E4-Umcister Firming, Saturday, February 11, 1995 County Fairs Association Announces Fair Dates HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Recently, the Pennsylvania Slate Association of County Fairs released the 1995 county fair schedule. Following is a list of the dates and locations of the fairs scheduled this year throughout the state. DATE LOCATION FAIR NAME Apr 22-23,28-30 Meyersdale Pennsylvania Maple Festival Aug 8-13 Greensburg Harrold Fair May 18-29 Bensalem Pa Fair At Philadelphia Park Aug 13-19 Huntingdon Huntingdon County Fair June 1-11 Fairmount Park Philadelphia County Fair Aug J 3 June 7-11 Catawissa Catawissa Valley Fair June 20- 24 Schnecksville Schnecksville Comm. Fair Aug 14-20 July 3-8 Butler July 9-15 Derry July 13-22 Pocono Downs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Fair Aug 14-19 Newcastle Lawrence County Fair July 13-22 Hughesville Lycoming County Fair July 16-22 Brookville Jefferson County Fair July 19-22 Nazareth Plainfield Farmers Fair Aug 16-19 Mt. Nebo Mt. NeboFair July 23-29 New Bethlehem Clarion County Fair July 23- 29 Shippensburg Shippensburg Comm. Fair Aug 17-19 Clinton July 24-29 Mercer July 24- 29 Kimberton Kimberton Fair July 24- 29 Troy July 27-Aug 5 Umontown Fayette County Fair July 29-Aug 5 Lebanon July3o-Augs Millport July3o-Augs Laurelton July 30-Aug 5 Mercer July 31-Aug 4 Martmsburg July 31 -Aug 5 West Chester Goshen O July 31 -Aug 5 Clearfield Aug 1 - 5 Wind Ridge Jacktown Fair Aug 1-5 New Stanton New Stanton Farm Show Aug 22- 26 Hookstown . Hookstown Fair Aug 4-12 Honesdale Wayne County Fair Aug 6-12 Bedford Aug 6-12 Schuylkill Haven Schu' Au 9 7-12 Mackeyville Clinton Count; Aug 7-12 Cochranton Cochranton Comm Fair Aug 7-12 Waynesburg Greene County Fair Aug. 7-12 Butler Aug 7-12 Pittsfield Warren County Fair SYRACUSE. N.Y. One of the larger indoor farm shows gives farmers something to cheer about during the lingering days of win ter. New York Farm Show, held Feb. 23-25, Thursday through Saturday, at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse offers more than 175,000 square feet of exhibits. More than 400 companies and manufacturers display the newest equipment, supplies, technology, inputs, and services. Farmers can tour four buildings at the fair grounds, meet with company rep resentatives, and comparison shop. “Fanners who want to keep up on the latest piece of equipment, tillage management or whatever their farm operation needs can find it at New York Farm Show,” said Scott Grigor, New York Farm ShdttMttanager. Butler Fair Derry Township Fair Jefferson Township Fair Aug 18-26 Meadville Crawford County Fair Troy Fair Lebanon Area Fair Potter County Fair Union County West End Fair Aug 21-26 Harford Mercer County Grange Fair Aug 21-26 Farmington Mountain Area Fair Morrison Cove Dairy Show Aug 22—26 Bangor luntry Fair Clearfield County Pair Bedford County Fair '(kill Couni Fair Fair Butler Farm Show N.Y. Farm Show Beats Winter Blahs The 10th annual event offers farmers an opportunity to brush up on their conservation practices by viewing the world’s largest model farm. The 380-square-foot Choice Farm shows 30 conservation prac tices on an integrated crop and livestock farm. The Choice Farm is sponsored by the Soil Conserva tion Service (SCS), New York State Department of Environ mental Conservation, Empire State Chapter of the Soil and Wa ter Conservation Society, New York Association of Conservation Districts and the New York Con servation District Employees’ As sociation. “We’re trying to get out the message that soil conservation, water quality, wildlife habitat, and energy conservation can all fit to gether in an economically and .en vironmentally sound management Aug 7-12 Dawson Aug 7-12 West Newton SewickleyTwp Fair Aug 7-12 Whitneyville Tioga County Fair Aug 8-12 Sykesville Dußois Area Ag & Youth Fair