AlB-Uncaster Farming, January 7,1989 Steve Kwlsnet of Clarksburg got some help holding their premier breeder and exhibitor awards from Jennifer Mawhin ney, PA’s Lamb, and Wool Queen of 1988 at last year’s farm show. It was Steve’s son, Gary who got the Kwlsnet into the Southdown sheep show ring. Since 1975 the Kwisnets have been farm show competitiors. wienrs SAM AND 25°BB0WL ITS TIME FOR SURE STARTING PREMIUM GREEN DIESEL.. This winter, cold morning starts will be a cinch with Premium Green Diesel from Agway Energy Products*. Our exclusive anti-gelling additive assures you of surefire starts, even in sub-zero temperatures. Premium Green Diesel also includes a scientifically proven additive package designed to stop rust, block sludge from forming, minimize condensation and keep your Injector system clean. 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Only 5,000 visitors passed through the gates of this exposition held in the Emerson Brantingham Build ing in Harrisburg. This first show featured only $735 in premiums compared to the 1989 farm show which offers nearly $184,000 in premiums and is predicted to draw 250,000 visitors. It was Franklin’s belief that a strong agricultural industry leads to a strong American economy. He worked hard to instill that belief in all Americans. The sense of com petition, enthusiasm and pride sur rounding the first fairs created an atmosphere of excitement which is still characteristic of the Annual PUT YOUR MM DOLLARS TO WORK Call a toll-free phone number to make more profit? TRY THESE TEN IDEAS ON FOR SIZE: How to plug profit leaks . . . Worry-free state and national tax returns . . . Accurate depreciation schedules . . . Timely labor reports including W-2's . . . Quarterly tax reports . . . Timely completion oi 1099's and 1096's . . . Confidential analysis of your farm business . . . "O n-the-farm" accounting by professional counselors . . . Complete profit and loss statement and balance sheet . . . Total knowledge of your financial situation. 10. STILL INTERESTED ? 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday thru Friday m FARM Pennsylvania State Farm Show more than 200 years later. It’s easily understood why near ly a quarter of a million people will pass through the gates to view some 14 acres of exhibits and sample the foods offered in a camival-like atmosphere. And vis itors will pack the arenas and relax as they watch the best of the breeds Pennsylvania has to offer in dairy cows, sheep, hogs, horses, goats and beef. But for those hundreds of exhi bitors behind the scenes of the shows there is little time to relax. The farm show means long hours of hard work and little time to stroll among the exhibits and sample the food for those people who clean, brush, clip and snip and primp their best animals for the show of the year. But in spite of the work, exhibit ing animals at the farm show has become as much of a family tradi tion as gathering together for the Thanksgiving Day meal. For many exhibitors it is a sort of Thanksgiv ing. It is a celebration of a way of life. The Gift, The Beginning For Gary Kwisnet of Clarksburg showing Southdown sheep has CALL 1-800-382-1356 or Direct (717) 761-2740 become a family tradition and a family hobby. Gary and his parents, Steve and Ruby Kwisnet, raised beef cattle on their Indiana County farm. That is until Gary convinced his parents to buy a few sheep. Those few sheep have become ISO head of mostly breeding stock winning rib bons in Southdown competitions in the fair circuit nationwide. “I always wanted sheep ever since I was very little. And we didn’t buy our first sheep someone gave it to me when I was fourteen,” said Gary. "Now we have all sheep and no cattle.” The Kwisnets have been show ing at the Pennsylvania Farm Show since 1975 and on the state and national level for the past five years. One of the ewes they’ll be showing this year was the champ ion ewe at the Illinois state fair and came in third at the North Ameri can International Livestock Exposition held in SL Louis. The grand champion of the 1988 Pennsylvania Farm Show as a ewe lamb was named the grand champ ion at the Big E held in West Springfield Massachusetts this year. Preparing sheep for showing (Turn to Pag* A 23) CEMENT SERVICES
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