Penn State picks Ag Arena plans MONAL'A, Pa. Sketch plans for the proposed Agricultural Arena at Penn State were ap proved by the University Board of Trustees. The plans, by the architectural firm of Dagit and Saylor of Philadelphia, call for a building with an earthen arena floor of yo by ISO feet. It will seat 600 and have office and storage facilities. “The Agricultural Arena will be used for student resident in BIG FARM POWER AND EQUIPMENT 0 J. HQOBER & SON, WC. isMwywr mmm 4-MfE DRIVE KADOUARTERS HERE'S DOR Ulf lff: DMW»i«HP MAKE . 76 HP <PTO) Versatile -114 hp ih 130 HP l« 142 HP IH 154 HP Versatile 179 HP Versatile 198 HP Steiger Versatile Steiger Versatile 198 HP 205 HP 222 HP Steiger 225 HP 237 Hl* 237 HR -Steiger Steiger 246 HR Steiger 250 HP Steiger Steiger 261 HP Versatile Versatile Versatile 261 HP 262 HP 272 HP Steiger 275 HP Steiger 282 HP Steiger 365 HP Steiger Versatile 372 HP 375 HP struction activities in the University’s College of Agriculture. These include the annual horticulture show and various animal shows,” said Kobert A Patterson, senior vice president for finance and operations. "It will also be available for use by the general agricultural community in Pennsylvania.” Such a facility is needed, be said, to provide a central location for mQo it ~ i<so~ 63882+2 85882+2 87882+2 555 835 ST-225 855 ST-250 875 PTA-280(CUM) PTA-280(CAT) ST-280(CUM| ST-280(CAD . PTA-3XO St*3lO 895 035 950 PTA-325 ST-325 ST-450 ST-470 1150 THERE IS A From 80 HP to 470 HP... FULL POWER PTO. 3 POINT HITCH... ROW CROP VERSATILITY FOR PLANTING. CULTIVATING... Call us, and Discover 4WD Productivity & Efficiency. FEATURING: MODEL SSS ROW CROP ... 210 HP Cummins Engine ... Row Crop Axles ... Full Power P.T.O. ... Three Point Hitch ... Roomy, Air Conditioned Cab ... The Ideal Tractor For Pulling Today’s 12 & 16 Row Cornplanters ... Perfect Dairy Tractor ... 86 HP Diesel Engine ... Fully Articulated Loader ... Reversable Steering Console Makes This A Field Tractor ... Quick-Attach Loader. ... Independent P.T.O. ... 3 Point Hitch ... Ideal Tractor For Around The Dairy Farm 4-WHEEI drive tractor right for you activities that are now scattered throughout the campus and are sometimes spoiled by bad weather. The building will be located near Beaver Stadium, adjacent to the Meat Animal Evaluation Center. It will be next to the proposed Park Avenue connector road to the State College bypass, a route that eventually could become a major access way to the University Park Campus. The Agricultural Arena is ex- VERSAJILE MODEL 160 LOADER pected to cost approximately $900,000 with the funds coming from private gifts. An 16-member Ag Arena Campaign Committee, comprised of alumni and friends of the University and chaired by University Trustee Obie Snider of imler, is engaged in the fund raising effort. is HERE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24,1982—A23 This Publication is available in Microform. I niwr.il> Microfilms Intcnulimul MmV*nh/ccbßoad Oepi PR Ann Artnn Mi -JXiim In addition, the Penn State Fund Council and the Ag Alumni Society are mvolved with the effort. ■The next steps in the process are submission of preliminary plans and then final plans for the building, Patterson says. If there are no serious delays, construction could begin in the spring of 1983.
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