More Harvest Activities at the 1917 farm

It was another day of harvest activities at the 1917 farm. The woodworker and his able sidekicks manned the woodwright shop, while daughter and I were in charge of showing folks how to use a 2 man saw. We also managed to visit a couple of other sites. It is really hard to resist taking a picture of the goats as we walk by.



Before starting the sawing, one of the farm folks agreed to spend some time sharpening the saws for us. That is his truck in the background...a 1925 Ford. Since this is a 1917 farm, that takes a definite time warp.



Nearby, visitors were busy creating scarecrows. It seemed to be a popular activity throughout the day.







Then it was time for the threshing to begin. That meant firing up the steam engine and running pulleys from it to power the threshing machine. That engine surely does burn up a lot of wood!







Broom maker was there to make some brooms from broom corn.



Laundry was out drying the old fashioned way...via solar power.



Daughter always likes to demonstrate her prowess with the wood stove. The stove is such a part of life in the farm house that 'he' has a name. His name is Eugene. Don't you like her fashionable farm dress?





The eggs needed to be gathered.





See...she wants the chicken to be her friend...even after she steals its eggs!



The visitor children enjoyed petting the chicken.



The farm horses seemed to like all the visitors and were frisking around, but they were happy to come to the fence for a little treat.





It was a fun day, but I'm ready for a rest after holding down logs for young kids to saw for a day and a half.