Vol. 48 No. 11
Farm Show Celebrates Innovations, Tradition
Large Turnout Expected At Renovated Complex
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Farm
Show opens to the public today,
with up to a half million visitors
expected at the new exposition
facilities through Jan. 18.
“There seems to be a tremen
dous amount of interest in com
ing to see what we’ve constructed
over the past year,” said Dennis
Grumbine, Farm Show director.
He was referring to the $B6
million dollar expansion and ren
ovation project in which 54 major
constructions firms worked to
gether under the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture and
Department of General Services
to roughly double the size of the
Farm Show Complex.
About a million bricks, 2,150
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Carol Hoffman of Dave Martin’s Bullride Mania, Gettysburg, talks to “Doctor Eddie,”
one of 24 bucking bulls who will be traveling from Martin’s farm to the High School
Rodeo at the Farm Show Jan. 18. Doctor Eddie is Plummer, a breed developed in Okla
homa for bucking purposes. See story page A 37. Photo by Dave Lefever
The “illustrated cow,” 2003 Farm Show Butter Sculpture, was unveiled Thursday
morning at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Dairy royalty join Sam Hayes, state
secretary of agriculture, from left, Rachel Ebert, alternate; Ashley Chapman, alternate;
and Raechel Kilgore, state dairy princess. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor
www.lancasterfarming.com
Note Changes At
This Year’s Farm Show
Five Sections
Dairy Show is on
Friday . January 17
Youth Livestock Sale is
on Tuesday . January 14
Food Court is in new
Exhibit Hall
FFA Convention is in
Banauet Hall
Saturday, January 11,2003
Jaymi McMichael and “Cotton” won the champion Cor
riedale ewe placing in the junior show at last year’s Farm
Show. This year Jaymi will compete with two more Cor
riedales. See story page A 23. Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
The Hower family of Just Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, are,
from left, Jennifer, 18; Jamie, 21; and parents Linda and
Ned. Jennifer and Jamie will be showing their registered
Angus at the Farm Show. See story page A 25.
Photo by Deanna Confer, Carbon Co. correspondent
‘lllustrated Cow’ Sculpture
Pays Tribute To Farm Show
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Eight hundred pounds of
butter, donated by Land O’Lakes,
can certainly put an aura on an
icon.
The Pennsylvania Farm Show
Butter Sculpture, unveiled
Thursday morning, details the
“illustrated cow” a huge bo
Farm Show Issue Index
Renovated Complex A 1
Butter Sculpture A 1
Socializing, Learning A 23
‘Just Enuff Angus A2S
Bradford County Exhibitor A 35
Bullriding Bug A 37
Vegetable Classes A4O
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vine carved with tattoos of vari
ous Pennsylvania agriculture and
Farm Show traditions.
The cow, sculpted from butter
by Jim Victor, Conshohocken, is
illustrated by rodeos, square
dancing, a tractor, an apple pie,
and other items. It bears a 4-H
logo on its udder. The cow even
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