Sept 2-9 Port Royal Juniata County Fair Aug 8-12 Kersey Washington Aug 13-19 Mount Pleasant Bullskin Township Fair Smethport Aug 14-19 Dayton Aug 14-19 Franklin Aug 14-19 Washington ville Montour-Delong Comm. Fair Se P t7 ~lo Matamoras Pike County Fair Aug 15-19 Kutztown Kutztown Fair Aug 17-19 Wrightstown Middletwon Grange Fair Sept 12 16 Albion Aug 20- 26 Meyersdale Somerset County Fair Aug 20- 26 Emporium Cameron County Fair Aug 20- 27 Greensburg Westmoreland County Fair Aug 20- 26 McConneHsburg Fulton County Fair Aug 21 -26 Chambersburg Franklin County Fair Aug 22- 26 Newport Perry County Fair Aug 22- 26 Greenville Transfer Harvest Home Fair Aug 22-26 Elizabethtown Elizabethtown Comm. Fair Aug 25-31 Centre Hall Centre County Fair Aug 27-Sept 2 Indiana Aug 28 - Sept 2 Gilbert Aug 29 - Sept 3 Wattsburg Wattsburg/Erie County Fair Aug 29-Sept 4 Allentown Allentown Fair Aug 29-Sept 2 Rochester Big Knob Grange Fair Aug 29 - Sept 5 Newfoundland Greene - Dreher Sterling Fair Aug 30-Sept 3 Arendstville South Mountain Comm. Fair program for farms,” said Karen Williamson, SCS public affairs specialist “Farmers can protect the environment and enhance their business at the same time.” The New York Farm Show’s conservation program also in cludes a residue display and spe cial speakers, sponsored by the Crop Residue Alliance. Rounding out the farm show Dawson Grange Fair Elk County Fair Washington County Fair Mckean County Fair Dayton Fair Venango County Fair Findlay Township Fair Harford Fair Blue Valley Farm Show Indiana County Fair West End Fair will be daily programs on farm safety and health, crop insurance, and personal protective equip ment. Other highlights include an antique tractor display and Farm Toy Show Auction. Proceeds from the popular auc tion, held on Friday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., benefit the FFA Alumni Scholarship Fund and the Hamil ton FFA chapter. Last year’s auc tion contributed $l,BOO to these Aug 30 - Sept 4 Stoneboro Stoneboro Fair Aug 30-Sept 4 Forksville Sullivan County Fair Aug 30-Sept 4 Tunkhannock Wyoming County Fair Sept 3-9 Ebensburg Cambria County Fair Sept 3-9 Spartansburg Spartansburg Comm. Fair Sept 4-9 Home Sept 4-9 West Alexander West Alexander Fair Sept 4-9 Waterford Waterford Comm. Fair Sept 5-9 Claysburg Claysburg Farm Show Sept 5-9 Jamestown Jamestown Comm Fair Sept 6-9 Bellwood Bellwood-Antis Farm Show Sept 6-10 Dallas Sept 7-16 York Sept 11-16 Commodore Greene Twp Comm Fair Sept 12-16 Denver Sept 12-16 Altoona Sept 13-16 Berlin Sept 13-18 Williamsburg Williamsburg Farm Show Sept 14-16 North East North East Comm. Fair Sept 17-23 Gratz Sept 17-23 Beaver Springs Beaver Comm Fair Sept 18-23 Reading Sept 19-23 Harmony Harmony Grange Fair Sept 20- 22 Quarryville Southern Lancaster Co. Fair Sept 21-23 Oley Sept 23-30 Bloomsburg Bloomsburg Fair Sept 25 29 Martinsburg Morrison Cove Comm. Fair Sept 26- 30 Ephrata Sept 27- 29 Lampeter West Lampeter Comm. Fair Sept 28-Oct 1 Hegins Oct 2-5 Hollidaysburg Hollidaysburg Comm Fair Oct 3-7 New Holland New Holland Farmers Fair Oct 9-13 Manheim Oct 12-14 Unionville Oct 17-21 Dillsburg Dillsburg Comm Fair Oct 20-22 Umontown Ox Hill Community Fair Luzerne County Fair York Inter-State Fair Albion Area Fair Denver Comm Fair Sinking Valley Fair Berlin Brothers Valley Fair Gratz Fair Reading Fair Oley Valley Comm Fair Ephrata Fair Tri-Valley Comm, Fair Manheim Comm. Farm Show Umonville Comm Fair Umontown Plfry & Farm Show organizations. New York Farm Show is spon sored by the New York Equip ment Dealers Association and American Agriculturist magazine. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. dai ly. Tickets are available fine from New York state farm equipment dealers or by writing New York Farm Show, P.O. Box 3470, Syra cuse. NY 13220.
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