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Randy’s Scoop
Spring 2012

  Spring is coming, which brings back IH memories of the past. It was time to plow, disc, and plant the crops for another year. I can remember the purchase of our first Big tractor a new 1955 Farmall 400, Dad replaced the old H a year later with a 300; so both were pulling IH number 8 -- 3 bottom plows. By the late 50’s the 400 was replaced by a Farmall 350 with power steering and fast hitch and likewise the 300 was replaced by an International 350 Utility the first utility on our farm. Both tractors had fast hitch plows, which made the days we spent plowing much easier and more enjoyable.

Then came a month of planting with our new IH 8 ½ foot wheel disc, no wonder why my brother and I had a hard time staying ahead of our IH four row planter, which had both seed and dry fertilizer boxes for each row.

The other part of our time was spent feeding the live stock. We had a cattle feed lot and another for hogs. So one day a week we would shovel ear corn into the sheller/grinder/mixer to make hog feed and blow the cobs into a pile. Then, by the afternoon we were making cattle feed. I just hated those days feeding the mill. Put in ear corn shelling it for hog feed and then scooping cobs back into the mill along with more corn to make cattle feed, which made a hard day for all of us.

Okay enough of remembering my days of youth and on to the business at hand. Our committee is still working on the bid for our 2013 IHC National Auction more information later.Our 2012 Tillage Day will be at the Gatewood and Thieme Farms near I - 69 [Exit 10] Noblesville on Oct. 13 (rain date Oct. 20). Bring your tractor and plows as we are going for the mile of IH Plows in the furrow. We will not be sitting this time but plowing one way. Come and enjoy the fun. IHC Chapter 7 has a new cargo trailer for our entire inventory making it a lot easier to attend several shows around the country and in Indiana; hopefully, we can make more IH featured shows during the summer.

Our 2012 State Show will be at Elnora hosted by the White River Valley Antique Machinery Association on September 6 – 9.

Have a GREAT spring and see you at our Second Quarter meeting in Daleville.

                                                    Randy