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County citizens had the sponsored their annual organic goat farm, a jug
opportunity once again to Farm-City Week Tour. store operation, a couple of
visit several farms and Participating in the general farms, a farm
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equipment dealer, horse
training and breeding farm,
mushroom producer, meat
market and an orchard.
Cooperating with the
farmers’ association and
helping as tour guides were
the county 4-H clubs, Future
Farmers of America and the
Berks County Extension
Service.
Roy Christman, chairman
of the event estimated the
number of people visiting the
local farms and
agribusinesses reached
several hundred. The open
Tim Peters, guide of Peters Bros. Meat Tour, showed guests the slaughter
room and stunning gun used on cattle.
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house, which has become a
popular annual event is
publicized mainly through
flyers handed out by the
thousands to elementary
schools throughout the
county. The literature
contains the businesses
participating in the open
house giving brief
descriptions and directions
to their location. It also
contains a detailed map with
the locations of the par
ticipating businesses and
farms marked.
One of the popular stops
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listed on the tour was Peter
Brothers Meat Market,
Lenhartsville. Visitors to
this establishment were
given a guided tour begin
ning at the unloading dock
where livestock is brought
into the market, through the
holding barn, slaughter
room and on through the
processing rooms to the final
destination within the store,
the retail market.
Tounsts were briefed on
the different steps involved
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