The fifth graders went on a field trip to New Rockford's Threshing Bee - I chaperoned and was given a group of 5 - including the Man-Cub - we had a great time.
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They visited an old one room school house.
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They played in the old Post Office.
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The climbed on wagons full of wheat.
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They played with toy trains.
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They watched a steam powered sawmill.
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And the highlight of the day was potato pickin'.
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An old 8N tractor like the one we used to have in Balsam Grove.
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Pulled a gadget that scooped the potatoes out of the ground.
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Cleaned them off and dumped them out on top of the ground.
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Very ingenious.
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There was a mad dash to pick up the potatoes left by the machine.
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The Man-Cub picks up a few stragglers.
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Then lugs his haul back to the bus - they get to keep all of the potatoes they find - the Man-Cub filled two grocery bags.
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The Threshing Machines.
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A coal burning tractor.
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Throwing the wheat into the thresher.
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Steam tractors - it looks like they're about to take off in a race - but really they're getting ready for a parade.
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Click on the picture to read the sign - this generator supplied electricity to an entire town until 1948.
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Some farm toys - the little tractor is pretty impressive.
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Washing clothes the old fashioned way.
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Watch your fingers in the wringer.
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A tub washer - the agitator was on top - not sure how effective that was.
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The potato loot - there must be over 20 lbs of potatoes here.
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It was a great day.