Farm Power of the Past July 11-14

If you haven’t marked your calendars for this year’s Greenville Farm Power of the Past, it’s time to get that done!  The annual show opens on July 11 and continues through July 14 at the Darke County Fairgrounds in Greenville, Ohio.  

From the street you may see row upon row of antique tractors, but that is only the beginning.  There are hundreds of gas engines - the small engines that ran many machines in early households and factories, garden tractors galore, exhibits of horse drawn equipment, flea market vendors selling a wide variety of items, tempting aromas wafting from the food vendors - - and that’s just for starters.  

Demonstrations daily include cutting logs at the sawmill operation, threshing wheat, corn shredding, and all of the activity at the gas engine area.  Friday night features the annual DCTPA truck and tractor pull.  Saturday morning is the antique tractor pull, Saturday afternoon is the Kiddie Tractor Pull, Saturday late afternoon and early evening are the pony and heavyweight horse pulls, and Sunday afternoon is the garden tractor pull.  Don’t forget music all Saturday afternoon and evening in the Ohio Center or the quilting going on in the Fine Arts Building on Friday and Saturday afternoons.  There is a church service on Sunday morning at 10:00 and the 10th Annual Car Show and Cruz-in runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  Can you think of a better place to be?  

Admission for ages 12 and up is $4.00 per day or $6.00 for a four day pass, and kids under 12 are admitted free.  Camping on the fairgrounds is available, too.  More information is available at www.greenvillefarmpower.org. 

If you’ve never been there, this could just be the year to come and check it out!!!