kept in tact, so he worked and worked and restored the wood to its natural state-and saved the old glass. All the doors and window frames are restored to their natural wood, and in getting to the original finish, Heist said, “I scraped and scraped until my fingers were bare.” Heist said he feels people often make a mistake in old houses by trying to mix contemporary architecture with older styles and the result is not complimentary. He said modem kitchens and bathrooms can, easily be installed in old homes, but owners must be selective.” There is an addition built onto the original tenant house which added a kitchen and bathroom to the structure. The present kitchen was once a glassed in porch which was ex panded. Heist recalls that as Arcadian Liquid. Prime way to top-dress. Small grains and grass need plenty of nitrogen to grow big, protein-rich yields. That’s why leading farmers top-dress with Arcadian Golden Uran* liquid nitrogen. It supplies both quick-acting and long-lasting nitrogen, fast and easy. Uran can be sprayed or dribbled on in early fall, in winter on frozen ground, in early spring, and throughout the year on grass. It’s ideal for airplane and irrigation application. Uran saves you lime and labor. No bags to lift. No augers to line up One man using a truck mounted lank with a wide spray boom top-dressed over 200 acres m a day. And you can add crop protection chemicals and other plant foods to do more jobs at less cost. JOHN Z. MARTIN RDI, NEW HOUAND, PA PHONE 717-354-5848 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9,1977 a child he went out to the porch to the “icebox.” Even though Reist refers to his home as a “common house, it has some un common features, the most striking of which may be the family heirlooms and acquired antiques of the Reist family. Reist makes it clear that his family enjoys using the antiques they have, and are especially happy to be able to share some of the wide variety of early farm equipment he has collected over the years. One of the largest single users of his collection is Sperry-New SALES WjrjaMroP HEAVY DUTY SPRAYERS 200 gal & 300 gal. Trailer Models 110 Gal & 150 gal. 3 pt. Hitch Models PAUL B. ZIMMERMAN FARM SUPPLIES • HARDWARE RT.4Lititz.Pa Woodcorner Rd. 1 mile west of Ephrata off Rt. 322 Ph.(717)733-4332 S-rK. Uran soaks quickly into the soil. Covers every square inch equally for consistent yields and even maturing We can custom top-dress Arcadian liquid Uran or rent you an applicator. Either way, you’ll get the prime nitrogen top-dressing Order early. Ste us now. Holland, whose agricultural exhibit utilizes much of his antique implements. Explaining his interest in antiques, Reist said, ‘I have always been interested in anything old; the older the better.” His wife Marian said, “We used to have fun going to sales”. In the house visitors will notice the huge corner cupboard, made of cherry and restored to a lovely lustre. Mrs. Reist says, “It was in sad shape when we got it.” In the living room, [Continued on Page 52] SERVICE 51
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