C3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1981 Lackawanna Extension agent leaving for Lycoming SCRANTON - John H. Carr, Lackawanna County Extension agent on Penn State’s Cooperative Ex tension Service staff, will transfer February 1 to a Anybody’s Guess Here’s a question from a that’s quite reader democratic because the answers I received on it, from those “m-the-know”, will allow her to choose any answer she likes The question• “Why was Farm Show held the second week In January rather than the first week like last year?” To try to get some enlightenment on the sub ject, I quizzed the Acting Farm Show Director. Horace Mann, a veteran of numerous Farm Shows It came as no surprise that there was a long pause on the other end of the telephone connection after I relayed the question to Mann Mann asked me to hold on, and a few moments later he clicked back in with this answer “The main reason is it’s the second full week in January ” He said he’d check into whether there was any other possible reason and get back to me later Still not completely satisfied, I called the Penn sylvania Department of Agriculture’s Information Department I heard a lot of chuckling from their spokesman before I received the following reason for delaying Farm Show 1981 one week “The decision to hold Farm Show from January 11-17 was made during the show last year They didn’t want to start the show on New Year’s Weekend ‘This was no great policy change It’s been held during the second week before next year’s Farm Show is Lancaster Co. 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He recalled that flood victims were housed in trailers parked on the Farm Show grounds As a result, packing in the hoards of cars around the complex was in a state of dilemna In order to provide the demanded space, the HACC parking lot came to the rescue The students were on break and didn't need the area that week, he said Three years later the area C. M. HIGH CO, 320 King St Mytrstown PA 170(7 Phont 717-8«t-7544 w A John H. Carr was struck with another flood, but eventually the trailers were relocated. along with the flood victims And, finally this year the Farm Show went back to its normal week, according to the source When Horace Mann called back, he still stuck with the story that it’s because Farm Show falls during the second full week, which may be affected during inauguration years when it may be moved ahead again (wasn’t President Reagan inaugurated on Tuesday, the week after Farm Show 1981’). Mann also eluded to the need for the HACC parking lot. And pointed out he checked the Farm Show schedule for the next several years and found it to be planned for the second full week in January except of one year. So, there it is Take your pick of answers which ever one you like the best And. if you have a preference to when Farm Show is held, let your thoughts be known to those who can make the schedule changes PDA, Farm Show Director, and Farm Show Commission TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF THESE 3,888 SO. FT. BUILDINGS... , . painted Wunmnum Sides * SMh« DO °r Sp ' lt . i 2r*ls Gab'et^ SM|nB Door * \ I® J s iStd Entrance Do° r ‘. 436 .96 SKy.-««sloR0O* s «aw’l 5 ' JUU Ask About Winter Special Discounts On All our Other Buildings! Specializing In All Types Off | Farm and Commercial Buildings! 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