Cattleman’s Princess Melissa Leiden of Cambria County
serves rib-eyed steak. 1
“Hey, this really lasfes llkdmilk and It beats milking a cow
to get It,” said farmer George Llchtenwalner as he tasted
free samples handed out the dairy princesses. Llchtenwal
ner, who said his German names means “loud In the
woods,” comes every year to Ag Progress with his retired
farming friend Warren Newhart.
Pennsylvania’s Maple Sweetheart Tanya Oeats hands out
meple syrup and walnut sundaes. Tanya is the sixth genera*
JJP n of maple producers at her parents’ (Michael and Mary
Gey Oeats) family farm named Klnnan Century Trees.
Ag Progress Contrasts New With The Old
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area will make our country even
greater than it is,” he said. He
pointed to an 1932 ice cream freez
er invented by a woman. “It hasn’t
change since then,” he said.
The museum is run by volun
teers and depends on people
donated items permanently to the
college.
Each year, new items are
entered in the display. New this
year was a chicken fountain collec
tion. Wooden, ceramic, tin and
other fountains show how each
improved over the years.
Fascinating to many are the dis
play of washing machines before
electricity or gas powered engines
were used.
In addition to the display of
washboards, roller washboards.
Rapid washers, and wringer
washers, advertisements and tid
bits of information are displayed.
An interesting letter written by
J.L. Holmes in 1888 shows how
much technology has lightened the
load of housewives. The letter
reads: “I can conceive of nothing
more barbarous than seeing a
female bending over a washtub
from early morning until late in the
aftemood, every week, rubbing
and inhaling die unhealthy and
offensive effluvia driven from
soiled clothes by heat and steam
and often wondered why the
invention ingenuity of the age did
not come to her relief.
“It affords me great pleasure to
say that the “New Becker” wash
ing machine has fully met this
want. My wife, who lias recently
procured one, would not part with
it for any provided she could not
secure another. It needs no recom
mendation. One trial is all that’s
necessary to make it an indispens
able household implement....
Other displays that attracted
families included food exhibits,
lawn, landscape, and garden
advice, animal displays, a
T.V.-stylc; ame show called SciQ,
horse exhibitions and clinics,
crafts, educational presentations,
and of course, plenty of food.
Four-year-old Garlon Kyler
from Flshklil, N.Y., came with
hie coueine and Grand
mothers Caroline Caaner and
Shirley Gardner of
Lewlstown.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 17, 19M-815
Signing up for the butter give-away from Atlantic Dairy
Cooperative are Ruth and Alvin Allen and Gordon and Hazel
Woods, all from Curensvllle. This was their first visit to Ag
Dairy Maid Barbara White of Indiana County hands out
bags to visitors Susanna, Charlie, and John Miller. The Mill
ers are beef farmers In Clarion County who hadn’t been to
Ag Progress In 10 years. “It’s a lot different than 10 years
ago,” Charlie said. Of special Interest to him was the new
computerized equipment, new varieties of com, and the
horse demonstrations.
Serving pork rihs at the FFA stand are Mike Clark, state
vice president, center, and Joy Young, eastern region vice
president. Profits from the stand, provided by Hatfield, sup
port FFA activities.