Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 15, 1987, Image 237

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    UNIVERSITY PARK Visi : .
tors to Ag Progress Days will'see
the results of 100 years of research
by the state agricultural experi
ment station, highlighted in exhi
bits, a quiz show and a research
time capsule.
Ag Progress Days is held at the
Rock Springs Agricultural
Research Center, nine miles south
west of State College on Route 45,
August 18-20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission and parking are free.
STEEL
Used carbon steel storage tanks which we
have removed the end (heads). Lifting lugs
attached. No coating. These tank shells make an inexpensive, quick and
strong bridge. Tank shells buried with 3 feet of ground cover can
support 80,000 lbs.
STEEL PIPE
New and used structural grade steel pipe. Standard and
extra heavy schedules. Outside storage.
STEEL BEAMS
Used 12”xl2” wide flange steel beams @ $9.00 per ft.
Used 14”xl4 3 /4” wide flange steel beams @ $lO.OO per ft.
F. 0.8, Quarryville, PA
LACQUER PAINT
Industrial surplus 5 gal. pails of Lacquer Paint (many
colors) @ $4.00 per gallon. For machinery (flammable
material)
An Additional I % DISCOUNT is offered
if paid by Cash Money or Certified Check
HOWARD E. GROFF CO.
Over Forty Years of Reliable Service HOURS:
Fuel Oil, Gasoline, and Coal Mon.-Fri.: 8 AM - 4 PM
111 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566 Sat.: 9AM -12 PM
Phone: 717-786-2166
Agricultural Research Focus Of
The theme of this year’s Ag
Progress Days is “The Agricultural
Scientist - Working for a Better
Tomorrow.” It celebrates the cen
tennial of the Pennsylvania Agri
cultural Experiment Station (now
part of the Office for Research in
Penn State’s College of Agricul
ture). The station was established
on July 1,1887, just months after
Congress passed the Hatch Act,
which funded experiment stations
at each land-grant university.
Diameter Weight/ Thickness Lengths Price, F. 0.8.
Inches Lbs. Inches InStock Quarryville
(Approx.) (Approx.)
64 1615 .167 (7 ga.) 12 -0” MOO to 150
64 2312 .167(7ga.) 17’-ll”M90to290
64 3010 .167 (7 ga.) 23’-10” *250 to 350
96 4280 .240 (W) 13 -7" *250 to 310
96 4723 .240 (*/«”) 16 -0" *3lO to 370
96 6075 .240 (W) 21- 4” ’420 to 510
96 7425 .240 (‘/O 26’- 8” *950 to 690
120 7700 .240 (W) 20 -3" *650
120 .240 (W) 24’- 8" *B9O
126 .240 (W) 20’- 4" *790
Price Per Ft.
FOB Q.Ville
Pipe Size
Inches
• 1.50
’ 2.00
• 3.00
* 5.00
* 6.00
• 8.00
George W. Atherton, the president
of Penn State, was part of a three
man committee that wrote and lob
bied for the Hatch Act
The research that resulted from
these actions of a century ago will
be featured by Penn State’s Col
lege of Agriculture in the theme
building on the Ag Progress Days
site. Researchers will be on hand to
demonstrate and discuss the ways
they are working to improve agri
culture. A college exhibit celebrat-
VERT PIPE
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Inches
Price Per Ft.
FOB Q-Ville
* 9.00
* 9.50
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bancattor
Ag Progress Days
ing 100 years of agricultural
research will accompany the scien
tists* exhibits.
An agricultural science quiz
show called “SciQ” will give visi
tors a chance to win prizes such as
cheese and ice cream from Penn
State’s Creamery, T-shirts and
geraniums developed at Penn
State. Get your free tickets or
register to be a contestant at one of
-the information booths. Shows
will run six times a day in the
theme building.
Today’s agricultural research
will be symbolized for the future in
the Agricultural Time Capsule, to
be sealed at the end of Ag Progress
Days and opened in 100 years. The
capsule will contain objects sym
bolizing research in the College of
Agriculture, along with documents
explaining the research. It will also
contain samples of items such as
acid rain and preserved food for
analysis in the future, and a laser
disk produced by the U.S. Depart-
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ment of Agriculture. During Ag
Progress Days, the capsule and its
contents will be on display in the
theme building.
Visitors to Ag Progress Days
can help to make history by bring
ing a family photograph to be
placed in the time capsule. Contri
butors will be able to write a brief
message to the future, to be
included with their photograph.
The first 100 photographs submit
ted each day will be accepted.
Research themes to be exhibited
in the theme building are: growth
hormone in meat animals; turf
grass research; acid rain research;
tissue propagation; fresh vegetable
processing and preservation; poul
try physiology: cocoa research;
computer vision systems; wood
products: and use of
computerized' expert systems;
community economic profiles;
farm finances; global agriculture;
and satellite data and water
quality.
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