Historic Schaefferstown, Inc.
Lebanon Co., PA
Located on the Alexander Schaeffer Farm at the intersection of
Rts. 419 and 501
16th Annual Harvest Fair &
13th Annual Horse Plowing Contest
Saturday, September 10 -10 am -6 pm
Sunday, September II -12 noon -6 pm
Admission: $2.00 for adults Special rates for groups
$ .25 for children and senior citizens
The large 19th century bank barn houses a fine collection of antique
horse-drawn farm equipment.
Harvest time farm activities, 18th century craft demonstrations and
fireplace cooking will be featured both days.
Activities on Saturday include horse plowing contest, tread power,
corn grinding, thrashing with ring power, road grading and log loading.
See our famous “big hitches" -- ranging from two to sixteen head of
horses. Ponies and oxen will also be plov/ing.
Sunday's activities include horse pull (all entries filled), plowing with 8
horse hitch, a covered wagon 6 horse hitch, and Windward Farms 4
horse hitch.
We will also be making cider with steam engine power and have our
restored saw mill in operation.
For information on horse events,
865-4171.
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Professor Bill Mitchell discussed how no-till planting can
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that will better tolerate stress
conditions and increase per
formance, according to Mitchell.
Ishler develops new hybrid
varieties by crossing inbreed
varieties. From the time he begins
research on a new variety until it
becomes commercially available
takes nearly 10 years. According to
Ishler only about one percent of the
varieties developed and tested
Old time power display
WASHINGTON CROSSING, N.J.
The Delaware Valley Old Time
Power & Equipment Association
presents its Sixth Annual Antique
Exhibition of working farm
machinery on Sept. 17 and 18, from
10 a.m. until dark, at the
Washington Crossing State Park,
Washington Crossing, N.J.
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make it through the entire testing
procedure and are. made com
mercially available. Since Ishler
started his breeding work at
Middletown 19 years ago, he has
developed four varieties of Pioneer
seed com that are now commercial
varieties, they are Pioneer 3707,
3744,3572, and 3382. He is presently
working on a variety that is now in
the precommercial state, Pioneer
X 0403.
Antique tractors, wheat
threshing, shingle making and
flour mills, plus many home ixiK
plements and tools will be
displayed. Many antique cars,
trucks and tractors and crafts
from the early 1920’s will be
featured.
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234 Johnstons Lan«
Mercersburg, PA 17236
Phone (717) 328-3177
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