E34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18,1984
Photo highlight from
1983 Ag Progress
The top selling boar in last year’s Performance Tested Boar Sale was this Berkshire
consigned by Clayton Winebark, shown on right. Purchasers include J. Richard
Townsend and Debbie and Shelly Townsend..
ROCK SPRINGS - If you get
hungry while viewing the many
activities at Penn State’s Ag
Progress Days, don’t worry - 19
food vendors will be offering a
wide selection of Pennsylvania
made foods. According to Russ
Seward, coordinator of food sales,
these local specialties will sell at
very reasonable prices.
Among the many treats will be
maple ice cream sundaes
available from the Wayne County
chapter of the Pennsylvania Maple
Producers and honey-sweetened
ice cream from the Pennsylvania
Beekeepers Association. Penn
19 food vendors at Ag Progress
State mushrooms will also be sold.
The State College lions Club will
be offering them breaded and with
cheese sauce. The Club will also be
passing out mushroom recipes and
nutrition information.
In addition, a new dairy product
made from Ultra High Tem
perature treated milk will be in
troduced. “Sip Ups” come in seven
flavors, all with vitamins A and D
added. Because they do not have to
be refrigerated until just prior to
drinking, Sip Ups are handy for
picnics and backpacking.
Mike shakes, beef sandwiches,
hamburgers, french fries and
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more will be available at Ag
Progress Days. Come join the
event at Rock Springs Agricultural
Research Center, nine miles
southwest of State College on
Route 45. Parking and admission
are free. The show runs from 5
a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday througl
Thursday.
LEOLA TIRE SERVICE, INC.
early-American craftsmen in
southeastern Pennsylvania.
Potters, quilters, calligraphers,
furniture makers, ink makers,
paper makers just to name a few.
Hay Creek Valley craftsmen are
renowned for their work. These
craftsmen must meet strict
standards of authenticity and
quality before they are invited to
participate in the festival.
Occupying another section of the
25-acre festival grounds is the
technological history exhibit.
Visitors can walk up to and
examine more than 200 turn-of-the
century stationary gasoline
Engines, primitive tractors and
steam traction engines.
Most of these engines are in mint
condition after being restored by
association members. The engines
will be running and many will be
powering machinery during the
festival.
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The steam power section will
have numerous exhibits and
demonstrations of farm activities
such as a large sawmill in
operation, wheat threshing feed
grinding and the milling of com
meal. All these jobs will be done
with energy supplied by huge
steam engines some weighing as
much as 17 tons.
Visitors can round out their
study of Historic Joanna Furnace
by taking the self-guided walking
tour. At various locations in
terpreters will discuss the process
of iron making at Joanna and the
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FARM TIRE SALE
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Car, Truck and Implement Tires In Stock
For the long run
activities that took place in each of
the buildings. Numerous period
photographs of the furnace
community, archaelogical ar
tifacts found on the site, and actual
objects cast at Joanna Furnace
will be on display. Casting
demonstrations will occur
periodically and colliers will be
making charcoal as it was made to
fuel the furnace.
Each day at noon and again at 5
p.m. steam whistles announce that
it is time to eat. And how one can
eat! Delights such as open-fire
cooked soups, chicken pot pie,
famous Hay Creek Apple Butter
and moon pies will be available.
Visitors will enjoy wholesome,
delicious food prepared from early
American recipes-just as when
Joanna Furnace was in blast.
Additionally, all types of con
temporary foods will be available
as well.
Music is always a major part of
the Fall Festival. The music will
be performed on stage and
throughout the festival grounds.
Over a dozen musicians will be
performing period music in
formally at various locations.
Two of the musical highlights of
the weekend will include a
hoedown on Friday evening at 8
p.m. Good old time music will be
supplied by Linsey-Woolsey, one of
the Philadelphia areas favorite
folk groups. Chi Saturday afternoon
from 5 to 7 p.m., the New Holland
Band will perform on stage. This
performance will bring back the
flavor of the early 20th century
“concerts-in-the-park”. The $2
admission to the festival grounds
entitles visitors to attend all
musical and other stage presen
tations.
On Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m.
an old time church service will be
held outdoors. Old favorite hymns
will be sung to the accompaniment
of a century-old pump organ. The
weekend of September 7, 8 and 9
promises to be an exciting time for
everyone regardless of age.
Raindate for severe weather
conditions only will be Sept. 14, 15
and 16.