C2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 11,1986
Adams Co. Colobratos Autumn iVHti Notional Applo Harvest Festival
BY GINGER SECRIST MYERS
Adams County Correspondent
ARE NDTSVILLE It is once
again time for Johnny Appleseed
and apple butter, apple pancakes,
cider and apple pie. It’s time for
the 22nd National Apple Harvest
Festival held the first and second
weekends in October at the South
Mountain Fairgrounds just outside
of Arendtsville.
The festival is sponsored by the
Upper Adams Jaycees, who use
the proceeds from the event for the
maintenance of the Oakside Park.
The remainder of the funds is
given to local charities such as the
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Apple Butter boil is one of the most popular features of
the National Apple Harvest Festival. Pictured here tasting a
sample are, from left, co-chairman Rick Cullison and Scott
Starner, and booth worker Ruth Dunlop.
UNIONTOWN - Fayette County
4-H Clubs held their 4-H
Achievement Program at the
Fayette County Fairground,
Thursday, Sept. 25. Awards and
recognition were presented to the
Fayette County 4-H members and
their clubs.
the 4-H Court was one of the
many highlights of the program.
Outstanding 4-H’ers in Fayette
County for 1986 are: Susan Sickle,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Sickle of Rl, Penyopolis, and
Deborah Townsend, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Richard Towsend
of Rl, McClellandtown.
Jane Anne Strong, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Strong of Rl,
Smock, was named 4-H Queen. 4-H
King was Gregory Wilson, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Wilson of
Rl, McClellandtown.
Senior attendants selected in
cluded: Deborah Swetts, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Swetts of
Star Junction, and Todd Hayward,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Hayward
of Rl, Vanderbilt.
Junior attendants were: Christa
Gallagher, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William Gallagher of R 2,
Uniontown, and Charles Wolfe, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolfe of
Grindstone.
Matthew B. Mitchell, branch
manager of the Umontown Office
of West Central Production Credit,
presented plaques to the Out
standing 4-H’ers. The plaques will
be displayed for one year in the
Fayette County Extension Office in
Uniontown.
National Award recognition and
pins were presented to the
following 4-H members; Deborah
Townsend, Achievement and
Agriculture; Jane Anne Strong,
Clothing; Gregory Wilson, Swine;
Michael Sveda, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Sveda of Rl, Fayette
City, Beef and Gardening;
Raymond Grimm, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Grimm of Rl, Van
derbilt, Commodity Marketing;
Amy Richardson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Richardson of Rl,
Smock, Horse and Sheep; and
and the United Way.
This popular event draws as
many as 40,000 spectators each
weekend. It features over 200 arts
and crafts booths, antique engines,
tractors, and car displays, games
and contests for all ages, and of
course, food.
One of the main features of the
festival is the apple butter boil
stand sponsored by the Upper
Adams Jaycees. Here the Jaycees
sell both sweetened and un
sweetened apple butter in 28-ounce
jars. They also sell locally baked
loaves of Italian bread.
Apple Butter Boil co-chairmen
Rick Cullison, Biglerville, and
Fayette County 4
Michelle Hayes, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Hayes of Dawson,
public speaking.
Fashion Revue pins were
presented to the 4-H’ers who
participated in the Regional
Fashion Revue, including; Wendy
Boger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Boger of R 4, Uniontown;
Melanie Swartz, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Swartz of R 4,
Uniontown; Robin Magerko,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Magerko of Rl, New Salem;
Carolyn Gerber, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Garber of Rl,
Vanderbilt; Penny Hornberger,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned
Hornberger of Rl, Mc-
Clellandtown; Jane Anne Strong
and Deborah Swetts.
Melaine Swartz and Jane Anne
Strong qualified for the state
Fashion Revue, held at the State 4-
H Achievement Days in University
Park.
In the county Blue Form com
petition, the following 4-H mem
bers received recognition. First
place winners received an award
pin and second place individuals
received a ribbon.
Public Sptaking i Hors# First place Jason
Hayes son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Hayes of
Dawson
Swine A Gardening -First place Charles Wolfe
Clothing and Foods A Nutrition - First place
Chnsta Gallagher
Public Speaking • First place, Michelle Hayes
Dairy - First place Joseph Diamond, son of Mr
and Mrs Alvin Diamond of R 2 Smithfietd
Beef - First place Gregory Wilson Second place
Deborah Townsend
Horse- First place Susan Sickle
Swine • First place Deborah Townsend Second
place Gregory Wilson
Clothing First place Jane Anne Strong Second
place Deborah Swetts
Foods & Nutrition First place Deborah Swetts
Gardening First place Michael Sveda Second
place Gregory Wilson
Lamb First place Todd Hayward Second place
Michael Sveda
Commodity Marketing First place Michael
Sveda Second place Raymond Grimm
Poultry First place Susan Sickle Second place
Deborah Townsend
Agriculture First place Deborah Townsend
Second place Gregory Wilson
Achievement - First place Gregory Wilson
County Demonstration and
Public Speaking Tropies were
presented to the following: Senior
Public Speaking - Gregory Wilson;
Junior Division
Senior Division
Scott Starner, Peach Glen,
estimate they will sell over 12,000
jars of apple butter and 600 loaves
of bread during the four days of the
festival. They noted that the apple
butter stand is one of the original
booths at the festival and is the
best profit maker of the event.
