14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 8,1977 the Green Acres Guest Farm, owned by Wayne at. /onne jr, an old adorns one wall of the staircase while an oil lamp provides light to see. In quilt THE LONG 560 The Long 560 is designed for top efficiency, long life and ease of operation Features such as five beating crankshaft, power steering and 8-speed transmission in cluded at no eAtra cost Adds up to more efficiency than any other tractor in its class I. G. AG SALES Silverdale, Pa 215-257 5136 MELROSE AGROPHILOS, INC. NORMAN D. CLARK MAIDENCREEK WENGER’S INC. FARM SUPPLY u & SOU FARM SUPPLY My s er^‘Pa Rt 16 West, Honey Grove, Pa Blandon.Pa. 717-866-2138 Greencastle, Pa 717-734-3682 215-926-3851 717-597-3138 'f V COME AND SEE THE OTHER BLUE LINE! LEISERS, IMG. 3608 Nazareth Pike, Bethlehem, Pa 215-691-3070 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE LIST PRICE: *1 1,405 Including 10.5x20 Front and fO B Tarboro NC 16.9x28 MAVT, with 1528 Front ' ‘ ‘ End Loader and 60” Bucket. NEVIN N. MEYER & SONS, INC. Chester Springs, Pa 215-827-7481 offered October 15 MOUNT JOY - A farm home tour of seven homes, all over 100 years old, is planned for October 15, by the members of Lancaster County Farm Women Society 27. Beginning at one p.m., the tours will be conducted throughout the afternoon and early evening by the farm women mem bers and hostesses. All the farm homes are located in the Mount Joy area in Northern Lancaster County, and the tour can begin in any home. Visitors will travel from home to home at their leisure, with special features and door prizes being offered in each home. The Lancaster County Dairy Princess, Lancaster County Poultry Queen, and Lancaster County Beef Queen will be present in some of the homes to meet visitors. Tickets for the tour can be purchased from any hostess for $2.50 on the day of the tour. The homes which will be open on the tour includes “Peaceful Grove Farm,” the home of Albert and Kathryn Fry. The brick buildings were built in 1868, and the five bay farm house features a walk-in fireplace. The house is furnished with early American and Victorian age antiques, many which come from past generations of the family. Included in the house All purpose power! 55 H.P. COLUMBIA CUPPED EQUIPMENT CO. FARM ESUIP. Bloomsburg, Pa. RDI Alexandria, Pa, 717-784-7456 814-669-9015 Farm home tour ByKENOACEBORRY are a butcher bench coffee table, a Victorian sofa, platform rocker, walnut drop leaf table, comer cupboard, and a 1771 Kass. Dairy product door prizes will be offered at this farm. Another home on the tour, built around 1850, is a log house with a later stone addition; now the home of the Roy Sauder family, who did most of their own remodeling. Included in the tour will be an original comer 'cupboard, butcher bench, and an 1885 washing machine. Also pipeline milking in the dairy bam can be visited between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Cake decorating will also be featured and visitors can register for a birthday month doll cake. The home of James and Martha Garber, built in the early 1800’s, features sand stone window sills, wide COME SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION OF AMERICAN. SCANDINAVIAN & FRENCH WOOD & COAL STOVES Heats 22,500 cubic ft., Burns up to 30 hrs. on one load of wood. Heats domestic hot water and can cook also. Morsjsr door open A FIREPLACE DOOR CLOSED A STOVE SUSQUEHANNA STOVES RD#l Brogue, PA 717-927*9214 DONALD R. MILLER Hours - Mon., Tues., Wed. 9-9; Thurs. 9-6 Fri. - See Us At Green Dragon Sat. - 9-6; Closed Sunday See Us Also At Green Dragon Farmers Market off 222 Ephrata, PA (every Friday) center hallway with an archway and an open stairway leading to the third floor. Two of the originally built fireplaces are still in working condition. Many crafts and floral arrangements, along with the wide variety of antiques, will be on view at this farm. The Lancaster County Poultry Queen will be present at this farm and a dressed capon will be offered as a door prize. Owned by Wayne and Yvonne Miller, the Green Acres Guest Farm, dates from 1844 and is known as one of the first blueprint houses in the area. The 12 room house is furnished with Victorian and early American antiques of which many are family heirlooms. A quilting bee will be in (Continued on Page 116)
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