John Deere Tfactors 40,50,60,70,80 hp
LANDIS BROS. INC.
Lancaster, PA
717-393-3906
ADAMSTOIVN
EQUIPMENT INC.
Mohnton RD2, PA 19540 SHOTZBERGER'S
{n lv.'iSSS!* EQUIPMENT
Elm, PA
PIKEVIUE 7176652141
EQUIPMENT INC.
Oyster Dale Road
Oley RD2, PA
215-987-6277
NEUHAUS'ES INC. ROBERT E. LITHE INC.
RD2. York, PA
1-83 Loganville Ext 3
717-428-1953 or
235-1306
KERMIT K. KISTLER .........
A.B.C. GROFF INC. INC 1.6. s AS SALES
New Holland, PA Lynnport. PA s,| verd a le, PA18962
717-354-4191 215-298-3270 215-257-5136
There was always work
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streams in the area. Millers
were paid by a toll, a share
of the grain they processed.
Wheat is believed to have
been the root of the
prosperity of the area. It was
sold primarily overseas.
Also raised was com, rye,
barley, oats, spelt, buck
wheat, and maize.
As the competition in the
grain market increased
during the 1850’s, farmers
looked for another crop
which would be more
profitable to raise. Tobacco
became increasingly
popular and by 1879, Pa. was
ranked third in the nation in
growing that crop.
The making of cigars was
both a cottage industry and a
factory job, as cigars were
both made at home and
manufactured. The tobacco
was harvested by hand and
air dried in bams.
Such instruments as a
baling press, lathe puller,
leaf-smoother, and a
shredder or stem separator
can all be viewed in the
tobacco area of the exhibit.
The final display deals
with livestock and but
chering. Most farms would
keep a combination of
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sticky gumbo baling in hilly
shredding dense crop residue, or other jobs
that could stall other tractors
These heavy-duty John Deere-designed
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Tackle the toughest
haying conditions and
come out
on top
with a
914-foot
cut 1209
Here's a mower/conditioner that s ideal when
your crop and field conditions aren't The
1209 is fearless in the field because it’s built
strong to handle thick hay stands-yet nimble
enough to float over rough terrain Come in
and let us show you the features of the 1209-
like adjustable guard angle, adjustable roll
pressure, intermittent-cleat conditioner rolls
that will give you the upper hand this hay
season
Zieglerville, PA
215-287-9643
STANLEY A. KLOPP
INC.
Bernville, PA
215-488-1510
horses, cattle, swine, sheep,
and poultry, and the animals
would be multi-purpose.
Pork was the most im
portant meat of the diet, with
people eating twice as much
pork as beef.
The butchering display
features utensils used in
cluding, ladles and forks.
Also a huge black kettle can
be seen along with a tripod
With three hooks to hang the
butchered animals-on, meat
choppers, scalding trough,
and hog bier.
In the center of the barn
filled with the exhibits there
is a special area set aside for
temporary and demon
strations. Here special
displays will be set up.
The “Farm Family at
Work” exhibit is now open to
the public and can be toured
anytime the museum is
open. 1
The Pa. Farm Museum
also notes that their 23rd
annual Craft Days festival is
coming up on June 17 and 18.
The festival will feature
more than 40 live demon
strations of crafts and skills
practiced in early rural
Pennsylvania. The
activities are planned from
noon to 5 p.m. on both days.
M.S. YEARSLEV
&SONS
West Chester, PA
215-696-2990
ami inc.
Chapman Equipment
Chapman, PA
215-398-2553
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978-
Butter molds can be seen on the wall at the dairy
exhibit while a barrel butter churn waits to be
cranked.
Drapery info given
UNIVERSITY PARK - A
variety of factors influence
your choice of drapery
length window position,
ceiling height, fabric,
drapery style, personal
preference, and heating unit
placement. Generally, say
Penn State Extension home
furnishings specialists,
draperies are either sill
length, apron length, or floor
length.
In Penn Statens
correspondence course on
Ways With Windows,
Fast fill trip saver
for liquid manure
Heavy duty pump with 3-vane rotor handles
all types of liquid manure. Rugged con
struction-full length support skids. Epoxy
coated interior and exterior. 1180, 1500,
2250 and 3250 gallon sizes. Twelve month
warranty.
Your complete liquid manure equipment dealer
F. ERNEST SNOOK
Calumet and Nesseth Distributor
Penna., New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia
R.D. 3 Mifflin burg, Pa. 17844 .
Phone 717-966-2736 Day or Night
r
directions are given for
installing window hardware,
selecting fabric, figuring
yardage, and sewing cur
tains and draperies. In
addition, ideas are given for
creative treatments and
suggestions for basic and
problem windows.
If you plan to change
window treatments in your
home, send for this how-to
do-it course. Write “Win
dows,” Bor 5000, University
Park, Pa. 16802. Make check
for $4.50 payable to Penn
State.
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