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Monday, December 29, 2003
Farming the Old Way
At Makoti they have a thrashing show every year. To get ready for the show they also bind 60 acres of land using an old pull type binder. Even though it is not horse drawn (Like the hay stacker we have behind the trees), it is a marvel to watch. The kids and I watched the binder (and stacked a few shocks) for about an hour and then went through the building to look at the old steam engines and early tractors. I remember my uncle Win talking about a trivia set of questions that he was writing for a radio show. He had found some interesting data on a strange early gas engine tractor that was sided (quite literally) like a steel corrugated building. Sure enough we found one in Makoti! and Elizabeth and Hannah took turns taking the helm.
At Makoti they have a thrashing show every year. To get ready for the show they also bind 60 acres of land using an old pull type binder. Even though it is not horse drawn (Like the hay stacker we have behind the trees), it is a marvel to watch. The kids and I watched the binder (and stacked a few shocks) for about an hour and then went through the building to look at the old steam engines and early tractors. I remember my uncle Win talking about a trivia set of questions that he was writing for a radio show. He had found some interesting data on a strange early gas engine tractor that was sided (quite literally) like a steel corrugated building. Sure enough we found one in Makoti! and Elizabeth and Hannah took turns taking the helm.
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