This contest is for the ladies that attend the show. It consists of throwing a shoe and tossing a skillet the longest distance. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner in each event.

The Kiddie Tractor Pull starts at 10:00 am on Saturday with registration at 9:30 am. The age limit to participate in the tractor pull is from 4 to 12 years. There are 9 classes, one for each age group. Medals are given top the top two in each age group. Certificates and sodas are given to each of the participants. This is not a sanctioned pull.

The auction consists of many different items donated by businesses in Ottawa and Franklin County. A list of the items will be posted as donations come in. This year the auctioneer is Buddy Griffin.

This event consists of all tractors lining up to parade around the park. Steel wheel tractors are excluded unless they are equipped with a flat steel band.

This is a stationary Ann Arbor baler manufactured in the 1930s. It is belt driven by a tractor with a belt pulley and continuous belt. Hay is pitched into it by hand, using a pitchfork. Bales are then wire tied by hand using wire with a loop already made in one end. Bales are stacked by hand after coming out of the machine. We usually bale the straw from our threshing machine. Crew numbers can vary, but we use a man to operate the tractor, two to pitch the hay and one block, one to poke wires and tie, and one to stack the hay.

This is an Oliver Red River Special Threshing Machine. It is belt driven by a larger type tractor. Wheat that has been cut with our binder in July and stored on bundle wagons is threshed at the show. The crew takes at least four people: one tractor operator, one thresher operator, and two to pitch bundles. Typically if a lot of wheat is threshed, it takes one person to move the grain.

This is a Rogers Iron Works stationary rock crusher manufactured in 1935. It is belt driven by a large tractor. This machine crushes rocks into small pieces. Usually we have two men throw rocks into the hopper, one tractor operator, and one to scoop the crushed rock. It will take stones up to 12-18 inches square by 4-6 inches thick.

This was manufactured in the early 1900s. It is run by true horsepower and grinds shelled corn. The corn is scooped into the top and the ground corn has to be shoveled from the bottom. It takes one man to drive the team of horses and one man to scoop the ground corn into the top and away from the bottom.

A team of horses powers this machine. The crew consists of one man tamping, two pitching, one tying and blocking, one to poke the wires, one stacking bales, and one driving the team of horses.

The chopper shown is a New Holland. It chops corn in the field and blows the chop into a silage wagon. The chopper is pulled by a tractor and has a Wisconsin V4 engine on it for power.

The sheller is a McCormick Deering Model No. 3 built in 1934. It is belt driven. Ear corn is put in and shell corn is blown into a wagon or barrel. It is owned by Duane Dickenson of Pomona.

The sawmill is a portable, belt driven by a large tractor, and has a 54 inch blade. Jim Espenshade of Hendricks, Oklahoma owns it. Jim brings cedar logs cut into lumber at the show and most of the lumber is given away.

The Craft & Flea Market gives you a chance to see what is new in the craft world or buy a piece for an engine or tractor. Many vendors in the flea market have a big variety of treasures just waiting for the right person to come along and claim/purchase them. This cost is $1.00 per front foot of the booth. A registration form from the website can be printed, filled out, and mailed to the Committee address on the form.

A large variety of food vendors can be found at the show. Many non-profit groups attend to raise money for their organizations, as well as individuals that participate. You can get kettle corn, hamburgers, corn on the cob, and just about anything that would make your mouth water! Cost for a spot in the food vendor area is $25.00. A registration form from the website can be printed, filled out, and mailed to the Committee address on the form.

Garden tractors are pitted against each other in this competition, pulling between 600 and 1200 pounds. For a $5 hookup fee, you too can test your garden tractor's power. Weigh in is at noon on Saturday and the pull is at 2 pm. Please review the contest rules prior to entering your tractor in the competition.