JOYCEBUPP
York Co. Correspondent
DELTA (York Co.) Gen
tlemen, start your engines.
At the Mason-Dixon Fair,
that command will not send a
pack of Nascar entries zooming
around a track. It will instead
signal the firing up of the putt
putting of vintage tractors to
compete in the fair’s first an
tique farm machinery competi
tion.
The July 10-15 Mason-Dixon
Fair, sponsored by the Delta-
Cardiff Fire Company, is gear
ing up for its second year as a
rural agricultural expo for
southern Pennsylvania and
northern Maryland. Promising
to be a popular addition to the 2-
year-old ag fair are classes for
antique tractor pulling and ex-
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Mason-Dixon Fair Invites Antique Tractor Pullers
hibits of complementing antique
farm equipment.
Entries for these equipment
competitions and displays must
be registered by a July 1 post
mark to be eligible.
Tractor pulls for pre-1961
vintage models will be held on
Thursday and Friday, July 13
and 14, beginning at 6 p.m. The
Thursday evening competition
will feature the 2,500-6,500-
pound weight classes, and con
tinue on Friday with 7,500-
12,500-pound classes. A $lO
hook-up fee will be charged and
plaques awarded to class
winners.
Antique equipment exhibits
will be on display through the
fair’s duration. No entry fees are
required and the displays may
include any equipment of pre
-1961 vintage models.
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Planners anticipate entries
spanning the range of farm im
plements, including tractors,
plows, cultivators, haying equip
ment, and gas and steam en
gines. Ribbons will be awarded
to the most completely restored,
most complete operating, and
best appearing displays.
Registration information and
rules packets for the vintage
farm equipment competitions
and tractor pulling may be ob
tained from an 2000 Mason-
Dixon Fair book and returned to
the Mason-Dixon Fair, P.O. Box
10, Delta, PA 17314. For addi
tional information, contact vin
tage tractor event chairman Don
Merryman at (410) 838-5842.
In addition to the new vintage
equipment competitions, the
Mason-Dixon Fair will host
open classes for dairy and beef
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cattle, sheep, swine, goats and
draft horses, as well as junior
(4-H and vo-ag) classes for
dairy, beef and sheep. Small ex
hibits eggs, hay and grain,
canned and baked goods, etc.
are also invited to enter. Entries
are limited to residents of York
County, Pa., and Harford
County, Md.
Field Day Examines Ways
To Market Your Knowledge,
(Continued from Pafl* A2B)
In addition to their educational
offerings, Quiet Creek operates
a small, 15-member CSA. Their
30-acre farm boasts a classroom,
gift shop, and display gardens
with more than 100 varieties of
herbs, vegetables, and flowers.
On July 8, participants will
tour the herb and vegetable gar
dens. Rusty and Claire will ex
plain effective ways to share
organic gardening techniques
with all types of small groups.
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Entry deadlines have been ex
tended for animal and small ex
hibits. Forms for these displays
may be obtained from a Mason-
Dixon Fair booklet and mailed
to the above fair address.
For more information, con
tact Sherri Howard, (717) 456-
5656.
Following the tour there will be
a demonstration in the second
floor classroom. They will show
you the tools and methods they
use to transform knowledge into
a classroom curriculum.
There will be a soup and salad
luncheon available for $5. Please
RSVP to Kate Francis at the
PASA office at (814) 349-9856
by June 30 if you will be attend
ing.
For more information, con
tact Kate Francis at the PASA
office at (814) 349-9856.
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