A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 22, 1998
State Fair’s Most
Popular Horse Shows
Change Schedules
Maryland State Fair visitors
who previously had to wait until
the end of the state fair to watch
the draft hose and mule shows will
wait no more. The fair’s most
popular horse show has changed
time slots with the children's
horse and pony fitting and show
ing competition to become the
fust horse show during the fair.
This year, the Draft Horse and
Mule Show will begin in the
Horse Show Ring on the State
Fair’s Preview Night, Friday,
Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m. and will con
tinue on Opening Day, Saturday,
Aug. 29, at 9 a.m.
On Preview Night, Percheron,
Belgian, Clydesdale, and Shire
horses and mules, which weight
approximately 2,000 pounds each,
will pull single cart and four
wheel wagons. On Saturday
morning the “gentle giants" will
be judged on their conformation.
And in the afternoon, multiple
horse teams will pull show wag
ons. The teams will be judged on
their performance, conformation.
Twilight Meetings In Lititz, Lemoyne
On Selling Produce To Supermarkets
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania Farm Link and
the Pennsylvania Produce Project
of the Department of Agriculture
will sponsor two twilight meetings
for farmers who are interested in
learning about selling their pro
duce to supermarkets.
Farmers are invited to attend
twilight meetings beginning at 7
p.m. in the produce sections of
either Kams Quality Foods in the
West Shore Plaza or Oregon Dairy
Farm Market, Lititz.
On Sept. 8, Kams
Market will host the
meeting in their store
located in Lemoync.
Oregon Daily Market
located on Oregon Pike,
Lititz, will host the
meeting on Sept. 10.
Jim Hensel, produce
manager of Oregon
Dairy Farm Market, and
Doug Diffenderfer, pro
duce manager of Kams
Quality Market, will
discuss their experi
ences working directly
with fanners, their pre
ferences for quality pro
duce, and their “wish
list" of quantities and
packaging. Other
speakers include Jeffrey
Patton, coordinator of
the Pennsylvania Pro
duce Project, who will
discuss the project's ob
jectives and assistance
in finding buyers.
Penn State Coopera
tive Extension will par
ticipate in both meet
in es. Area marketing
extension agent Lany
Yager from Adams
County will be on hand
to supply information
and offer advise on
style of movement, manners
(obedience), and the turn out of
the hitch and cart
“This is an exciting show of
beautiful horses that have a tre
mendous amount of style, quality,
flash, and so much power that you
can feel the ground shake,” said
Maryland State Fair Horse and
Pony Department Assistant
Superintendent Bob Shirley.
The Children’s Fitting and
Showing Contests where children
ages 2-19 arc judged on how well
they groom and present their pon
ies, followed by the Equitation
Contests where riders ages 6-19
arc judged on their position, con
trol and maneuvering of the horses
will move to Saturday, Sept 5 be
ginning at 9 a.m. in the Horse
Show Ring.
The Horse Pulling Contest*
which draws one of the state fair’s
largest audiences, will remain on
the evenings of Saturday, Sept. 5
and Sunday, Sept. 6 prior to Labor
Day.
“There are a variety of horse
shows throughout the Fair, so no
matter what day fairgoers joins us,
they’ll see some of Maryland’s
marketing at Tuesday’s meeting.
And Tim Elkner, horticulture
agent with Lancaster Cooperative
Extension, will review marketing
aspects such as variety and stage
of harvest at Thursday’s meeting.
Farm Link Director Marion
Bowlan will talk about Farm Link
services and other marketing ses
sions sponsored by the non-profit
at both meetings.
Kams Market is located on the
left in the West Shore Plaza at
1200 Market Street, 1-2 miles
Huge Farm Machinery Auction
. 6:00 PM - Tues. Evening
Sept. 1,1998 - 6PM Sharp
AT ADAMS EMPIRE LIVESTOCK MARKET, ADAMS, NY
(Use Exit 41 off Rt. 81 - left off ramp into town. Right at light -
next left - Spring St. Auction Arrows.)
