—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27,1979
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E EDITORIAL COMMENTS By DIETER KRIEG, EDITOR [
Are you ready for a second farm show?
If there’s any such thing as Winter
doldrums among farm families, those
inflicted with that condition will be
challenged to do something about it
come March 8 That’s the date of
Farmers’ Fun Night, an event during
which farm girls, boys, women, and
men can compete, laugh, and just
plain whoop it up for a few hours. The
entire affair will have the blessings of
the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture
Anyone interested m being a
participant in the event might want
to contact either The Department of
Agriculture, 2301 North Cameron St
Harrisburg, The Pennsylvania
Farmers Association, 510 S 31st
Street, Camp Hill; The Pennsylvania
State Grange, 1604 North Second
Street, Harrisburg, The Pennsylvania
Farmers Union, 240 North Third
Street, Harrisburg, The Pennsylvania
Farmer magazine, Box 3665,
Harrisburg, or Lancaster Farming
newspaper, Box 366, Lititz All are
helping in the olannmg and
organization of Farmer's Fun Night
Farmers’ Fun Night will feature
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such competitive events as a bale
throwing contest, penny scrambles,
log sawing, chip throwing, hog
calling, potato picking, and possibly
tobacco spitting. Once all that’s over,
the floor will be open for square
dancing. There is no charge to enter.
Just come prepared to have fun, and
dress properly for the occasion
There is some talk of fining those
folks who dare to show up anything
other than genuine farm clothes The
entire affair is just a part of a new 3-
day farm show which is designed to
supplement the original Farm Show,
which has taken place annually for
the past 63 years
The new show, which is to get
underway March 8, 9 and 10, will be
an exhibition of machinery, with
added highlights such as Farmers’
Fun Night, a highly competitive horse
pulling contest, and an equipment
auction According to former Penn
sylvania Secretary of Agriculture
Kent Shelhamer, who initiated the
idea, the new show will allow visiting
farmers to see a vast part of Penn
sylvania’s agribusiness which can’t
Come. Let Us Build!
This is what Nehenuah
reminded the people of
Jerusalem The city had
been destroyed by the
Baby lomans and n uch of the
population had oe n earned
away into caotiv *.\ E\ en
though the had
later he°n conquered py the
Persians, the: e seemed little
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be included in the January Farm
Show because of space problems
The new farm exhibition, like the
original Farm Show, will be held at
the Farm Show Complex The new
event differs from the old in several
respects The most obvious of those
differences is undoubtedly the fact
that there won’t be any animals at
the March show Also, unlike the
Farm Show, the upcoming event will
include a Friday night and Saturday
on the schedule.
It is hoped by some that if the
March show is a big success, it can be
used to alleviate some of the growing
pains of the January Farm Show
There is a possibility that the March
exhibition may eventually overtake
many of the commercial aspects of
the January show If that’s the case,
then that may allow the original Farm
Show to expand with its emphasis on
animal agriculture
Pennsylvania’s agricultural
community holds the power of
Jewish exile who had risen to
a prominent position in the
service of Cyrus, the Persian
king, Nehermah nad secured
permission tc return to
Jerusalem to try and restore
the once-greal city Having
f jll\ inspected the ruined
walls, Nehermah called
together the people and pul
to them what must base
seemed an impossible
challenge “Come let us
bndd the wall of Jerusalem,
P xi we may no longc suffer
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generation ago Don 1 take
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vun important for good
health
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responded with an en
thusiasm that must have
surprised themselves “Let
as rise up and build’ ’(2 18)
The Mind To Work
To be sure, there were
obstacles Their neighbors
laughed at them and plotted
to narass tnem The task was
monstrous and the work
force seemed too small But
Kehemiah persuaded each
group to tackle one pui uon oi
the total task and mas the
mpossible* task
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Farm Calendar
Todat Jan 27
York ('ounlv Fruit Oncers
banquet, Rutters
Restaurant Red Lion, 7
p m
Mondav, Jan. 2<f
Delaware Vegetable
Glowers Association
meets, Sheraton Inn
Dover, Del Activities
continue through
Tuesday
Adams County Milk
Marketing Workshop at
Vo Ag Room of Ber
mudian Springs High
School, York Springs,
7 30 p m
Pennsylvania Egg
Mat! eting ut.o-i
TueMia\ .1. n ’ 1
Poultry health meeting, vo-
making the March show either a
success or a failure. If potential
exhibitors refuse to go along with the
idea, then the show can’t be held. If
farmers and their friends don’t feel
like going to the show in March, then
the concept might very well be
abandoned
But for 1979, at least, the March
exhibition is for real. Despite the fact
that a number of major manufac
turers won’t take part in the show
this year, most of the exhibit space
has been sold There is reason to
believe that the exhibition will be a
success, unless bad weather in
terferes or farm families show little
interest
The organizers of
Night would like to have some idea
* on how much participation can be
expected So, if you might want to
enter one or more of the contests,
please let someone know
Jerusalemites to co-operate
and take turns in guarding
and rebuilding Nehemiah
made the most of what was
available and by the power
of Qod, it was enough' “So
we built the wall For the
peoole had a mind to
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Pianst Arthur Rubenstem,
when , invited to attend
church'one weekend in New
York Cit> '•polled ‘ Yes if
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ag room of New Oxford
School, 7 30 pm
Fphrata Area Young Far
mei s meeting on beet
grading and carcass
e\ aluation 7 45 p m at
Ephrata High School
Blair Count} Extension
Service tax meeting, 8
pm at Highland Hall,
Holliday sburg
Orchard management
school, 9am to 4 p m at
the Penn State Fruit
Research Laboratory,
Biglemlle
Thursday, Feb. i
Lancaster County 4-H beef
and sheep club banquet,
8 10 n m at the Fai m and
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