The eighth annual Jackson County Antique Farm Machinery Show will be May 11, 12 and 13 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Brownstown.
The Jackson County Antique Machinery Association Inc. event will start at 8 a.m. daily with prayer and the playing of the national anthem.
The show will feature Ford/Fordson tractors and equipment and Michigan-built engines and will be hosting the Ford/Fordson Collectors Association Inc. 26th annual F/FCA National Show and meeting.
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Admission to the show is $2 for adults and free for children 12 and under. There also will be free gate entrance May 11 for veterans and senior citizens.
All three days, there will be displays of vintage equipment and working gas engines with live demonstrations, arts and crafts, pedal and garden tractor pulls, barrel train rides, a swap meet and flea market and an open cruise-in for antique cars and trucks.
The Jackson County History Center will have arts and crafts and demonstrations in one of the fairgrounds buildings.
An antique tractor drive will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 12 and 13. A silent auction will be from 2 to 5:30 p.m. May 12 and from noon to 3 p.m. May 13. Ham and beans and cornbread will be served at 6:30 p.m. May 12 with the Midwest Station Band providing the entertainment at 7 p.m.
On May 13, there will be tractor games (10:30 a.m.), a pedal tractor pull for children (11 a.m.), a garden tractor pull sponsored by the Southern Indiana Garden Tractors Pullers (1 p.m.), a skillet toss for women (2 p.m.), a wrench throw for men (2:30 p.m.) and tractor and garden tractor parades (5 p.m.).
A variety of food will be available from the Carr Township Conservation Club and others, and Amish homemade ice cream also will be available.
The show is sponsored by area merchants and the Jackson County Visitor Center.
For lodging information, call 812-522-6985. For show information, call 812-523-3246, 812-525-2718 or 812-216-5597 or visit jcamai.com.
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Jackson County Antique Farm Machinery Show
May 11
8 a.m.: Prayer, special tribute to the armed forces and national anthem
8 a.m.: All exhibits open; live demonstrations throughout the day
May 12
8 a.m.: Prayer and national anthem
8 a.m.: All exhibits open
8:30 a.m.: Tractor drive
2 to 5 p.m.: Silent auction
6 p.m.: F/FCA banquet at Camp Pyoca
6:30 p.m.: Ham and bean dinner
7 p.m.: Bluegrass music by Midwest Station Band
May 13
8 a.m.: Prayer and national anthem
8 a.m.: All exhibits open
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Trading post open
8:30 a.m.: Tractor drive
10:30 a.m.: Tractor games
11 a.m.: Pedal tractor pull (three classes)
Noon to 3 p.m.: Silent auction
1 p.m.: Garden tractor pull
2 p.m.: Skillet toss for women
2:30 p.m.: Wrench throw for men
5 p.m.: Tractor and garden tractor parades
Information: Call 812-523-3246, 812-525-2718 or 812-216-5597 or search for Jackson County Antique Machinery Association on Facebook
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