(Continued from Pago A 1)
Farm Show complex was designed
to install a permanent, non-skid
epoxy floor finish in the
145,000-square-foot exhibition
hall so that animals and people
have less risk of falling and being
injured than on the slick tile.
Schenck said he has examined a
sample of what the finished floor is
to become and said it is “rubbery,”
and is expected to provide a dur
able, cushioning floor surface.
The project was not undertaken
to remove asbestos. Asbestos in
tiling is common and poses no
health hazard, unless the tile is
drilled or disturbed in such a man
ner that it would be crushed and
tile-dust containing asbestos
released into the air.
According to Schenck, the con
tractor removing the tile flooring
apparently has been following
proper procedures in the removal
and handling of the asbestos
containing tiles. Schenck said
workers have been wearing special
suits and air-breathing masks and
have the work area contained in
plastic.
It is not certain that asbestos was
actually in the air of the offices. All
that is certain is that officials
received a report of a high asbestos
reading from the contractor doing
the job.
“So, as a precaution, we sent
everybody (Farm Show office
employees) home (on Tuesday),”
Schenck said.
General testing is to continue by
the Department of General Ser
vices, Schenck said.
Although Wednesday’s air test
ing readings would have allowed
HThe Tradition
Continues
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AUGUST 9,10, & 11,1994
Northeast's Premiere Farm Show
Bringing farmers and businesses
together to invent their future
Farmers and their supporting businesses have
long been stewards of the environment.
Visit this year's show and get a glimpse of the
ways and means to continue to meet this
ever changing challenge.
HOST FARM FAMILY:
Rodman Lott & Sons
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SPONSORED BY;
Empire State Potato Club, Inc.
IN COOPERATION WITH;
American Agriculturist • New York Stale College of
Agriculture Sr Life Sciences • New York Equipment Dealers'
Association • New York State Farm Equipment Club • Cornell
Cooperative Extension • New York State Electric Sr Cos
Corporation * Rochester Gas & Electric? Corporation
Farm Show Complex Undergoing
State
for the staff to return to their
offices, Schenck said it was
decided to keep them out for at
least two move days.
“(The reading was) high Tues
day and low Wednesday. Still, it
was decided to keep people out of
the building for two more working
days,” he said, adding that the staff
had been reporting to the ag build
ing and was given temporary
assignments for the remainder iff
the week.
Schenck said Thursday that sev
eral considerations were being
mulled by officials.
“Under consideration is moving
the offices for the remainder of the
project period, hoping to have the
old floor tile removed by the end of
August,” he said. “We have to shut
down the project after August
because of some shows coming in,
like the All-American.”
Schenck explained that doing
repairs and improvements to the
complex has to be scheduled dur
ing lulls in scheduled activities at
the complex.
“They have to work on the pro
ject when the building is vacant,”
he said, noting that “There’s
another 18-day work window later
in the fall, we were hoping at that
time to install the epoxy non-skid
surface. It’s not clear yet if there is
enough time.
“We’re hopeful, at this point,
that this won’t affect any shows,”
Schenck said. “We would really
like to get the floor done.”
The high-ceilinged. one-story
Main Exhibit Hall is part of the
“interior” of the massive Farm
Show Complex, which consists of
the Large Arena, Small Arena,
North Building. Northwest build
ing, Northeast Building, East
Building and West Building, and
the Lobby Building, which is
where the staff offices are located.
The entrance to the Main Exhi
bit Hall is through the narrow two
story Lobby building that stretches
along the southern face of the
building complex, facing McClay
Street
Farm Show officials separate
the Lobby Building into the Main
Lobby, with its two levels and the
The tradition continues....
What began as summer f ield (
days for potato growers
1930-has become
known as the premiere
farm show in the North
east-Empire Farm Days. The '94 Empire Farm
Days continues the tradition with more exhibi
tors and activities than ever.
General Stats
• 325-acre site • 75 acres of
displays • 500 agricultural
exhibitors • More than
1,000 agricultural compa
nies
Show Hours
9 am-5 pm Tue. & Wed
9 am-4 pm Thur.
Daily Field Demos
10:00 am-11:30 am: Tillage/
Seeding (includesprimary &
secondary; seeding)
11:30 am-1 pm: MIX OFF
(Total Mixed Ration Demo)
NEW IN '94!
11:30 am-1 pm: Wheat Har
vesting Sc Global Position
ing System. NEW IN '94!
