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| CCAMA spnsored vintage tractor caravan, Labor Day Weekend. Going over the Summit, Utah overpass. |
The caravan of vintage tractors traveled along Old Highway 91 from Cedar City, Utah to Lyon's Park in Parowan under clear blue skies. Some hats blew off along the way but were quickly retrieved. It was a great ride !
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| The vintage tractor caravan rolled along Old Highway 91. |
Imagine driving 7 mph down a highway.
Enjoying the wild sunflowers along the roadside.
Taking in the scent of summer grasses and shrubs.
Studying the variegated blues of distant mountains.
Hearing the American flags flapping in the breezes,the rumbling of the vintage tractors...
Time to reflect, inspired to dream a bit, and perhaps moved to appreciate your life.
Sheridan Hansen, our caravan organizer, said something at our break in Summit, Utah that I had not thought of before. By doing the caravan we remember our predecessors who drove and worked on these tractors back in the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's. and keep it alive for people in the future to enjoy.
It made me look deeper into the history of the farm tractor.
The farm tractor is one of the most important and easily recognizable technological components of modern agriculture in the United States. Its development in the first half of the twentieth century fundamentally changed the nature of farm work, significantly altered the structure of rural America, and freed up millions of workers to be absorbed into the rapidly growing manufacturing and service sectors of the country. The tractor represents an important application of the internal combustion engine, rivaling the automobile and the truck in its economic impact.
A tractor is basically a machine that provides machine power for performing agricultural tasks. Tractors can be used to pull a variety of farm implements for plowing, planting, cultivating, fertilizing, and harvesting crops, and can also be used for hauling materials and personal transportation. In the provision of motive power, tractors were a replacement for human effort and that of draft animals, both of which are still used extensively in other parts of the world. You can read more here: Economic History of Tractors in the United States
William J. White, Research Triangle Institute
At a time when farms are out of sight and out of mind for most people in the US, it makes events like this caravan very important to educate and inspire children and adults who would otherwise never know where their food comes from. there is also the being outdoors and puting your hands in the soil and on and on I could go.
Not only is the caravan fun but doing this will keep a rich history of these tractors and the people who drove them alive.
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Until next time remember, we will be at the parade at 10 am and the tractor pull at 4 pm.
See you at the Iron County Fair !
~ Deborah Moon Moen
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