—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 24,1977 14 Adams County apple festival will processing, products, and fun . GETTYSBURG - Adams during the peak of the Fall gently rolling farmland County is traditionally a foilage and apple harvesting surrounded by the beautiful and historic season. The historically rich magnificent splendor and location at any time of the Gettysburg Battlefield is set color of some of the most year, but particularity among a lush carpet of productive orchards in the country. Woodcarving craftsman, Jay Weber, demonstrates his skills at the Apple Harvest Festival, Arendtsville, Adams County. ♦ *** HOSTETTER I GRAIN ELEVATOR ♦ RD #l, Oxford, PA ♦ I 19363 I i BUYING AND i + SELLING CORN + ♦ Located 3 miles north of Oxford ♦ t along U.S. Rt. 10. ♦ NOW RECEIVING t I NEW CROP OF CORN I lo’ x 60’ 50 ton capacity with digital readout and ticket printer. 4 ♦ ♦ ▲ 4,000 bu. hour leg capacity. ▲ Will dry up to 25,000 bu. per day. X * Check our prices. 215-932-4484 ! 215-932-9599 ♦ *fj feature old-fashioned Each year, the beauty and productivity of .Adams County’s farmland is climaxed by the harvesting of over 4 billion bushels of crisp, tasty, colorful apples. To celebrate the occasion, the 13th annual Apple Harvest Festival will be held the first two weekends in October at the South Mountain Fairgrounds 10 miles north of Gettysburg in the heart of “Apple Capital, U.S.A.” Apple products, made the old fashioned way, are just the beginning of a taste tempting fun-filled day at the festival for young and old alike. Apple cider is made by a 100 year old cider press. You can sample hot apple butter, fresh from a copper kettle, on homemade bread. For something different, you may want to tantilize your taste buds with a stack of apple pancakes topped by one of three different varieties of apple syrup. Or after you have worked up an appetite from all of the savory aromas, you can try chicken barbecue dinner, an ox roast sandwich, or other delicious foods. To top off the meal, there are many delicious apple desserts, say organizers of the event. Displays and attractions abound to amuse and occupy all age groups. Children might enjoy the free steam engine rides, or apple bobbing, apple rolling and $ REWARD $ TO FARMERS WHO ACT NOW Trade fora fuel-saving Deutz air cooled diesel tractor and reward yourself with a big saving now, plus savings on fuel every operating hour ♦ ♦ STAUFFER DIESEL INC. The most carefully engineered tractor in the world. apple pie eating contests might enjoy browsing conducted by Johnny Ap- through several buildings pleseed. Old' timers and filled with artisans, craft antique buffs might enjoy smen, and antique dealers the displays of antique cars, demonstrating and selling steam engines, gasoline theri wares. engines and an operating .. . shingle mill. The ladies (Continued on Page 26) THE INTELLIGENT CHOICI ASK ABOUT INTEREST WAIVER UNTIL MARCH 1.1 312 W. Main Street New Holland, Pa. 17557 Ph: (717) 354-4181
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