Page 16—Ag Progress Section 1, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 2000 ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) Six types of domesticated an imals provided power for Penn sylvania agriculture and rural home chores in the days before engines and electricity. Visitors to Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 15-17, can learn about them at the Pasto Agricul tural Museum. “Dogs, sheep, goats, horses, mules, and oxen all provided power for farm and home chores,” said Darwin Braund, museum curator for Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “Dogs, sheep, and goats drove wooden treadmills that operated butter churns and clothes washing machines,” he said. “Threshing machines were operated by larger tread mills, powered by horses, mules or oxen.” The contributions of these an imals and the machines they powered will be featured at this year’s exhibit, “The Role of Animal Power in 19th and 20th Century Agriculture.” A rare 1905 mule-powered stationary hay press will be demonstrated daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. BUY, SELL, TRADE OR RENT THROUGH THE CLASSIFIED ADS IN Lancaster Farming PHONE 717-626-1164 OR 7 1 7-394-3047 FAX 717-733-6058 Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. 8 AM to 5 PM Thurs. 7 AM to 5 PM Animal Power At Ag Progress Days Penn State Ag Treadmills and more than 25 pieces of animal-powered field equipment will be displayed in the museum’s first-ever outdoor exhibit. 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New additions to the muse um’s collection include a 1920 manure spreader, a horse drawn potato sprayer, and a McCor mick-Deering rope hay loader circa 1914-1921. A special display inside the museum will feature a miniature scale model of a five-draft horse hitch pulling a two-bottom plow. On loan from Penn State’s de- *&L.* * i s *v 1? - v£'* ♦ “ •£* i » ' V> ** * 4 I * f> ECKROTH BROTHERS Orefreld PA FINCH IMPLEMENT Hanover PA FUNNER EQUIPMENT Prospect PA G&D FARM EQUIP. Manheim PA GALLUP & TENHAKEN Edinboro PA For More Information, Contact Your Local Dealer Or H&S Manufacturing, Co. Ripley, NY (716) 736-7595 partment ot dairy and animal science, this historic exhibit de scribes how to hitch five horses so each is pulling an equal load. The exhibit was used to educate farmers during the days when draft horses provided the power for food and agricultural pro duction. Serving as a hands-on histori cal journey, the Pasto Museum houses more than 750 antique implements used for farming and homemaking. Visitors can tour the museum during Ag Progress Days and by appoint ment. Groups of 10 or more can schedule tours from April IS through Oct. -15 by calling (814) 863-1383, e-mailing pastoag museum@psu.edu, or visiting the World Wide Web at pasto- See Our Full Line of Farm Equipment At AG PROGRESS DAYS ‘4* In Pennsylvania HARTS FARM EQUIP. Cochranlon PA HESS FARM EQUIP. 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