MONEY IN APPLES
AD. Newman of the Hotel Brant, and Joseph Keible, engineer on the C.V. R.R. on Saturday drove over the mountain to visit the famous apple orchard of Noah Sheely, near Arendtsville, Adams County, says the Chambersburg Valley Spirit.
Mr. Newman is an old friend of Mr.Sheely, they were boyhood friends in Pennsylvania. The Sheely orchard is the largest apple orchard in Southern Pennsylvania, having 1,100 trees which range in age from 11 to 17 years. From the orchard this year, Mr. Sheely will have about 2,500 barrels of which has been sold to Chicago parties for $1.75 per barrel.
The Westerners pick, pack and ship the fruit. Mr. Sheely is allowed to have all dropped apples for cider. This is the highest price paid for the entire yield of an orchard in Southern Pennsylvania this year. The yield is so big, that the limbs are bent within a few inches of the ground
New Oxford Item
October, 15, 1897
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Gettysburg Compiler
March 22, 1924
Excerpt from Daniel Sheely's bio
Sheely Brother's, Daniel M. and Robert P. manage and operate 900 acres, 700 under cultivation, 325 of which are in young fruit trees, some bearing and others near bearing age.
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The Gettysburg Times
{Getysburg, Pennsylvania}
Thursday evening, July 13, 1978 (front page)
THE ROUND BARN
The 64-year old round barn on the Cashtown-Arendtsville Rd. about a mile north of Rt. 30 is now being considered for nomination to The National Register of Historic Places.
The Barn is the hub of a 410 acre farm owned by Lt. Col. and Mrs. John S. Linn, Jr.
The farm was founded by Jacob Sheely, who came from Littlestown to do some general farming.
In 1885, Jacob's son, Noah, planted apples, the first farmer in the county to do so.
Noah's sons' Daniel and Robert were operating the farm in 1913 when fire leveled their conventional barn. They decided to replace it with a Round Barn. So they obtained information from Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station. They also hired an Architect to design the barn and John Fritz to build it.
Fritz received about $1.50 plus board and lodging for a 10 hour workday. He was assisted by Bob Mickley, and County mechanic, and some laborers.
It was reported that Fritz rode to work on a bicycle carrying a saw, an ax, and a square.
There are about 250 barrels of cement poured into the foundation and first floor. Hemlocks, oaks and pines on the farm were sawed in the farms sawmill, and hauled to Chambersburg and back for finishing by six mules.
The barn rose around it's core of (unreadable) foot high, 12 foot wide tiled silo which has a capacity for 145 tons of silage.
Fritz and his men finished building in November of 1914. The Barn orginally held about 50 head of cattle and 16 horses.
Daniel and Robert Sheely operated the farm as a combined fruit and beef farm for 43 years until about 1957, when they discontinued the beef.
AD. Newman of the Hotel Brant, and Joseph Keible, engineer on the C.V. R.R. on Saturday drove over the mountain to visit the famous apple orchard of Noah Sheely, near Arendtsville, Adams County, says the Chambersburg Valley Spirit.
Mr. Newman is an old friend of Mr.Sheely, they were boyhood friends in Pennsylvania. The Sheely orchard is the largest apple orchard in Southern Pennsylvania, having 1,100 trees which range in age from 11 to 17 years. From the orchard this year, Mr. Sheely will have about 2,500 barrels of which has been sold to Chicago parties for $1.75 per barrel.
The Westerners pick, pack and ship the fruit. Mr. Sheely is allowed to have all dropped apples for cider. This is the highest price paid for the entire yield of an orchard in Southern Pennsylvania this year. The yield is so big, that the limbs are bent within a few inches of the ground
New Oxford Item
October, 15, 1897
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gettysburg Compiler
March 22, 1924
Excerpt from Daniel Sheely's bio
Sheely Brother's, Daniel M. and Robert P. manage and operate 900 acres, 700 under cultivation, 325 of which are in young fruit trees, some bearing and others near bearing age.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Gettysburg Times
{Getysburg, Pennsylvania}
Thursday evening, July 13, 1978 (front page)
THE ROUND BARN
The 64-year old round barn on the Cashtown-Arendtsville Rd. about a mile north of Rt. 30 is now being considered for nomination to The National Register of Historic Places.
The Barn is the hub of a 410 acre farm owned by Lt. Col. and Mrs. John S. Linn, Jr.
The farm was founded by Jacob Sheely, who came from Littlestown to do some general farming.
In 1885, Jacob's son, Noah, planted apples, the first farmer in the county to do so.
Noah's sons' Daniel and Robert were operating the farm in 1913 when fire leveled their conventional barn. They decided to replace it with a Round Barn. So they obtained information from Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station. They also hired an Architect to design the barn and John Fritz to build it.
Fritz received about $1.50 plus board and lodging for a 10 hour workday. He was assisted by Bob Mickley, and County mechanic, and some laborers.
It was reported that Fritz rode to work on a bicycle carrying a saw, an ax, and a square.
There are about 250 barrels of cement poured into the foundation and first floor. Hemlocks, oaks and pines on the farm were sawed in the farms sawmill, and hauled to Chambersburg and back for finishing by six mules.
The barn rose around it's core of (unreadable) foot high, 12 foot wide tiled silo which has a capacity for 145 tons of silage.
Fritz and his men finished building in November of 1914. The Barn orginally held about 50 head of cattle and 16 horses.
Daniel and Robert Sheely operated the farm as a combined fruit and beef farm for 43 years until about 1957, when they discontinued the beef.
