€3B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 10,1981 Farm Show crowds wilt thrill to the strength and endurance of the huge draft horses as they compete in the pulling contest. alive with activity HARRISBURG - The mam exhibition hall m the Farm Show Complex was alive with activity this past week as hundreds of com mercial displays were readied for Sunday’s grand opening of the 65th annual Pennsylvania State Farm Show As workers scurry about, feverishly setting up booths, laying down carpet and hanging signs, huge doors at each end of the hall oc casionally swing open to admit large pieces of farm machinery, some weighing many tons. Commercial exhibitors from throughout the state and across the country are arriving m Harrisburg every day with an array of items ranging from farm machinery to fertilizers and seeds, and home appliances as well The Pennsylvania Farm POLYETHYLENE GREENHOUSE FILM if fOU: pflonsant^ - Wjnt the number one 1 Greenhouse Covering m jna, -L* S“to cut your P Monsanto 5 *“° r ™ r 1 IMMEDIATE '"" WCOS S „ . . 1 SHIPMENT - Want a tight greenhouse and better h crop uniformity L J - Don t want it to discolor or Mnncarif fp-J deteriorate like other Mm - Want it to be durable las’mg up to two years if #VT 1 sAMeu etras on pMonsantoi MOM WAIO QUAHTTTIO M M M a/ W’ 10HM IlHi N 'A «& M 100 • » -nil 30 JU9’9 M II MM J Dm* CASH OtJCOUHTS AVAIUW / MM I—J 20 SIZU t« Ql««Sf /^Monsanto! Frt« M*n»«nf* "402" f / mt am vl T^>x v \ — call or Lm • \ write [ | STATE SEED CCX (717) 217-US4 ME Wytarint t>MN H forty fort, PA 11704 217-M57 R 1 Exhibition hall Show is the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the United States under one roof The Farm Show has more than 220 commercial exhibitors in one place, which means farmers can easily get a first-hand look at the latest improvements in farm equipment. Through these commercial exhibits, the Farm Show helps keep Pennsylvania agriculture growing better The mam exhibit hall, which encompasses nearly four acres, has been carefully laid out to ac commodate both the many exhibitors and the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to be on hand for this year’s Farm Show Tne floor plan for the hall has been changed, allowing for one center aisle running the length of the building instead of six All “streets” leading from the center aisle will be named for one of the 20 top Pennsylvania farm commodities STOR-LIX™ System THE COMPLETE LIVESTOCK WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STOR-LIX™ SLURRY CONDITIONER is a combination chopper-pump for conditioning liquid manure and pumping it into storage tank, or pumping out of storage into liquid streader wagons, or through irrigation system. The chopper cuts solid materials into fine particles NU-WAY™ SLURRIGATORS™ are traveler-type irrigators especially de signed for use in slurry application or water irrigation 4 different models to choose from CONTACT: DAVID SMITH Long Mfg. N.C. Inc. 8 Long Lane P.O. Box 259, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055 January 12th thru January 16th divisions with a six-horse hitch demonstration during the intermission. In the small arena, beginning at 5.30 pm. the Second Annual Northeast Regional Sheep to Shawl Contest will see teams competing to turn wool from a sheep into a shawl with judging based on speed, design, spinning and weaving. Over $6OO in premiums, a travelling trophy and plaques will be awarded, and the finished shawls will be auctioned off to the crowd at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night is another night for horse and pony lovers when the third annual Pony Pulling Contest kicks off at 7 p m The contest, sponsored by the Keystone Pony Pullers Association, is an exciting competition which matches teams of ponies in events similar to those of the draft STOR-LIX™ LIQUID MANURE STORAGE TANKS are made of heavy gauge steel with a protective glass lining permanently bonded to the surface of the steel Sizes range from 107,000-776,000 gals. 717-697-8277 See Us At Booth ft 6o7 At The PA Farm Show Variety (Continued from Page C 36) horse pulling contest. The great variety of evening entertainment makes Farm Show just a little bit more special - a By Jim Smith, See January Guidepost HYDRO-HEATER Directional flow tubing captures the heat that is normally lost up the flue. 65% of the heat collected m Hydro-Heater is | -i absorbed by the < I tubing section This jfer L heat is then Iran- j 1 1 1 6 *f| sferred to your j :1 . I ,1 %V',W existing heating L J , ,*« ** / j AVAILABLE ARE V 1 / J HOT WATER HEAT - \ / / EXCHANGERS FOR \\ \ (/ DOMESTIC HOT * —M WATER SYSTEMS 3752 East Newport Road, Gordonville, PA 17529 Along Rt. 772 - Vz Mile East of Intercourse Phone 717-768-8913 nr. ■ THE GISMO THAT WORKED WowlorCoal^ ★ 1 USED FREE STANDING MODEL IN STOCK J&ASTOVES for LIQUID MANURE LONG MFG.N.C. INC. treat for the entire f: family from the openmi the doors early m morning till late at mglu the dust settles in the la arena. Take advantage these special evening tivities.. they were plan with farmers in mind. :ai >g
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