The 8th annual Old Fashion
Farming Days took place
the last weekend of July at
Mervin & Edna Yoder’s farm
in Shipshewana. There were
demonstrations of the Original
Reaper manufactured in 1845,
a wheat binder, hay thresher,
corn shredder and many more
demonstrations using machines
from the past.
pg 38 · The Hometown Treasure · September ‘12
In addition to the
demonstrations that took
place, there were activities
geared toward kids, including
barrel train rides, and shelling
corn by hand.