MONEY IN APPLES
AD. Newman of the Hotel Brant, and Joseph Keible, engineer on the C.V. R.R. on Saturday drove over the mountain to visit the famous apple orchard of Noah Sheely, near Arendtsville, Adams County, says the Chambersburg Valley Spirit.
Mr. Newman is an old friend of Mr.Sheely, they were boyhood friends in Pennsylvania. The Sheely orchard is the largest apple orchard in Southern Pennsylvania, having 1,100 trees which range in age from 11 to 17 years. From the orchard this year, Mr. Sheely will have about 2,500 barrels of which has been sold to Chicago parties for $1.75 per barrel.
The Westerners pick, pack and ship the fruit. Mr. Sheely is allowed to have all dropped apples for cider. This is the highest price paid for the entire yield of an orchard in Southern Pennsylvania this year. The yield is so big, that the limbs are bent within a few inches of the ground
New Oxford Item
October, 15, 1897
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gettysburg Compiler
March 22, 1924
Excerpt from Daniel Sheely's bio
Sheely Brother's, Daniel M. and Robert P. manage and operate 900 acres, 700 under cultivation, 325 of which are in young fruit trees, some bearing and others near bearing age.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Gettysburg Times
{Getysburg, Pennsylvania}
Thursday evening, July 13, 1978 (front page)
THE ROUND BARN
The 64-year old round barn on the Cashtown-Arendtsville Rd. about a mile north of Rt. 30 is now being considered for nomination to The National Register of Historic Places.
The Barn is the hub of a 410 acre farm owned by Lt. Col. and Mrs. John S. Linn, Jr.
The farm was founded by Jacob Sheely, who came from Littlestown to do some general farming.
In 1885, Jacob's son, Noah, planted apples, the first farmer in the county to do so.
Noah's sons' Daniel and Robert were operating the farm in 1913 when fire leveled their conventional barn. They decided to replace it with a Round Barn. So they obtained information from Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station. They also hired an Architect to design the barn and John Fritz to build it.
Fritz received about $1.50 plus board and lodging for a 10 hour workday. He was assisted by Bob Mickley, and County mechanic, and some laborers.
It was reported that Fritz rode to work on a bicycle carrying a saw, an ax, and a square.
There are about 250 barrels of cement poured into the foundation and first floor. Hemlocks, oaks and pines on the farm were sawed in the farms sawmill, and hauled to Chambersburg and back for finishing by six mules.
The barn rose around it's core of (unreadable) foot high, 12 foot wide tiled silo which has a capacity for 145 tons of silage.
Fritz and his men finished building in November of 1914. The Barn orginally held about 50 head of cattle and 16 horses.
Daniel and Robert Sheely operated the farm as a combined fruit and beef farm for 43 years until about 1957, when they discontinued the beef.
AD. Newman of the Hotel Brant, and Joseph Keible, engineer on the C.V. R.R. on Saturday drove over the mountain to visit the famous apple orchard of Noah Sheely, near Arendtsville, Adams County, says the Chambersburg Valley Spirit.
Mr. Newman is an old friend of Mr.Sheely, they were boyhood friends in Pennsylvania. The Sheely orchard is the largest apple orchard in Southern Pennsylvania, having 1,100 trees which range in age from 11 to 17 years. From the orchard this year, Mr. Sheely will have about 2,500 barrels of which has been sold to Chicago parties for $1.75 per barrel.
The Westerners pick, pack and ship the fruit. Mr. Sheely is allowed to have all dropped apples for cider. This is the highest price paid for the entire yield of an orchard in Southern Pennsylvania this year. The yield is so big, that the limbs are bent within a few inches of the ground
New Oxford Item
October, 15, 1897
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gettysburg Compiler
March 22, 1924
Excerpt from Daniel Sheely's bio
Sheely Brother's, Daniel M. and Robert P. manage and operate 900 acres, 700 under cultivation, 325 of which are in young fruit trees, some bearing and others near bearing age.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Gettysburg Times
{Getysburg, Pennsylvania}
Thursday evening, July 13, 1978 (front page)
THE ROUND BARN
The 64-year old round barn on the Cashtown-Arendtsville Rd. about a mile north of Rt. 30 is now being considered for nomination to The National Register of Historic Places.
The Barn is the hub of a 410 acre farm owned by Lt. Col. and Mrs. John S. Linn, Jr.
The farm was founded by Jacob Sheely, who came from Littlestown to do some general farming.
In 1885, Jacob's son, Noah, planted apples, the first farmer in the county to do so.
Noah's sons' Daniel and Robert were operating the farm in 1913 when fire leveled their conventional barn. They decided to replace it with a Round Barn. So they obtained information from Illinois Agricultural Experimental Station. They also hired an Architect to design the barn and John Fritz to build it.
Fritz received about $1.50 plus board and lodging for a 10 hour workday. He was assisted by Bob Mickley, and County mechanic, and some laborers.
It was reported that Fritz rode to work on a bicycle carrying a saw, an ax, and a square.
There are about 250 barrels of cement poured into the foundation and first floor. Hemlocks, oaks and pines on the farm were sawed in the farms sawmill, and hauled to Chambersburg and back for finishing by six mules.
The barn rose around it's core of (unreadable) foot high, 12 foot wide tiled silo which has a capacity for 145 tons of silage.
Fritz and his men finished building in November of 1914. The Barn orginally held about 50 head of cattle and 16 horses.
Daniel and Robert Sheely operated the farm as a combined fruit and beef farm for 43 years until about 1957, when they discontinued the beef.
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