Demonstrations, Machinery, Food Attract
VERN ACHENBACH
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
More than 50,000 people visited
Penn State’s Ag Progress Days this
week. Those who were looking for
new ideas in production agricul
ture were not disappointed but the
Shane Gray, 4, and his brother, 6, think they are lucky that
they could take off from playschool and visit Ag Progress
with Aunt Carol Baker of State College. The boys like to sit
on tractors and make believe they are farmers.
The equipment and demonstrations keep these three from Strasburg coming to Ag
Progress every year. “You learn more here than at Farm Show,” said Leroy Weaver,
right. Bob Weaver, left, said that he likes seeing new ideas such as the wrapping of
bales this year. Henry Stoltzfus, center, said It’s really the Ice cream that draws him to
the annual event.
The dairy farm family of Neal (missing from photo) and Linda McCullough of Newvil
le visit Ag Progress for the first time in recent years. While the parents enjoy seeing all
the different ways agriculture Is changing, the children were Impressed with other
activities. From left, Nate, 5, liked the six-wheelers; Katie, 8, and Betsy, 10, the food,
and friend Christopher Kann, 7, the calf.
annual event also expanded activi
ties for children and homemakers.
“It’s a family activity. Our
whole family loves it,” said Linda
McCullough of Newvillc. She, her
husband Neal, who is a state DHIA
director, enjoy learning about all
the ways that agriculture is chang-
ing. Their three children and a
neighborhood friend were more
impressed with Happy Valley
Farm Petting Zoo, the machinery
that they could climb over, and the
food.
During the three-day event,
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Mrs. John Sabol of Carlisle
planned to enter her Grape
nut Ice Cream in the contest,
but was greatly disap
pointed to find that she was
missing a part to her Ice
cream maker. After the con
test, another contestant
churned her mixture and the
crowd was eager to taste it.
Thousands To Ag Progress
Tim, 2, and Andy, 4, find It’s easy riding while parents
Paul and Debbie Taylor of Ringgold pull the wagon. The
Ringgolds, who have a small vegetable farm said that this is
the first time In six years they have attended Ag Progress.
While the parents love everything in general about the
event, the children were more impressed with climbing over
the tractors.
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Jordon Nyman gets a Pennsylvania Department of Agri
culture promotion sticker on his shirt from Lesa Tressler,
with the PDA Bureau of Market Development.
Albert Hack believes that Guernsey milk makes ice cream
taste better. This was the first time this farmer from Berwick
entered the contest. His Strawberry Ice Cream brought a
third place win and $lOO.