JD 4850 cab and duals - ex. shape; JD 2750 -
2 WD; JD2840 - 2WD; JD 4030 - 2WD w/four post cab; Case 2090 -
2 WD w/cab; Case 585 - 4 WD w/cab and loader; NH L 553 skid steer
loader - diesel; NH L 445 skid steer loader - diesel; JD 3960 chopper;
NH 782 chopper: NH 718 chopper; NH 310 baler; T McKee snow
blower; 2-NH 28 blowers; NH 27 blower; NH 30 blower; NH 680
spreader: Gehl 312 spreader; JD 450 spreader; H & S 2600 spread
er; NH 306 V-style spreader; JD 1600 mower/conditioner; JD 1360
discbine; Wic 45 silage cart; Wic 52 silage cat; Agri Metal 542 silage
cart; Dynavent bedding chopper; Yale 1900 front end loa9er - 4 WD -
2 yard capacity - Detroit diesel - clean w/chains; JD 2010 gas tractor
w/loader; JD 4000 tractor - good shape;NH 40 blower - 1000 rpm
(filled only 1 silo): JD 4430 tractor 2-JD 4020 tractors; JD 350 tractor;
JD 170 skid steer loader; NH 890 chopper - corn head & hay head;
JD 1360 mower/conditioner; 3-JD 716 H s/u wagons; NH 216 Badger
blower; NH 258 rake; JD 4 btm. hydroset plow; JD drag;JD 7000 corn
planter; Brillion seeder; Brillion cultipacker;NH 680 manure spreader;
JD 48 loader; JD 300 corn picker; tilt table; 300 gal. sprayer; Kilbros
650 gravity box. Additional machinery consignments welcome up until
sale time.
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Terms: Cash or good check day of sale. Nothing to be removed until
settled for. Out-of-state buyers must bring bank Tetter of guarantee to
Empire Livestock. Selling by number. Positive ID required.
Eats Available. Port-a-John on Site. No small stuff selling.
Auction by: Empire Livestock
Auction Headquarters Phone - 315-436-2215
Sale Manger & Auctioneer;
Ken Hughs 1-800-257-1819 or 315-465-5036
John Scofield - 315-232-4592, Don Sadue - 315-287-0220
Visitors Bureau Sponsored Agricultural Tour
JOHNSTOWN (Cambria Co.)
Local folks and visitors alike
visited four farm sites during an
agricultural open house on Aug.
16.
The Cambria County Ag Tour,
promoted by the Greater Johns
town/Cambria County Conven
tion and Visitors Bureau was free
of charge and open to the public.
The sites, located in the Loretto
and Cresson areas, offered the
public the opportunity to see ani
mals, tour the countryside, learn
more about the daily tasks in
cluded with upkeeping a farm, and
sample products.
The sites included Brinkwood
Farm, Loretto; Criste Farm, Loret
to; Vale Wood Dairy, Loretto; and
Hite Potato Farm, Gallitzin.
Border collies rounded up
sheep at the Brinkwood Farm
hourly. Edward and Barbara
O’Brien, owners and operators ex-
finest horse exhibitions," said
Shirley.
The 117th Maryland State Fair,
which will offer a variety of live
stock and horse shows, midway
rides, thoroughbred horse racing,
4-H and home arts exhibits, runs
from Saturday, Aug. 29 through
Monday, Sept. 7 at the Timonium
Fairgrounds in Baltimore County.
Early risers arc welcome to attend
livestock and horse shows at 9
a.m. Exhibit halls arc open from
10 a.m.-10 p.m. The Midway
opens at 10 a.m. on weekends and
noon on weekdays. Admission is
only $4 for adults and children un
der 12 are admitted free.
from the Market Street Bridge in
Harrisburg. Oregon Dairy Farm
Market is located at 2900 Oregon
Pike (Rt. 272). From Lancaster
travel north four to five miles on
Route 272. The market is on the
left
For addition
al information on this meeting or
others on marketing, please call
(717) 558-7726.
plained how they turn grass into
cash by practicing rotational graz
ing with their flock of more than
200 breeding ewes. Tour partici
pants saw a wool spinning demon
stration and mother sheep with
their young. The Cambria Town
ship Farm Women offered baked
goods for sale.
Dennis Hines welcomed the
public to the Criste Farm, Loretto.
Visitors saw a mother pig and her
piglets, horses and colts, goats and
kids (baby goats), and commercial
feed cattle. Denny explained how
nutrition, housing, and health play
an important role in animal pro
duction and marketing.
Visitors learned how milk is
produced while Vale Wood Farms
took visitors on a journey in the
daily life of a dairy cow. Af
terward. guests enjoyed a refresh
ing glass of cold milk.
Leroy and Carold Hite of Gal
litzin have been involved in the
Kutztown Posts
Beef Results
KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.)
Following is a list of beef show re
sults from the recent Kutztown
Fair.
Market Steers
LIGHTWEIGHT
Claw 1 (830-965 lbs.): 1. Nlcholat
Strause, 2. Justin Unterkofler, 3. Brian M.
Hartman.
Claw 2 (1035-1020 Iba.): 1. Tyler Bolton,
2. Justin Levan, 3. Jason Lav an.
Champion Lightwalght - Tyler Bolton.
Rawrva Champion Lightwalght - Nicho
las Strause.
