Old-Time Harvest Days
Constitution-Tribune 
September 27, 2010
C-T Photos / Catherine Stortz Ripley

Today’s generation - comprised of old and young alike - revisited lifestyles of the past during the 24th annual Old-Time Harvest Days over the weekend at Litton Agri-Science Learning Center. Visitors could step back in time (or even ride a horse-drawn wagon as shown in the photo) and see old trades and farming traditions from yesteryear, including a threshing machine, an old sawmill, corn shelling, rope making, cider squeezing, a blacksmith, and much more.

C-T Photos / Catherine Stortz Ripley

Organizers said they were pleased with the event despite Saturday afternoon's rain which caused the tractor pull to be cancelled for Sunday. "We had a good crowd up until the rain; and overall, we had a good show," said John Meneely, president of the Livingston County Steam & Gas Association, which sponsors the event.

CAPTION 2: Mark Lee, of Chillicothe, shows how old gas engines are used to power a corn sheller and grinder.

Caption 3: Dan Files, of Brookfield, demonstrates blacksmithing. Exhibitors, such as Files, say they enjoy sharing their interests with others. "I grew up in a small town where there was a blacksmith," Files said. "I like to keep the craft alive."

Caption 4: A massive steam engine owned by Stanley Maberry was part of the parade of power, which involved around 70 old tractors.