810-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 17, 1996
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Amanda and Billy Goldsmith are the children of Joe and
April of Shippensburg. The Goldsmiths are beef farmers
from Shippensburg who try to come every year to Ag Prog
ress to see what’s new.
Nine-year-old Joey Kindon of Williamsport participated
In the Hide and Seek Game, which acquaints visitors with
services of Penn State Cooperative Extension. The son of
Robert and Christine Kindon lives on a 180-acre farm and
comes every year with his parents.
This is the donkey that carried Mary and Joseph,” said
3-year-old Austin Hamlsh, son of Donald and Robin Ham-
Ish of Alexandria. The donkeys, from Rolling Ridge Farms
in Butler, are part of the unusual animal display. According
to the owner*, donkeys are Intelligent If properly trained
and are obedient and hard workers. A male donkey that
mates with a female horse produces a sterile mule.
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Four-year-old Jacob Ross
is prepared for rain. The son
of Harry Ross from Sellngs
grove wore boots for his first
visit.
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.)
Many children visiting Ag Prog
ress Days are perfectly content to
admire the new farm equipment
and field demonstrations with their
parents. But there’s lots of other
stuff for kids to do beside climb on
tractors and visit display booths.
Did you know there are wildlife
and horse demonstrations? Folk
lore tales are spun by story teller
Jan Kinney. There’s an insect zoo
and plenty of educational fun.
Kids of all ages seem to derive
the most pleasure from seeing how
much free stuff they can collect
from the different booths. Stickers,
balloons, and free samples top the
list But even better than that, most
agree, is the food. Take a look at
these pictures to see what these
kids enjoyed doing.
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Vinnie, the Greyhound. The display was set up to acquaint
visitors with the breed, which is mostly used for racing.
Unfortunately, Jones said, only one racer Is found for every
12 dogs and the remainder are culled. Instead of killing the
dogs, Jones and others like him want to place the dogs In
homes. They exist to eat, sleep, and get petted, and they
don’t need a lot of exercise,” Jones saK
Christopher Sutton, 3, It the ton of Russell and
Sutton from Crosswick, N.J.
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KM* can color, draw, and play flames.