1 pm-3 pm: HAY (includes
mower conditioning, bal
ing, handling)
Special Events Each Pa;
Demo Tent Activities, Deep
Tillage Display, Water
Quality Project,
Composting Project
Wed.: Environmental Stew
ardship Award Presenta
tion - Thurs.: Salute to
Young Farmer Day
For more information:
Empire Farm Days
PO Box 566, Stanley, NY 14561 • 716/526-5356
Old-Time Plowboys Club
(Continued from Pago A 32)
“The Plowboys demonstrate anti
que farming to educate the youn
ger generation. Old-time farming
ways are being forgotten, and
we’re giving free demonstrations
so that people can watch and
learn.”
Some of the oldest pieces own
ed by members are a 1919 Interna
tional Mogul Tractor and an Inter
national F2O Tractor from the ear
ly 1930 s that was originally
shown at a World’s Fair.
These pieces were acquired by
local members who traded or
donated them. “Both of these
pieces were hard to find because
they are still in working order and
they are extremely rare,” Mack
iewicz says.
The Old-Time Plowboys
demonstrate or display their
pieces for good causes. Every year
they display at Becky’s Drive-In,
New Berlinsville, for the Dream
Come True Foundation to aid ter
minally ill children. They also
Antique Tractor Display
Commemorative Diaplay
Historical Look at 61-years
of shows
Collectors' Toy Tractors &
T-shirts
Farm Health Is Safely
Center
Live Demos; Plus Free Skin
Cancer & Spirometry
Screening, Auditory Testing
North American Farm
Show Council
Endorsed by the NAFSC for
its dedication and commit
ment to excellence.
Farm Family/ Women's
Programs
NYS Grange and NY Farm
Bureau present programs
and activities geared toward
farm families
Airport Adjacent to Show
The Finger Lakes Regional
Airport: 315/568-9139: Free
Shuttle to show.
$1.2 Million Floor Fix
East and West lobbies.
The ground-level of the Lobby
Building is the central foyer to the
Main Exhibit Hall, with a coat
check room, and telephones. In the
foyer, there is an elevator to the
second floor offices.
The rest of the first floor of the
Lobby building the “wings”
from the foyer, or the East and
West lobbies —is a series of
rooms with large display cases.
In many schools and older publ
ic buildings during the past
appear at other local events.
“We’ve participated in Hallo
ween parades for fire companies.
This year we’ll be at the Kutztown
Fair and the Allentown Fair, and
we just got done displaying at
Longswamp Community Day,”
she says. “We also have two
shows a year at the Kutztown Uni
versity farm. One is in spring, and
one is in fall where we are physi
cally using the equipment on the
farm and cultivating.”
The Plowboys are enthusiastic
about this year’s Heemet Fescht,
and they will be involved in many
activities. For youngsters, there
will be an old-fashioned pedal
tractor that kids can use and actu
ally pedal. There also will be old
time children’s relay games
including a peanut toss, a'3-legged
wheelbarrow race, and a sack
race. An antique tractor pull for
adults is also planned. The Plow
boys will have a tractor parade
featuring more than 50 tractors
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decade, a number of asbestos
removal projects have been done,
with federal support During those
projects, usually the air within the
plastic containment is drawn
through a filter, and workers pass
through a type of chamber that
serves to pievent the escape of
workplace air into the surrounding
building.
A similar setup is being used
with the die removal at the Farm
Show Complex.
and demonstrations including cul
tivating, shingle milling, corn
grinding, and threshing.
Between scheduled events,
spectators at Heemet Fescht are
invited to view the Plowboys’s
equipment and ask them ques
tions. For more information about
Heemet Fescht, call (610)
683-1330 or 4113.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, July 28, 1994
RETURN TO FARM CALF
60.00-202.00.
GOOD VEAL: 40.00-59.00.
COMMON VEAL: 15.00-39.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 63.00-65.00
SELECT Steen: 58.00-62.00
COMMON STEERS: 50.00-57.00
COMMERCIAL COWS: 44.00-48.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS; 37.00-45.00.
SHELLS; 30.00-36.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 62.00-64.25.
SELECT HEIFERS: 58.00-61.00.
COMMON HEIFERS; 49.00-57.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-85.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 40.00-59.00.
BULLS: 52.00-60.00
GOOD HOGS: 39.50-41.50.
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