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V 01.45 No. 45
Somerset County Fair Celebrates 100 Years
GAY BROWNLEE
Somerset Co. Correspondent
MEYERSDALE (Somerset
Co.) During August 19-26
when the centennial Somerset
County Fair was held in Meyers
dale, nothing could have been
more evident than this fair re
tains a strong loyalty to the
many aspects of agriculture.
Running the gamut from
Congressman Joe Pitts greets farm representatives on
his annual farm tour in Lancaster and Chester counties. In
the photo taken in Lancaster County are, from left, John
Schwartz, county agent; Don Ranck, local Farm Bureau
board; Brent Landis, Lancaster Chamber Farm represent
ative; and Congressman Pitts. See story page A 36.
From the Department of Dairy and Animal Science
The “Cost” of Doing
Research Part I -
The University
TERRY D.ETHERTON
Penn State University
Department Head
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.) - The Pennsylvania
State University is a world
renowned research University.
One indicator of research excel
lence is expenditures for re
search. Based on fiscal year 1998
data, Penn State ranked 13th
among all private and public
universities in the United States
for funds spent for research. The
University spent approximately
$393,000,000 on research during
1999, of this $66,000,000 was
spent in the College of Agricul
tural Sciences.
You may ask what all of this
money is spent on and where
does it come from? The diversity
of research activities within the
University is remarkable. A
sampling of research being con-
(Turn to Pago A 35)
Four Sections
great-grandparents to newborn
infants and any age between,
members of the same family
support the annual festivities.
After 100 years, the fair is still a
vibrant link, simultaneously,
connecting four and five genera
tions.
Since agriculture is smack
dab in the middle of their lives
as it has been for decades, cele-
What a wonderful week for fieldwork. According to the
Pennsylvania Agriculture Statistical Service farmers were
busy harvesting fruits, vegetables, and tobacco. In addi
tion, they were making hay, filling silos, and getting ready
for fail seeding. The condition of both corn and soybeans
remained very good throughout the state. But pasture
conditions declined slightly due to cool weather. Peach
harvest is ending well ahead of normal and the apple har
vest is also ahead of the average. Vegetable growers expe-
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 2000
brating the fair was right. The
high quality of animals that
show judges often comment
about is consistent here. They
are impressed by the dedication
and hard work done by 4-H and
FFA members,- their parents,
and leaders.
Byron Glessner, president of
the fair board of directors, since
1989 says the Junior Livestock
Sale tells the story when the
price paid per pound is averaged
out. He said the 1999 sale was
the biggest ever and surpassed
the $200,000 mark. The 2000
sale was higher than $170,000.
Another director commented
Somerset County Fair is like a
“family get-together.” On
Thursday, Aug. 24, the Decker
Bam was a beehive of activity
with square dancing, music,
games, and memorabilia never
heard of by computer-literate
youths. Nevertheless, the kids
tackled games of skill their
senior counterparts used to play.
“You can’t buy wooden
pickup sticks anymore. They are
all plastic today,” said a disap
pointed Lynn Shaffer, a director
who coordinated the games. She
found Jacks, however, a skill
game once loved by young girls.
Shaffer also brought jump ropes,
hula hoops, and displayed in
numerable photographs from
past fairs.
Eva Compton, Salisbury,
looks to be at least 75 or 80, but
instead she turned 100 earlier
(Turn to Pago A 33)
Tobacco Grower Survey Will Arrive By Mail
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) In order for the Pennsyl
vania Tobacco Marketing Asso
ciation (PTMA) to do its job, a
survey will be mailed soon to all
Pennsylvania Honey Queen Renee Blatt reminds people
that September is National Honey Month. Turn to page B 2
and subsequent pages to learn more about honey’s versa
tility—from cooking to skin care.
members in tact, all tobacco
growers, according to Dennis
Hess of the association.
The survey, which should
soon be arriving in growers’
mailboxes, will not only ask
questions of what tobacco is
rienced good yields for late maturing crops and were
beginning to harvest cooler weather crops. In the photo,
the open country view provides a peaceful setting in Lan
caster County with the camera looking south on Meeting
House Road, north of White Horse. Only the clip-clop of the
horse’s hooves and the running carriage wheels on the
roadbed break the still early afternoon quiet.
Photo by Everett Newswanger, editor
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being grown and how much, but
will provide a way for the associ
ation to address marketing and
develop directions for the associ
ation to take.
The questions are various,
(Turn to Paga A 39)
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