Hands-on history lesson – photo essay

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Published: August 26, 2021

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Paul Klassen drives a team of Percherons pulling a binder to cut and bundle the wheat while Dale Befus follows with another team. | Mike Sturk photo

Photo Essay | The Bar U Ranch National Historical Site south of Longview participated in Alberta Open Farm Days Aug. 14. Several teams of heavy horses pulled binders to cut a wheat crop, which volunteers stooked. The wheat will go through an old threshing machine later this month. | Mike Sturk photoS

The Bar U Ranch National Historical Site south of Longview participated in Alberta Open Farm Days Aug. 14.

Several teams of heavy horses pulled binders to cut a wheat crop, which volunteers stooked.

The wheat will go through an old threshing machine later this month. | Mike Sturk photos

Dale Befus drives a team of Percherons pulling a binder to cut the wheat. | Mike Sturk photo
John Lockhart places the wheat in stooks. | Mike Sturk photo
One of the many volunteers helps stook the wheat crop. | Mike Sturk photo
Louise Sprague brushes a Belgian heavy horse that was part of one of the teams working the wheat harvest. | Mike Sturk photo

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