Wednesday, September 18, 2002
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Wednesday, September 18, 2002 |
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Sixth annual Inman Farms Heritage Days celebrates life on the farm
By MICHAEL
BOYLAN
The Minter Farm in Inman, Ga. has hosted Inman Farm Heritage Days for the past five years. Visitors to the farm get a chance to see the way a farm used to look. There are antique tractors and engines, a cotton gin, hay baling, a saw mill, a grist mill and a blacksmith on site, as well as arts and crafts exhibits, food, music and Miss Quinny's restored 19th century log cabin. New to the area around the cabin is a living history farm animals display. The 1917 Aultman-Taylor steam traction engine also has a new display area on the grounds. The special feature will be a Red Power Roundup for Georgia International Harvester Collectors presented by Georgia Chapter #29 I-H Collectors. There will also be a tractor parade presented by the Georgia Antique Engine Club. Tractors sure to be represented in the parade are Allis-Chalmers, J.I. Case, John Deere, Farmall, Ford, International Harvester, Massey Ferguson, Minneapolis Moline, Oliver and Silver King. All brands of tractors and engines are welcome at the Sixth Annual Inman Farm Heritage Days taking place on Sept. 20, 21, and 22. The event is located five miles south of Fayetteville, off Georgia Hwy. 92 on Hill's Bridge Road. Friday's events will start with demonstrations from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., followed by the parade of power at 5 p.m. and music at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday there will be grain threshing demonstrations at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., cotton gin demonstrations at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., grist mill demonstrations at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. and sawmill demonstrations at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. There will be tractor games at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Children under the age of 10 can participate in pedal races and adults will compete with real tractors. There will be two Parades of Power on Saturday, one at noon and one at 5 p.m. Music will start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday's schedule begins with a church service at 9 a.m. and will be followed by a grain threshing demonstration at 11 a.m and 2:30 p.m., a grist mill demonstration at 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., a Parade of Power at noon and 5 p.m., a cotton gin demonstration at 2 p.m. and a sawmill demonstration at noon and 3:30 p.m. Admission is free and the festivities begin each day at 9 a.m. and last until dark. Crafters and vendors must reserve space by calling 770-461-2840. For information Inman Farm @aol.com or visit them on the World Wide Web at www.InmanFarm.com. |
