Dufur Threshing Bee re-enacts past harvests
Harvesters pitchfork bound sheaves from a specially-prepared field into a horse-drawn wagon, to be carted off for threshing in an old, steam-powered machine. The grain will be sewn up by hand in burlap sacks after separation from the huge pile of chaff. The harvest lasted most of the day on Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Dufur Threshing Bee.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
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Harvesters ask the horses to “step up!” and cart the sheaves off the field.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
Harvesters pitchfork bound sheaves from a specially-prepared field into a horse-drawn wagon, to be carted off for threshing in an old, steam-powered machine. The grain will be sewn up by hand in burlap sacks after separation from the huge pile of chaff. The harvest lasted most of the day on Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Dufur Threshing Bee.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
An old steam-powered thresher gets loaded up with grain for the second time.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
Chaff and dust fill the air around the McCormick-Deering thresher.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
Sacks of wheat wait to be sewn up by hand.
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Crowds gather to watch the as the empty bags start to fill.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
Young Tony Bant Grey visits the petting zoo behind Carrie’s Classic Carriage’s pony ride stall, where children could interact with lots of scratch-loving goats, two rabbits, and a pair of rather shy sheep.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
The Dufur museum’s buildings were moved from Friend, Oregon and include a log cabin where other quilts rest in upstairs bedrooms.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
Dufur’s historical museum opened for the day and hosted the annual quilt show. A picture quilt by Barbara McKenzie, and a knitted throw by Tom Bostick’s mother, are displayed here.
- F. Martin Gibson photo
Chaff fills the air.
- F. Martin Gibson
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