—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 27, 1977
28
Ag Progress
By JOANNE SPAHR
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. -
There was a little something
for every farmer - male,
female, tall, or small - at Ag
Progress Days this week.
While the majority of the
men could be found saun
tering through the
machinery displays,
moseying through file hay
and silage shows, or ar
dently sizing up the plowing
contestants, the most
popular draw for the women
appeared to be the family
living demonstrations and
the theater tent.
Just as the men watched
the machinery of the future
in action, the women viewed
the futuristic microwave
own bake up candy and a
scrambled egg in the wink of
an eye.
In that tent, solar energy
units were also on display,
including one with a wind
mill to generate electricity.
A variety of wood burning
stoves, one model featuring
experimental sawdust
burning, were also out for
spectators to . view. -New
energy-saving appliances
were demonstrated twice
daily.
And, in a nearby theater
tent, the games of the future
turned out to be the games of
the past, as spectators
became wrapped up
(literally) in string and
wooden games for the
family. Jerry H. Reybum,
associate professor ag ex
tension 4-H, along with his
children, showed spectators
how to play entertaining folk
games of the past,
illustrating the fact that the
simple string and handmade
wooden games can be more
fun than the elaborate
plastic manufactured
playthings of today.
“These are energy crunch
games,” Reybum told his
audience. “In the future we
will have to return to doing
things the way they were
done several years go. ’
That same tent, later in
the day, was transformed
into a theatre for the arts
when one. handy craftsman
demonstrated chain saw
sculpturing. Midst buzzing
and flyng sawdust, the ear
protected artist shaped the
form of a woman before the
eyes of spectators.
For the person whose spice
of life isn’t art, but
houseplants, Penn State
specialists gave pointers
from their latest home
horticulture experiments.
Other events going on in
the theater tent during the
three-day event were tractor
rollover safety, a USDA
multi-media show, a
demonstration on energy
today and tomorrow, and a
lecture on the effect of the
new vehicle code on far
mers.
And, while there were no
animal events taking place
at this field machinery
dominated show, there was a
livestock tent to cover that
part of farming.
American La Mancha doe
kids were probably the most
unusual aspect of that tent.
American La Manchas look
like other goats, except for
one thing - they don’t have
the long, hanging type ear
normally associated with
goats. As unnatural as the
ears appeared, a sign on the
pen read, “The ears are
natural.”
Other live animal displays*
in the tent were Chianina
and Simmental cattle, live
examples of the different
yield grade types, and Penn
State crossbred animals.
Sheep shearing,
ultrasonics, and spinning
and weaving were also
demonstrated in the tent.
• Square dancing was an added extra of the youth tent at Ag Progress Days this
week.
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And, as could be expected,
farm youth were also
represnented at Ag
Progress. The 4-H, Future
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tent to show Ag Progress
visitors what their
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by the youth included
programs on rocketry, dog
care and training, square
dancing, bicycling, arts, and
crafts, and horticulture.
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hope to grow into big far
mers, but couldn’t quite stay
interested in the big far
mers’ exhibits, there was
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