Beside garden tractor equipment, there was a large display of antique tractors in a variety of colors and brands, operating two-cylinder engines, and other antique farm equipment. Members demonstrated garden tractor equipment in a former pumpkin patch. About 130 members attended the meeting. Working on several classics. By Grace Kirchner, Leader correspondent CLINTONVILLE The Allen Schley family hosted the monthly meeting of the Fox Valley Two-Cylinder Club at their home south of...

Saturday when the tractor struck a tree, throwing the boy off. The tractor then struck the boy. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Indiana Boy Killed By Tractor. Police said Marein Miller was riding on a tractor with his father, Leon Miller, at about 5:30 p. He was taken to the Kosciusko Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead from extensive internal injuries.

But each year, a piece of it returns during Threshing Days, as old farm equipment roars back to life to transport spectators back in time. He said his club has been a part of Threshing Days for the past eight years, helping to spread an appreciation for what past generations did on the farm. A 1911 steam engine, powered by a small coal stove, blew its whistle and a steady puff of white steam, while nearby a group of men baled straw using a 1930s McCormick Deering baler. Edd Pike, president...

But when the time came for him to make good on his dream and begin growing organic produce on five acres in Middleborough, he jumped in without fully understanding the business. Like many other small farmers, he latched onto the idea of community-supported agriculture, or CSA. While few people will say they go into farming to get rich, the CSA model -- along with increased demand for locally grown produce -- is helping many farmers succeed at work they love. And in the absence of the...

Learning to change engine oil, replace spark plugs and work on a vehicle's brakes were rudimentary to what would become a hobby interest in antique mechanical equipment. The Rumely was a successful tractor, but the company went out of business when several years of drought brought financial hardships on the Canadian farmers who made up most of the Rumely tractor business. The Benton City man has been collecting and refurbishing old iron, gas and steam engines and other...

Just adding new tires cost $500 each, but despite that kind of cost, like many other collectors, Riese doesn't stop with just one: he has five old tractors. The 6,200-pound tractor has a round tank on top, hand-operated clutch and gear shift and a two-cylinder four-stroke engine with a three-speed transmission. Riese was admiring the other tractors while displaying his own, a gas-powered 1956 Oliver, so polished even the engine, painted green, gleamed. When you figure less than two percent...