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30 THE RURAL VOICE
was formed in 1993 to carry on the
preservation of farm history.
The Association organized an
Annual Antique Tractor and Steam
Show in 1994 and for the next three
years similar events were held in the
Paisley Fairgrounds. In 1997, the
group bought a 113 -acre property
south of Paisley, as a permanent
location for the event, and as home
for the artifacts the membership
collected. By 2003 the Association
was burning the mortgage.
Today the show stretches over
two and a half days (this year
August 18-20) and spreads out
over 30 acres of the property with
demonstrations including grain
threshing, shingle making, log
sawing, horse powered equipment
operations, crafts, large and small
engines, sheep shearing as well as
antique cars, trucks add tractors. An
Antique Tractor pull, and
demonstration horse pulling events
have been added, as well as a
women's program, and activities for
children and teenagers to insure that
the event attracts not only antique
and farm heritage buffs, but includes
a well rounded schedule of activities
and heritage based events for
families.
The space allows for some unique
aspects to the show, explains Lyle
Virtue, past president of the
Association. The group grows wheat
right on the grounds, then harvests it
with binders and early vintage
combines, allowing people to see the
machines in action. Elsewhere there
are plowing demonstrations.
For this, the 13th edition of the
show, the group is hoping to attract
13 steam traction engines, a new
record for the show which has
centred on gasoline tractors over the
years.
One of the crowd pleasing
displays, Teeswater Concrete's 1925
Erie steam shovel will be on the
grounds for the show.
Elsewhere there's a track for
tractor pulls for those who want to
compare the power of the classic
machines.
There's also an 1880 sawmill that
will be working at the site during the
show.
In recent years there have been
regular additions of buildings to
house various collections: the