W ' 2003 Ag Progress Days pennState Sounds Of Steam, Sawmill At Rough And Tumble i Ask i About Our Monthly Special College o| Agricultural Sciences KiNZERS (Lancaster Co.) So what’s all the steam and smoke about? Well, old time days were back again at the 55th annual Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Re union here beginning Wednesday this week and lasting through today. In the photo at left, a 60-foot belt is worked by a 1909 35-horsepower Frick coal driven steam engine. The engine is operated by David Kroa, Berks County. The belt system powers the sawmill where Bruce Townsend, New Hampshire, in photo above, operates a Brickmill circular saw cutting up beechwood. During the week, thousands visited the Rough and Tumble site, where they saw a shingle mill in operation, threshing machine demonstrations, a “pageant of thresh ing,” a “parade of power,” and other events. The event continues today. Photo by Andy Andrews, editor PIT POWER Fanners and composters - Here is a breakdown for compost and manure pits and manure piles' Pit Power is bactena and bacteria feeders that break down solids in manure pits and septic tanks and breakdown compost faster Clean out your pit with ease, use Pit Power 1 One gallon of Pit Power per 10,000 to 20,000 gal. of pit volume Should be repeated approx 2 times a year 1 If aeration of the pit is possible, it will help the bacteria to grow and work faster to break down solids Pit Power’s pur pose is to add life (bacteria) in the manure, which then is returned to the soil where a bacteria is working The smell of pit manure is not so strong. Pit Power is a non toxic product - Life to Feed Life! Price is $58.00 per gallon (6 gal or more - $55 per gallon) Full UPS fee will be charged if payment is not with order Send orders to Pleasant Valley Country Store 429 Sproul Rd. Kirkwood, PA 17536 August 19-21,2003 • rt. 45, Rock Springs, Pa AG Progress Days Features: ■ More than 350 commercial exhibitors ■ Exhibits highlighting ag education and careers ■ Machinery and farm safety demonstrations ■ The latest on crop, dairy and livestock production ■ Research and conservation tours ■ Lawn, landscape and garden advice ■ Storytelling, corn maze, and hands-on activities for kids ■ Horse exhibitions and clinics ■ Food and activities for the whole family Penn State is committed to alfirmitiu 3 action equal opportunity and the ctiversit\ ol its worMoir U fcl ASR 0-1 ?b Visit us on the Weh at: http://apd.cas.psu.edu Or call: 1-800-PSU-1010 Toll Free Info Line through August 21 Lancaster farming, Saturday, Augustus, 2003*A47 • - Consumers Guide To Pa. Farm Markets Available HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) To boost consumer aware ness of farm-fresh fruits and veg etables offered in the state. Agri culture Secretary Dennis C Wolff recently announced the availabil ity of “A Consumer’s Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets” while visiting the Pennsylvania Open-Air Farmers Market on the grounds of the Farm Show Com plex. “These markets provide the perfect opportunity for people of all ages to enjoy the tastes of Pennsylvania’s finest,” Wolff (§) AG PROGRESS DW^™ COLLtGE • <S)SI ~ Qy ifA D R SBURG PITTSBURGH • W (gjPHILADELPH'A MORGANTOWN 9 miles snetliwesl ol sate College on Seale 45 said. “I encourage all Pennsylva nians to take advantage of these venues, as well as the opportuni ties that are available for seniors and WIC participants to pur chase produce through our Fanners Market Nutrition Pro gram.” “The Pa. Department of Agri culture (PDA) and local farmers and retailers have created a part nership that enables consumers to purchase fresh fruits and vege tables through PDA’s Farmers Market Nutrition Program,” Wolff said. SCRANTON BALTIMORE DOVER Since 1992, the Farm ers Market Nutrition Program has enabled participants of the WIC Program to take advan tage of the health bene fits of locally grown Pennsylvania produce. In 1998, the Depart ment of Agriculture ex panded the program to include qualifying senior citizens. To qualify, sen iors must be age 60 or older with an income last year of $16,613 for a single person and $22,422 for a couple.
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