Ruth Dunlop, Biglerville, who
has worked in the booth since her
youth, now brings her own
youngsters along to help stick
labels on jars and rank the full jars
on the table. Dunlop explained that
the apple butter is made locally,
jarred, and then brought to the
fairgrounds. Since it takes 18 hours
to boil down apple butter as we
know it, a simulated display of
cooking apple butter is done at the
booth by mixing some of the apple
butter with more cider in a black
kettle and then stirring it over an
open fire.
The ingredients in their apple
butter are all natural. It contains
apples, cider, cinnamon, nutmeg,
cloves, and sugar. Dunlop states
that in the last two years there has
been a dramatic increase in their
demand for the unsweetened apple
butter. This contains absolutely no
sugar and has a more tart flavor.
Another popular character at the
festival is Johnny Appleseed, the
patron saint of the apple tree.
Portrayed by Anthony Helman,
Bendersville, Johnny Appleseed
has three showings daily which
feature apple bobbing, a pie eating
contest, and sack races. Helman
divides the participants by age
groups and everyone comes out a
winner.
The National Apple Harvest
H'ers Hold Achievement Program
and Senior Demonstration - Paula
Burgess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Burgess of Rl, Van
derbilt; and Junior Demonstration
- Christa Gallagher.
Completion Certificates were
presented to all 4-H members who
completed their 1986 projects. The
leaders also received certificates
for their contribution to the 4-H
Program.
Recognition was given to all 4-H
members participating in the
county, regional, state, and
national events.
Club winners in the News
Reporter Scrapbook Contest were;
first, Laurel Highlands Horse;
second, Smock Community; third,
North Union Horse; fourth,
Dawson horse; and fifth, Bullskin
Horse.
Refreshments were served, and
music was provided by Dr. D and
Fred G, local disc jockeys.
30 YEARS AGO
Com picking is in full swing
over Lancaster County at the
moment, with favorable weather
spurring activity in this line. Most
corn crops are past the danger spot
where cold weather is concerned,
with very little damage reported
from Tuesday night’s low
A word of warning is passed
along by County Agent Max M.
Smith who points out first the need
for safety and already several
corn picker casualties have been
reported in the area and corn in
cribs must be watched'carefully to
prevent mold.
These hungry contestants are
pie without using their hands.
Festival is a complement to the
Adams County Apple Blossom
Festival held here each year on the
first weekend in May. To over 700
volunteers and 20-plus civic
groups, the festival represents the
culmination of a year’s worth of
Debbie Townsend of McClellandtown was named Out
standing 4-H'er for Fayette County. Missing from photo is
Susan Sickle of Perryopolis who was also named Outstanding
4-H’er.
THIS WEEK
For the third time in the same
family, the Future Farmers of
America next week in Kansas City
will confer upon James A. Hess the
degree of American Farmer.
Production of red meats in
slaughter plants of Pennsylvania
during July totaled nearly 69
million pounds, dressed weight,
according to surveys by the State
Department of Agriculture.
Because of too much rain, many
central and western Pennsylvania
dairy farmers have been unable to
make sufficient hay, and some
sales of livestock are being made,
the State Department of
trying to eat an entire apple
planning. To the 122 commercial
growers in Adams County, it is the
celebration of a harvest of 300
million pounds of apple from about
15,000 acres each year. The apple
industry brings $27.5 million worth
of commerce into the county an
nually.
Agriculture declared today.
From Lititz R 3, Mrs. Dales L.
Landis writes: Dear Folks of
Lancaster Farming: We are
getting your paper and think it is
the best good little farm paper you
can lay your hands on. I especially
enjoy the recipes, since I am a
Farmer’s Wife and love to cook
and bake. I am making a scrap
book of a lot of the recipes. I love to
try new recipes.
—ln a move to assist Penn
sylvania farmers and consumers,
Governor George M. Leader
Monday announced plans for the
start of a program of promotion for
Pennsylvania farm foods.
Intensive preparations for the
1957 Pennsylvania Farm Show
next Jan. 14-18 started last week at
the annual fall meeting of the
Farm Show Committee composed
of representatives of 52 statewide
farm and allied organizations.
The 41st State Farm Show theme
was announced as “Pennsylvania
Agriculture Builds for Tomorrow.