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Page 8-April 18,1985-Fort Covington Sun-Fort Covington, N.Y. Antique Farm Implement Show Summer Youth Employment rl This primitive milking machine worked on the same vacuum principle as its modern coun- terpart. Vigorous pumping on the pedals to the left created a suction that was applied to the cow's udder by use of hoses and a tightly closed pail. Unfortunately, only this portion of the machine has survived. (Photo by Click Studios, Malone, New York) An ambitious exhibit opening on April 12 at Ballard Mill Cen- ter for the Arts in Malone, New York, documents farm life dur- ing the 19th and early 20th cen- turies through a display of tools and equipment used on north country farms. The Antique Farm Imple- ment Show, sponsored by the Malone Arts Council and par-! tially funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, will run through May 26. Mill Gallery director Nancy Child coordinated the show and Dan Mayer, a museum consultant based in Cooperstown, New York, was the curator. The show is divided into three categories: Dairying, Field Crops and Household. Exhibits are labeled as to func- tion, dates of use and ownership. Tools in the exhibit were used before the gasoline engine replaced the horse as a source of power. During this period dairying was the main agricul- tural industry in the north country, and potatoes and hops were major cash crops. Agriculture was labor- intensive. At hop harvest, workers were recruited from neighboring farms, towns and Indian reservations to pick, dry, bleach and box the hops and haul them to the railroad sta- tion for shipment to breweries. For this the workers were d Before agriculture be- came a highly mechan- ized industry, farmers were very self-reliant. They repaired their own implements and equip- mcnt and often made P a [ d a doll , ar a da V an d given a simple tools-themselves, substantial noon meal. A bam, T1 _. , L , with a small kitchen set up in This wooden grain fork one corner, served as a kind of was probably made in the dormitory where singing and late 19th century. (Photo story telling went on far into the by Click Studios, Malone, night. As with a barn raising or a New York) quilting bee, the harvest was part hard labor, part social event. Games Monday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone Welcome Ft. Covington Adult Center FOOD FOR PRIZES Benefit of Kl. (ovington Senior Citiirns Club. Inc Public Invited 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 Today dairy farms still dot the north country landscape but spinach and other vegeta- bles have replaced the hop SS^MPSMJ^^K F Tl ? e F ™ kI »! ^unty Brushton.MonraCentral hours tracking down old tools Employment and Training School-Thursday, Apn and pervading their owners to Administration (ETA) has 25th; Chateaugay Central lend them for the show. announced its application School — Thursday, April Both slides and transcripts schedule for the Summer 25th; Saranac Lake Central will be made available to muse- Youth Employment and School —Friday, April 26th. urns and historical societies for Training Program. Applica- Out-of-school youths study or exhibition. fions from in-school youths aged 16 through 21 can Ballard Mill is located on will be accepted as follows: apply at the ETA office, 89 South William Street in Tupper Lake Central West Main Street, Malone Malone New York. It is open School - Monday, April from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. £EL L? 9 Monday through 22nd; St. Regis Falls Central Monday through Friday. KiSS^^^Sc^ - Tuesday^ April Action,^tlbeaccepted no admission charge for either 23rd; Salmon River Central until June 7th. the Mill or the Antique Farm School —Tuesday, April For additional infroma- Implement Show, but dona- 23rd; Franklin Academy — tion, call Lyndon Farmer at tions are welcome. - Wednesday, April 24th; 483-2730. 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 APRIL 1985 SPECIAL Sale Priced to Sell — and do Spring's work — Plus FREE Rusty Jones Lifetime Rustproofmg April 1st through April 30th, 1985 Only Super Great Selections Now!!! • V-8's • V-6's • Automatics • 4 •Super Color Selection • Big Rubber • Automatic Locking Hubs* 8-Ft. longbt* 4 X 4 4 x 4 4 x 4' 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 Winchesters, Fishing or Camping Equipment with special Chevrolet Digital Watch Toll Free Phone Numbers for Guaranteed Hotel & Motel Rates 24,000 Mile 24-Month Power Train Warranty HAL'S CHEVROLET 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4 x 4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 4x4 U3-2110 4x4 4x4 4X4 4 x 4
