Tractor Fest Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Date:
October 8, 2010
October 9, 2010
Program Type (if applicable):
Fall
Learn about the world of farm tractors and how tractors powered America’s farms. Vintage tractors from John Deere, Ford, and International will be on display representing the growth of farming technology from the 1920s until today. Enjoy wagon rides pulled by tractors and even see compact utility tractor demonstrations. There will be other small engines at work and much more - fun for the entire family! For those with a deeper historical interest in tractors, Syracuse University history professor Milton Sernett will give his talk, How the Ford Tractor Changed the American Family Farm, 1920 – 1940. (Saturday, October 9 at 12:30pm in the Cornwallville Church) This lecture is free and open to the public. It is made possible through Speakers in the Humanities, a program of the New York Council for the Humanities. Speakers in the Humanities lectures are made possible with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York State Legislature, and through funds from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.
If you have equipment you would like to bring to Tractor Fest, please download this form. (pdf) Weekend Schedule includes:
Tractor and Wagon Rides (at end of Main Barn) Cooperstown Horse and Carriage Rides Red & White Country Fair Tent Classic Tractors on Display both Saturday & Sunday Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pulls at the Carousel Green Small Engine Demonstrations in the Blacksmith Shop Drive Shed Lecture - How the Ford Tractor Changed the American Family Farm Thrashing Demonstrations – Phinney Field Modern Tractor Demonstrations in Nelson Field on Saturday and Sunday
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