HEADLINE NEWS (Elmira Independent)
Locals and visitors from out of town attended the 13th annual Waterloo County Steam Threshers Reunion, held at the Culp Farm on Floradale Road. The event showcased antique farm equipment and machinery, tractors and fun events for the whole family....more...Collection of creepy looking farm equipment. (Addict 3D)
Our pal Iowahawk took a bunch of photos of his father's collection of scary-looking old farming implements. (Above: "Pity the poor apple skinned alive by the fiendish cast iron Kleen Kutter.")...more... Come and Enjoy the 141st Annual Shelburne District Fair September 14th to 16th (Orangeville Citizen)
Come and Enjoy the 141st Annual Shelburne District Fair September 14th to 16th 2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY EVENING 6:30 p.m. Hall opens 7:00 p.m. Public Lamp Carcass Auction 7:30 p.m. Large Pumpkin Auction 8:00 p.m. Official Opening 8:00 p.m. NEW - Mini-Rod Tractor Pulls 8:15 p.m. Fair Ambassador Competition SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. All Breed English and Western & Games Horse Show 9:30 a.m. Antique ......more... Antique Engine Show Still Chugging After 34 Years (WSAW Wausau)
A small town in Western Marathon County is chugging along this weekend. The town of Wien hosted its 34th annual Antique Steam and Gas Engine Show this weekend at the Kurt Umnus farm....more... It's a small farm after all ... (The Post and Courier)
Curious what life was like in rural South Carolina a century ago? Visit the Berkeley County Museum's Antique Tractor & Engine Show Sept. 8-9 at Old Santee Canal Park, and you can see a "tabletop" reproduction. Daisy Hamer Parker, a retired school teacher, will display the Hamer Farm exhibit....more... Rusty old tractor revived and on display (The Morning Sun)
Philip J. Simon's 1951 Allis Chalmers tractor looked a little better on its return to its home county than it did when it left. "It was in real rough shape," said Simon's brother"in"law Ken Onstott, who sold Simons the four"cylinder Model CA two years ago....more... For the Record (The State Journal-Register)
State Farm Classic Ladies Professional Golf Association tournament, all day, Panther Creek Country Club; $20. Linda Schneider, Patsy Cline favorites, Artist on the Plaza, noon to 1 p.m., Old Capitol Plaza; free....more... Olden Days highlights antiques (The Telegraph)
Bryce Croxford, 2, can?t get over the size of the tires on a 1958 John Deere 720 D tractor Sunday at the Olden Days Festival in Dow. DOW ? Hunting season was open on Sunday for antique tractor lovers aiming for Deere. John Deere, that is....more... Prairie Village Jamboree vendor provides parts of ag history (Madison Daily Leader)
Antique farm tractors, threshing machines and all sorts of agricultural machinery draw visitors to the steam threshing jamborees at Prairie Village, but exhibitors and vendors on a smaller scale also have their place, including Jim Swenson....more... |