[AT] 1955 farm equipment films

[Almost-Running Deere]

Yes it is usually the 3rd week of January and I've seen a few hellers when 
the noreasters move through in the same week.  Most all modern farm 
equipment and it is interesting to look at the big tractors and combines. 
Highlights are the dairy and horse shows as well as judging of all sorts of 
critters. The PA dairy show is usually the week before near Carlisle and the 
big production ag show at Rocksprings PA sponsered by Penn State is usually 
in June.

Dana

SE PA

>From: "Dudley Rupert" <drupert at premier1.net>
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>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: RE: [AT] 1955 farm equipment films
>Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:22:27 -0800
>
>I am curious if any of you Pa folks on the list know if the annual
>Harrisburg Farm Show is still being held and, if not, do you know when the
>last one was held.  I attended the Winter 1955 show which, as I recall, was
>in February.  Big deal for a kid (got to get out of school) -
>
>Dudley
>Snohomish, Washington
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Michael Mummert
>Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:45 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: RE: [AT] 1955 farm equipment films
>
>Bob,
>
>Since you mention that they show the PSU Ag campus, could it be that this
>was filmed during Ag Progress Days that the University puts on (or used to)
>every fall?  I don't know if Ag Progress Days went back that far, but I 
>used
>to hook off school and tag along with my dad just about every year as a kid
>through the 70's & early 80's.
>
>Mike Mummert
>
>P.S.  I'd be interested in a DVD version too.  :)
>
>
>At 05:09 PM 2/13/05, you wrote:
> >Hi All --
> >
> >This is a fishing expedition of sorts.
> >
> >I recently acquired a mass of 16 mm film footage of farm equipment, shot
> >back in
> >1955. It's all from middle Pennsylvania, in color, silent, and in very 
>good
> >detail. Plowing, harrowing, planting, forage harvesting, manure 
>spreading,
> >hay-making, etc., etc., etc. Mostly Minneapolis-Moline tractors, but some
>John
> >Deere, some Farmall. Also some footage of the Penn State ag campus, which
>was
> >celebrating its centennial in 1955. Cattle, silos, and stuff like that.
> >
> >A professor friend at the college where I work put it up on an editing
>machine
> >to view it with me, and he says the condition is fine. Glorious 
>Kodachrome
> >from
> >50 years ago. The colors are wonderful. He can help me get it transferred
>to a
> >digital format from which we can strike off copies in either VHS or DVD.
> >
> >I'm asking whether folks would be interested in copies of this historic
>stuff.
> >My buddy and I could edit it all into maybe 30-45 minutes of viewing 
>time,
> >drop
> >in a little sound, and make it available on tape or disc.
> >
> >I need to know of potential interest before I proceed. The transfer to
> >digital,
> >if done right, costs a few hundred dollars. I'd like to keep the cost of
> >copies
> >to around $20, if I could.
> >
> >If you think you might be interested, please drop me a line in the next 
>few
> >days. We will be making the decision about the digital conversion then.
> >
> >It's cool stuff. Took me back to my childhood.
> >
> >Bob Seith
> >1953 Farmall Cub
>
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