Henderson County
7th Annual
Olde Tyme Farm Show

Barrel Tractors

Teeter Totter

Pedal Tractor Pull

Children's Games

Water Volleyball

 Barrel Tractors

    Come ride the 'barrel tractors', it's a big hit with kids of all ages. Club members put their heads together and
came up with something to help entertain the kids who come to the show. Much to their surprise, kids of all ages
and sizes fell in love with this attraction.

    The train consists of ten barrels, named after ten different tractors. Try and see if you can figure out the names
of the 'tractors'.

    The barrels and materials were donated by various individuals and businesses, and the time to build the 'tractors'
was donated by various dedicated club members. The barrels have appeared in over twenty different parades and
even took first place showing. The 'tractors' have been such a hit, that they are on their second set of wheels.
 
 

Big Kids on a Teeter Totter

    Two years ago, we almost had a rain out, but we did not let that dampen our spirits. Lots of the big kids were found
passing the time on the teeter totter.

    Teeter totters are from the steam traction era and were used primarily for promotional reasons. Over two years ago, members of the club thought it would be fun and challenging to experiment with building and adding the teeter totter
to show activities. The object of the teeter totter is to see if you can balance your tractor in the middle. Of course, this
is a challenging feat. Making the game more interesting is trying to balance a tractor with a hand clutch instead of a
foot clutch. The hand clutch tends to make a tractor a little more jumpy and the balancing a little more difficult. Bring
your tractor and have some fun n the big kids toy.
 

Pedal Tractor Pull

    Children return year after year for the pedal tractor pull. The pull is a non sanctioned pull held on Sunday at 2:00 PM in the livestock building. The pedal tractor pull is ran with five classes. The first class, under 40 entices the young children just beginning their career in the tractor business. The second class, 41 -50 contains some semi experienced users as they use all of their strength to pedal to the end of the pull. The third class, 51 - 60 usually contains children full of enthusiasm that give the pull all they have. The fourth class, 66 - 75 often has some of our most serious pullers as they compete to place first. The last class, 76-90 contains are older pedal pull enthusiasts who know this may be the last year of competition at the Henderson County Olde Tyme Show.

    Prizes for the pedal pull are often donated by tractor implement dealers from up to 90 miles away. The Henderson County Olde Tyme Organization shares in the cost of the prizes. Don't worry, this pedal pull is not about winning, but joining in with other children to cheer and be cheered for. Oh! Don't forget, all children who enter the pull go away with a 'famed' grease rag with the Olde Tyme emblem for the 1999 show.
 

Children's Games

    Check back for more information. Children's games are being planned under a new committee chairperson.
 

Water Volleyball

    Water what?? Water volleyball of course. Labor Day is often a hot dusty weekend, so the children and young adults often look forward to cooling off with a refreshing game of volleyball. You may wonder how this works, so we will share the basic rules of this quick wet game.

    We play two versions of this game. The first version involves handing the team on one side of the net water balloons. When the ref shouts GO! all team players toss the ball to the other side of the net. If you are lucky, you catch your balloon and will be able to toss it back on the next GO! If you are unlucky, you are drenched and step out of the game until the next round.

    The next version of the game takes a little more skill. Players are paired up on each team and are given a towel. One balloon is put into play. The balloon is tossed to the other side where two players with towels catch the balloon and toss it back. This version is not as fast paced, but is very funny as each team works together to catch and toss their water balloon.
 
 


 
 

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