Free Admission To Special Museum Exhibit During Ag Progress Days Aug. 19-21 Horse-drawn “Yellow Jacket” potato sprayer after dis assembly, cleaning, and oiling. Painted emblems on each end of tank: "Field Force Pump Co. The Leader ‘Ospramo’ Line of Sprayers Elmira, NY.” Nine brass spray nozzles each have a patent date of Dec. 14, 1911. Wooden wheels are 50 inches in diameter. Cast iron cornmill is adjustable, for grinding corn into flour, meal, or chick feed. Made by F. Wilson, Easton. Pat. US Aug. 30, 1881, Canada, Aug 26, 1882. The mechanical usefulness of this hand-operated mill ended by the 19305. However, its beautiful design has given it enduring value. The mill was donated to the Paste Ag Museum in 1993 by Philip Mitchell. The Galloway Pat’D Spreader after complete disassem bly, cleaning, and oiling is pulled by two large horses, the box is removable so the heavy duty running gear can be used for other purposes. Cast iron drive gears 30-inch di ameter are clamped to the inside of each rear wheel. Front end gate is removable with original stenciling. “De tachable Power Feed.” Purchased new in 1320, it was last used in the early 1940 s and stored under cover when “the boys went to war (WWII).” Lancaster Museum Showcases Agricultural History ROCKSPRING (Centre Co.) History on display takes view ers back in time during Penn State’s Paste Agricultural Muse um’s 25th anniversary. During Ag Progress Days, Aug. 19-21, the museum will fea ture a special exhibit titled “Twenty-Five Years and Grow ing.” Twenty-nine photographs and accompanying text will illus trate the growth of the museum’s collection to more than 900 items since 1978. The idea to gather and pre serve pieces of agricultural histo ry began in 1974 with the College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society, according to the muse um’s volunteer curator, Darwin Braund. With $1,500 and a few display cases in the Agricultural Administration Building, the Pasto Agricultural Museum was bom. In May 1978, the Ag Alumni Society decided to move forward with a building project, and a year later the building at Rock spring was dedicated. It was offi cially opened to the public on Aug. 22,1979 during Ag Progress Days. Starting with an initial collec tion of about ISO items, the total collection of more than 900 items far exceeds available exhibit space in the museum. “In honor of our 25th anniver sary, many larger items, includ ing several horse-drawn vehicles, will be moved from storage and displayed in an adjacent tent,” said Braund. “Less than two thirds of the collection can be ex hibited in the museum at any given time.” In 1980, the museum was named for its first curator, Dr. Jerome K. Pasto, associate dean emeritus of the college and pro fessor emeritus of agricultural economics. In 1998, Darwin Braund, professor emeritus of an imal science at North Carolina State University and 1956 Penn State alumnus, took over as cura tor. The Pasto Agricultural Muse um serves between 8,000 and 10,000 visitors per year. Visitors during the 2003 Ag Progress Days who sign the guest book will receive a special bookmark. Tours can be scheduled from April IS through Oct. 15 by call ing (814) 863-1383, by sending an e-mail to pastoagmuseum@psu.e du, or by registering on the Web at http://pasto.cas.psu.edu. Penn State’s Ag Progress Days is conducted at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rockspring, nine miles southwest of State College on Rt. 45. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 19; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 20; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 21. Admission and parking are free. For more information, call (800) PSU-1010 toll-free now through Aug. 21 or visit the Ag Progress Days Website at http:// apd.cas.psu.edu. Lancaster Farming, Saturday Made by Schaeffer, Merkle, and Company this one horse tread power “The Buckwalter Champion” thresher is on display at the Pasto Agricultural Museum. Schaeffer, Merkle, and Company’s “The King” thresher is showcased in Pasto Agricultural Museum. Pasto Agricultural Museum 25 Years And Growing • 1974 Dr. Russell B. Dick erson donated over 100 items from his collection for exhibit in the Agricultural Administration Building. • 1974 Ag Alumni Society began project to gather and pre serve pieces of agricultural histo ry; Antique Tools Committee formed with Dr. Jerome Pasto, chair. • 1978 Ag Alumni Society Board of Directors decided on May 6 to build museum. • 1979 Museum building dedicated May 5. • 1979 Museum officially opened to public Aug. 22 during Ag Progress Days. • 1980 Museum named after Dr. Jerome K. Paste who was the first curator. • 1988 Collection expanded to nearly 400 items and exceeded museum space; storage facility provided by college. • 1998 Weathervane from old dairy barn on campus re stored and mounted on museum lust 16, 2003-B2: Au( entrance. • 1998 After twenty years as volunteer curator Dr. Jerome Paste turned curatorial responsi bilities over to Dr. Darwin Braund. • 2000 First themed exhibit, Role of Animal Power in 19th and 20th Century Agriculture. • 2000 Horse (mule) pow ered hay baler (1905) demonstrat ed by donor Dr. Robert Cowan and three generations of his fami ly- • 2001 Second themed ex hibit, 6,000 Years of Small Grains. • 2002 First endowed exhi bition, Early Farm and Home Pork Processing and Preserva tion, supported by the P. Thomas Ziegler Endowment for the Pasto Agricultural Museum. • 2002 Museum collection exceeded 900 items. • 2003 Silver Anniversary 25 Years and Growing Since 1978. I 3
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