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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.