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Antique farm machinery
and household items dating
from pioneer days in Penn
sylvania and more than $2O
million worth of modern
farm equipment are only a
portion of the exhibits which
will take visitors to Penn
State’s Ag Progress Days,
Tuesday to Thursday, on a
“trip into the past as well as
the future,” according to
James M. Beattie, Dean of
the University’s College of
Agriculture.
The 1980 show, recognized
as the largest outdoor
educational agriculture
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event in the East, will center
on the theme of “Penn State
Agriculture. 125 Years of
Progress ”
Historic displays, such as
those on exhibit in the
Jerome K Paste
Agricultural Museum, will
be juxtaposed with exhibits
and activities demonstrating
the most up-to-date methods
to heat a home, harvest a
crop, grow a garden, and
practice soil and water
conservation. All this will
take place at the Rock
Springs Agricultural
Research Center, along
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Ag Progress Days is
sponsored by Penn State’s
College of Agriculture in
cooperation with machinery
companies, numerous
agricultural associations
and agencies, as well as
other educational units of the
University.
This year the three-day
program is one of the official
events tied to Penn State’s
125th Anniversary as a
unique land-grant institution
serving the Commonwealth,
the nation, and the world.
Gov. Dick Thornburgh has
indicated he will visit Ag
Progress Days again this
year and many legislators
and special groups are
making plans to tour and
inspect the show.
In line with energy con
servation practices, Dean
'Beattie is urging group
attendance at Ag Progress
Days via busses and car
pools No parking fee is
charged and the event is
strictly a “daytime show”
between the hours of 9 a.m.
and spm daily.
The 1980 show is attracting
a record 252 commercial
exhibitors from Canada and
the entire United States.
There will be a theatre with
continuous entertainment, a
large educational exhibits
tent, and special tents for
home and family living and
the children.
“Ag Progress Days has
something for everyone, the
farmer, homeowner, rural
and urban dweller alike.
Plan to visit us during one or
more of these three days,
August 19, 20, and 21,” Dean
Beattie concluded
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16,1980—CSS
Runs AI school
WILLIAMSPORT - An
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A.I. Management School
was held at The William
sport Area Community
College, Earth Science
Campus, near Allenwood
from Monday through
Friday.
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Classroom sessions were
held from 9 a.m to noon and
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on
Monday and from 10 a.m. to
noon and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday through Fnday.
These sessions took place at
the Earth Science campus.
Bam sessions were held at •
the Dewart Livestock
Auction, Dewart, from 8:30
a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2
p.m. to 3 - 30 p.m, Tuesday
through Friday.
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