Troy Fair celebrates 105th year BY JANE BRESEE ■•Staff Correspondent TROY Dairymen from Canton took home the grands in both Holstein and Guern sey competition at this year’s Troy Fair. The annual fair in Brad ford County opened its 105th year on July. 21, with a tour by state officials, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, E. Chester Heim, Senators Henry Hager and Frank O’Connell, and Represen tative Roger Madigan The officials were joined by Neal Mack, Troy Fair chairman and secretary treasurer of the State SCHOESSOW WAGON FEEDERS „ 1 ‘ _ -fl “ i _ v , 7i,rv^ew ||r "' ’', ~ " " *'■>"? 4f*^j V\-L ( - c ' ; >'.\* ,* ! ! 4 -^jli| : r.‘- , > ■ <** *'Ci it & <.X> if ItX • NoHywoocl •No Tin WAGON FEEDERS BUILT TO LAST •AJ Heßvy Metal Constructed FO r MANY YEARS OF USAGE AND •90 Turning Ability TROUBLE FREE SERVICE. • 20 ft. Wagon Gives You 50 ft. Feeding Space X SPECIAL PRICES ★ «Cattle Eat Out Of All 4 Sides w V W ★ CORNELL BARN CLEANER I tte Of)/ iTTrn ★ VAN DALE SILO UN- CORNELL — Mi 1 IL 1 LOADER & CATTLE LOG ilTlTTil' FEEDERS * SPECIAL SEE ME AT THE x > in./ nrc LEBANON FAIR AUG. 4-8 20% OFF HERMAN L BASHORE R.D. 2, Annville, PA 17003 'MI 24 &32 Models Utility Wheels H7orc HAM & Highway Wheels 3 Point /1 /~000 ml *\}o3 Tractor Hitch Rugged Built □RTZ BARN CLEANER imatic Chain Tightner See Us At The LEBANON AREA FAIR AUGUST 4 - 8 Association of County Fairs, and Ben F. Mader, chief of the Fair Fund of the Penn sylvania Department of Agriculture. Mel Peifer and Landis Brothers, of Canton, exhibited the Grand Champion Holstein at this year’s dairy show. While Wnght Brothers, also of Canton, took the Grand Champion honors in the Guernsey show. One of the highlights of the Fair was the Ninth Annual Sheep and Wool Day held on -Wednesday. For the eighth year, Dr. T J. McLaughlin, a dentist from Indiana, put his , Hr Adjust stand Raise or lower after installed three dogs, Drift, Glenn, and Hem, through their remarkable paces as they herded a small flock of sheep from one end of the field to another and eventually up a ramp into McLaughlin’s truck. Other sheep contests and related crafts included: fleece judging, by Robert Kimball from Penn State; sheep shearing, demon strated by Tom Horton, Lady’s Ewe Leading Event, by Howard Smith, Jr Vicky Ralph, North Orwell showed the art of spinning wool from an Angora rabbit while holding the rabbit in MARVIN i. HORST DAIRY EQUIPMENT 1950 So. sth Ave. (Iona) Lebanon, PA 17042 PH; 717-272-0871 " * * r< * **■ ~~ * - U* *»„*£**■ fsd 3l ; V - *i^v The Reserve Junior Champion Guernsey was shown by Dean Jackson of Columbia Cross Roads. Sired by Deacon, she is out of a Dairy Most Dam. her lap. Bill, her husband, was on hand with his craft of making and repairing spinning wheels. Craftsmen demonstrating their skills filled an entire tent, and spilled over mto another. Tole painting, basket making, com husk dolls, making old-fashioned band boxes, repairing Oriental rugs, wooden toys, leather craft, dried flower pictures, colonial-type dolls, and many other crafts drew much attention from the large crowd of spectators. Appearing for the first time at the Troy Fair was Model 467 "High” Fhte It's 4 inches high (18" fhte) and ideal for hog ap plications Also has a wear shoe welder to each fhte Flites Available 12” to 20" Long to fit any width manure gutter il 447 ‘‘Original" 2 x 2” Patz ir shoes are welded to the bot ;h flite to add extra life to gut Model 001-0040 chain only 9 10 per running ft of chain needed Convert any make chain cleaner to Patz chain •'**.» *ty * i > r w V* „ <*#* VV> V v - »f / > s * ♦ * *v" - 1* T ■"■- t «T* V-**'** -v . Bruce Henry, Montgomery. Henry makes and plays the dulcimer, a stringed in strument indigenous to the eastern Appalachian area Five years ago, he recalled, he attended an arts and crafts show, heard the dulcimer played, and was so intrigued, he had to try it himself. Smce then he has made and sold over 50. Henry teaches mechanical drafting at the Sun Area Vocational Technical School in New Berlin so making his own designs is easy The trailing heart design seen on the front all of his in struments is his trademark. According to Henry, he and his wife, who is a professional music teacher, BOYD’S SEED CENTER, INC. 306 lona Rd., Lebanon, Pa. 17042 Phone; 717-272-8943 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2,1980—C33 ■r* * ~ i * s * e** M > | i* * * >v -*V* > * *->*• **S «>-v. *■ V S . '•'t.^^v' * ■*" ♦V v, V V^„/ * * - *t2v«* '* * V'■'£?.• 4'. < ** fnSCHLESSMAN'S yy SEED CORN CERT. WHEAT NEW WHEAT FOR 1980: TITAN ■ 5.6 Bu. More Per Acre Above Pioneer 576 in Ohio Test Trials ■ Excellent Winter Hardiness ■ Bushel Weight - Good ■ Medium Height WINTER RYE BALER TWINE SORGHUM LEBANON AREA FAIR M AUGUST 4 - 8 sing together, ac companying themselves on the dulcimer. They often give programs for public groups featuring songs of the Scotch-Insh people who populated the Appalachian area. On Thursday of Troy Fair Week, quilts and miniatures were featured. Over 75 quilts were displayed m the craft tent under the direction of co-chairwomen, Anne McClintic, and Holly Keegan, both of whom took their turns demonstrating some aspect in quilt making. Some of the quilts on display were entered in a First Quilt Contest spon sored by the Log Cabin (Turn to Page C 34) „ /*- * ■T'
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