MIDDLEWEIGHT
WtD AoG 26 - 3PM Hause
man’s Farm Mkt, Pikeville, PA,
Signs on Rt 73 at Pteasantville,
btwn Oley&Boyertown Tractors,
equip, guns, furniture, plants,
shrubbery, antiques, coll, & Hh
goods Gary Hauseman, Auct,
610-987-6826 __
THURS AUG 27 - 10 30AM
Rentzel’s Aucl Barn, 1-1/10 mi
norht of Manrhpster PA along
M PUBLIC AUCTION M
Lancaster Equipment Additons
At Paradise Sales Barn, Paradise, Pa.
Directions: Approximately 8 miles East of Lancaster, PA on Routs 30
„ _ _ ... turn on Meadow Lane to sale on righll
9:00 A.M. ' 9:00 A.M.
THURS.. AUGUST 27, 1998 9:00 A.M.
(40 Ft. Fruehauf storage trailer 13'6” high dropdeck), Johnson Mod
el J 'Sx 16 metal cutting bandsaw w/oiler system; Wells Model BM-9”x 16" met
al cutting bandsaw Scotchman Model 2238 C with punch, angle notches
shear, Sunnen LBN honing machine: Pexto 30" sheet metal roller, V&D no
4W 43 ton punch press, L& J no 3 30 ton punch press, Nanco 2000 lb
stand on forklift 2 stage propane powered, Avery 3 spindle drill press; Index
model 645 vertical milling machine with 9"x47” table, power feeds, digital
readout Zubal engine gap lathe 15"/23” x 60" English metric threading with
tooling. Monarch 16W engine lathe 18 5"x54" with tooling, Powermatic #ll5O
17" floor model drill press; Delta floor modle drill press, Delta 4 spindle drill
press, Ingersoll Rand 25H; tank mounted air compressor, good cond : Inger
soll Rand 15 H P. tank mounted air compressor: good cond. I
Welding Supplies
(never used welding cable): Calipers, bore gauge: lots of taper drill bits; ream
ers: taps & dies: grinding >vheel; bar stock brass & stainless, angle plates: lot
assorted drill bits, milling tools; mill cutters, taper boring tools, misc. lathe
chucks & tooling: line centers, drill chucks; collets: thread chases: Dunmore
tool post grinder; New Omron programmable controllers: asst, machine vis
es; Cincinnati indexing head
Trims by
LANCASTER EQUIPMENT
ELAM S. STOLTZFUS
All Advertised Item Subject to Prior Sale
Cash or Honorable Pa. Check Only
All Announcements Sale Day Take Precedence Over All Advertising
a* Not Responsible for Accidents
JflK Food on Premises
Auctioneer; Mel Hoover AU-003111-L
•■"fi (717)354-8397 Home (717) 354-6431 Barn
potato industry for 38 years. Their
primary crop is chipping potatoes,
which are purchased by Snyder of
Berlin to produce potato chips.
Visitors saw the machinery used
in maintaining fields, harvesting
crops, and storing potatoes. Penn
State University, the Snack Food
Assoication, and Snyder of Berlin
use a portion of the Hite’s proper
ty as a test plot to analyze weather
conditions, soil, and produce more
varieties of potatoes.
The tour was created by the
Convention and Visitors Bureau
to unite Pennsylvania’s top two
industries: agriculture and tour
ism. The tour attracted nearly SOO
participants last year.
The tour was organized by the
Greater Johnstown/Cambria
County Convention and Visitors
Bureau, the Cambria County Farm
Service Agency, and the Cambria
County/Penn State Extension Of
fice.
ClaM 1 (1065-1080 lbs.): 1. Amanda S.
Gauker, 2. Tim Rabenold, 3. Kyle Zerbe.
Clasa 2 (1120-1165 Ibe.): 1. Melissa Lel
by, 2, Elizabeth Wisser, 3. Renee Phillips.
Champion Middleweight - Melissa Leiby.
Reserve Champion Middleweight -
Amanda Gauker.
Class 1 (1200-1235 lbs.): 1. Benjamin J.
Weist, 2. Kristy Dietrich, 3. Adam Rabenold.
Class 2 (1265-1275 lbs.): 1. Kelly S. Diet
rich, 2. Lee J. Gauker, 3. William C. Willltz 111
Champion Heavyweight • Ben Weist.
Reserve Champion Heavyweight - Kris
ty Dietrich.
Grand Champion Steer - Ben Weist.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer - Kristy
Dietrich.
Public Auction Register
Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M.
of each week’s publication
Internet Sale Register will be updated
every Sat. at 2:23 P.M.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Rt 181, turn right at gray rod
Signs Farm Equipment Auctior
Rentzel's Auct Svc , 717-76'
6412.
THURS AUG 27 - 6 20PM Wil
low St Fire Co Social Hall, 2901
Willow St Pike, Willow St, Lane
Co, PA Computer Auction. IBM,
Compaq, DEC Keystone State
Aucts. Inc. 717-558-5988