GENTRY — Last weekend was the 26th annual fall show of the Tired Iron of the Ozarks. And, once again, the show offered the opportunity for young and old to see and learn about rural farm life in northwest Arkansas in the late 1800s and early 1900s by displaying old tractors, engines, farm implements and household machines and gadgets which were commonly used as a part of everyday life in the region.
A busload of students from Rogers Heritage High School took advantage of the learning opportunities on Friday. The students toured the displays and exhibits, watched demonstrations, made rope, and some even learned to drive a tractor.
Features of the show included rows of old tractors, a parade of power each day at noon, working saw mills, a blacksmith shop with demonstrations by members of the Blacksmith Organization of Arkansas, old engines used for a variety of functions on the farm and in the home, a log cabin with furnishings of the era and driver's education tractors equipped with two seats and two sets of controls to allow new tractor drivers to safely learn the art while seated next to an experienced driver.
The show opened Friday and continued through Sunday afternoon at the club's show grounds, located at 13344 Taylor Orchard Road, between Gentry and Siloam Springs.
Tired Iron of the Ozarks is a club dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of antique engines and tractors. For more information about the club or its shows, visit the club's website at www.tiredironoftheozarks.org.
General News on 09/13/2017