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PROGRAM
Pat Comerford
Extension Horse
Program Coordinator
Penn State
The Ag Progress Days Equine
Educational Program emphasizes
the horse industry’s contribution to
Pennsylvania agriculture, and
highlights Penn State’s teaching,
extension, and youth programs.
This year’s event is dedicated to
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (All Evsnts Take Place In The
Horae Arena Unleaa Noted)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
10:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M. Breed Exhibitions: POA, Hackney. Welsh,
Tennessee Walking Horse.
1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M. Handling and Training Clinic: Ward
Studebaker, Penn State Horse Farm Manager.
2:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M. Breed Exhibitions: Appaloosa. American
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• BHP engine
• Five speeds forward: two
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• Attachments include rotary mower
with catcher, cutter bar,
snowthrower, rear-tine tiller
and more
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Thomas L. Merritt, Penn State pro
fessor emeritus of animal science,
in recognition of his 32 years of
service to equine education.
Ag Progress Days, an annual
exposition sponsored by Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences, attracts tens of thou
sands of visitors to the Russell E.
Larson Agricultural Research
Center at Rockspring, nine miles
southwest of State College on
Route 45. Parking and admission
are free.
A Tractor lor
All Reasons
The BCS model 737—the do-it-all
machine for the professional
do-it-yourselfer. . -
•10HP engine
• Precision steel all-gear transmission
with differential
• Four speeds forward; three speeds
quick reverse
• Adjustable, shock-mounted
handlebars
• Large sxlo-inch tires
• Attachments include twin-blade
rotary mower with catcher, rear-tine
tiller, cutter bar, snowthrower,
power sweeper, dozer/scraper blade,
chipper/shredder
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Power Sweeper
• All Gear Drive
• No Belts or Chain to Break or Tear
• Quick Change Handle Position
Several educational and com
mercial displays will be featured in
the equine exhibits tent.
Planned exhibits and demon
strations will showcase Penn
State’s Quarter Horses and teach
ing program, 4-H and therapeutic
riding programs, horseshoeing,
tack, horse feeds, breeds, and the
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Dozer Blade
Orchard Sprayer
Features On Most Models:
Compare Before You Buy
Saddlebred
3:30 P.M.-4:30 P.M. Plowing Demonstration (site to be
announced)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19
10:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M. Breed Exhibitions: Palomino, Quarter
Horse, Paso Fine.
1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M. Handling and Training Clint: Ward
Studebaker.
2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Demonstrattons: Therapeutic Riding • 4-H
Mounted Champions Sr. Saddle Seat Equitation, Pleasure
Pony Driving, Walk-Trot Equitation, County Team, Western
Riding, Hunter Hack Horse.
4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. Breed Exhibitions: Belgian, Clydesdale, Perche
ron, Shire, Miniature Horse.
6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Flag Presentation: Centre County 4-H Horse
Clubs. Special Presentation: Honoring Dr. Thomas L. Merrit
t • Exhibitions: Thorncroft Mainstreamers Drill Team; Freestyle Rein
ing, Mark Wagman, Haverford, Pennsylvania; Draft Horse Hitches and
Carts.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
10:00 A.M.-11:30 A.M. Thorncroft Mainstreamers Drill Team • Breed
Exhibitions: Paint, Morgan, Warmbloods.
1:30 P.M.-2:30 P.M. Handling and Training Clint: Ward Studebaker.
2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Breed Exhibitions: Arabian, Thoroughbred,
Standardbred.
Other Activities
Smal Package—
Big Value
The BCS model 205 is
ideal for home gardeners
who appreciate a
lightwei
smooti
tractor
• 6HP engine
• All-gear transmission
• Two speeds forward,
one speed reverse
• Attachments include cutter bar,
- snowthrower, rear-tine
tiller, 22-inch rotary
mower w/catcher
38 2-Blade Mower w/Grass Catcher
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horse in medieval agriculture.
Video and 4-H public speaking
presentations will highlight equine
education and careers, as well as
various production, management,
and training practices.
For more information, contact
Pat Comerford, (814) 863-3657 or
Ben Nolt, (814) 863-0387.
Mows Down
The Competition
After yoi>’re done cutting the grass,
you’r \dy for thr ext job with
the
• 12HP0HV engine
• Precision steel all-gear
transmission with locking
differential
• Four speeds forward, three
speeds quick reverse
• Very versatile
• Attachments include twin-blade
rotary mower, cutter bar. chipper/
shredder, rear-tine
tiller, snowthrower
• Adjustable, shock
mounted handlebars
Tiller
• Recoil or Electric Start
• Adjustable Tiller Width
• Quality Service Since 1942
Ag Field
Day Set
cuLLhUE PARK, Md. The
1992 Western Maryland Ag Field
Day is scheduled for Thursday,
September 10, beginning at 8 a.m.
at the Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station’s Western
Maryland Research and Education
Center in Washington County.
This year’s research wagon tour
stops are:
• Nutrient management -- Why
is it important?
• High-tensile fencing and deer
control
• To spray or not to spray -
integrated pest management
(IPM) helps you decide
• Biological control of weeds
• Perrenial broadloaf weed
control
• High-yield wheat
management.
Durability Is
Standard
Equipment
Reliable performance makes
the BCS model 715
a populai
choice
for every
• 6HP err
• Precision steel all-gear
transmission
• Three speeds forward; one speed
reverse
• Attachments include rotary mower
with catcher, cutter bar,
snowthrower, power sweeper,
rear-tine tiller
• Operator presence
controls
iper/Shredder