D2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28,1981
Exhibitor list
Retail Farm Markets Division, PFA, Middletown, FA
Sandak, Seaford, DE
Seedway, Inc , Emma us, PA
Steves Welding, Can-Con Systems, Newton, Ontario
Sure-Crop Plant Food Co , Grantville, PA
Zook Mfg Co , Honeybrook, PA
of Farm Equipment Expo
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania
farmers anxiously awaiting the
change of seasons and the new
crop year will have an excellent
opportunity to see the latest in
farm machinery at the Third
Pennsylvania Farm Equipment
Exposition
According to State Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowed, the
Exposition will be held March 5
through March 7 at the Farm Show
Complex in Harrisburg
This year’s theme is Progress
for Profits ”
The Exposition will feature
approximately 170 agricultural
exhibits This is the third year for
the Exposition which will also
feature livestock shows, and sales
and special events
“I hope that Pennsylvania
farmers will take time to attend
the Exposition, to see the latest in
agricultural equipment and
supplies, helping them turn
progress into profits,” Hallo well
said
“Special Exposition events in
clude the First Spring Classic Goat
Show, sponsored by the Blue
Mountain Dairy Goat Association,
Thursday, March 5 at 9 30 a rn
The show, in the West Building of
the complex, will offer $1,242 in
premiums.
Goats will be on exhibit the
Keystone Classic
to feature
swine sale
HARRISBURG - The Second
Annual Keystone Classic All
Breeds Swine Show and Sale will
be held March 6 and 7 at the Farm
Show Complex in Harrisburg
The show and sale will be held in
conjunction with the 1981 Penn
sylvania Farm Eouipment Ex
position, March 5 to 7
The Keystone Classic features
entries from all eight major
breeds Breeds at the show & sale
include Yorkshire, Duroc, Hamp
shire, Spotted Swine, Polland
China, Berkshire, Landrace and
Chester White swine
Entries have increased
dramatically, with 97 head con
signed for sale. The sale will
provide purebred and commercial
hog producers with a fine op
portunity to purchase excellent
replacements or additions to their
herds
The show begins Friday, March
6 at 9 a m in the small arena of the
Farm Show Building
Bred gilts, boars and open gilts
will be shown by age Classes tor
bred gilts ate February 1, 1980
through August 80,1980 Boars and
open gilts will be shown in classes
ranging from June 1, 1980 thiough
August 81,1981
The Keystone Classic Swine Sale
is scheduled for Saturday, March 7
beginning at 11 a in in the small
arena Show and sale catalogs are
available by contacting auctioned
and sales manager Ham Bach
man at 717/867-1809
Here are highlights
remainder oi me Exposition
Thursday evening in the small
arena at fa JO pm, the Penn
sylvania Angus Association will
sponsor an Angus Breeding Sale A
total of 82 head have been con
signed
Stock Tractor Pulling Contests
will be held in the large arena ail
day Thursday and Friday
Beginning at 10 a m will be the
5,500 pound pull, Ipm the 9000
pound pull, 4pm the 13,000 pound
pull and at 7 p m the top 10
finalists from the day’s pull will
compete for the championship
title
A total of $3,000 will be offered in
this contest Stock Tractor Pulls
continue Friday at 10 a m with the
7500 pound class
At 1 p m , the 11,000 pound class
will compete and at 4 p m the
15,000 pound class will pull
At 7 p m the championship pull,
featuring the top ten finalists from
Friday’s competition will compete
for champion puller
The Second Annual Keystone
Classic All Breeds Swine Show will
begin on Friday, March fa at 9 a m
in the small arena
Eight major breeds will be
represented with 97 head con
signed
Following the swine show, the
Third Annual Draft Horse and
Also featured at the Exposition
are approximatley 170 agricultural
exhibits, the first spring Classic
Goat Show, Angus Breeding Sale,
and Stock Tractor Pulling Contest
on Thursday, March 5
Friday features include the
Third Annual Draft Horse and
Mule Show and Sale and Slock
Tractor Pulling Contest Friday,
March 6. A Young Farmers Winter
Volleyball Tournament, and
Lightweight and Heavyweight
Horse Pulling Contest will be held
Saturday, March 7
The Exposition will be open from
8 am. to 8 pm Thursday and
Friday, and Bam to 6 pm,
Saturday, March 7
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NORRISTOWN - Newly elected officers for
the Silver Pails 4-H Dairy Goat Club are an
ticipating an active year Pictured are bottom
row (left to right), Jennifer Bradshaw,
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Mule Show and Sale takes over the
arena The show begins at 1 p m
with a sale immediately following
fhirty-seven horses including
Percheron, Belgian, cross bied
Belgians and mules have been
consigned
The Second Annual Keystone
Classic Swine Sale is featured at 11
a m Saturday, March 7 in the
small arena, while the Young
Farmers Expo Winter Volleyball
Tournament starts at 9 a m in the
large arena
At 1 p m in the large arena, the
lightweight horse pulling contest
begins, followed by the
heavyweight horse pull at 7 p m A
total of $4,560 will be offered in the
pull
The Farm Equipment Ex
position gives farmers a chance to
leisurely discuss new equipment,
look over new supplies, and pur
chase some outstanding livestock
Pennsylvania agriculture is
growing better as we work
together for progress and profits,
Hallowed said
The 1981 Pennsylvania Farm
Equipment Exposition is spon
sored by the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, the
Pennsylvania Farm Show Com
mission and various breed
associations
Goat club elects officers
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1981
FARM EQUIPMENT
EXPOSITION
Machinery Exhibits
Main Floor .
Thursday & Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
West Building, 930 a m First Spring Classic Goat
Show sponsored by the Blue Mountain Dairy Goat
Association
Small Arena, 630 pm Angus Breeding Sale
sponsored by the Pennsylvania Angus
Association
Large Arena Stock Tractor Pulling Contest
10 00 a m 5,500 pound class
1 00 pm 9,000 pound class
4 00 p m 13 000 pound class
7 00pm top ten finalists from above pull
off for championship
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
West Building, all day. goat exhibits
Small Arena. 900 a m Keystone Classic All Breeds
Swi n e Show
Small Arena 1 00 p m Third Annual Draft Horse
and Mule Show and Sale
Large Arena Stock Tractor Pulling Contest
10 00 a m 7 500 pound class
1 00 p m 11,000 pound class
4 00 p m 15.000 pound class
700 p m top ten finalists from each class
of today's contest will pull off for
championship
SATURDAY. MARCH 7
West Building, goat exhibits
Small Arena, 11 00 a m
9 00 a m
Large Arena,
1 00 p m
Large Arena,
7 00 p m
Large Arena,
historian, Martha Moore and Jennifer Harris
junior game leaders, middle row: Dana
Trumbauer, teen leader, Kim Bradshaw,
secretary, back row Carol Weaver, historian,
Diane Blum, treasurer, and Lisa Ciasullo, vice*
president
Second Keystone
Classic All Breeds
Swine Sale
Young Farmers Expo
Winter Volleyball
Tournament
Lightweight Horse
Pull
Heavyweight Horse
Pull
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