An old threshing machine is pulled in front of the grandstand for the afternoon steam vs. gas engine threshing competition. | Sandly Black photo
The Manitoba Agriculture Museum in Austin, Man., held its 66th Thresherman’s Reunion and Stampede July 28-31 after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event featured horse shows, the Pioneer Village, live music, vintage equipment demonstrations and a rodeo. | Sandy Black photos
A team of horses covered in oat chaff rests after the threshing event. | Sandly Black photoVolunteers feed the threshing machine. | Sandly Black photoBrad Davidson of Plumas, Man., puts his back into starting a hand crank on a Case Model C tractor for the parade. | Sandly Black photoBarry Bromley of Brandon works in the Pioneer Village’s blacksmith shop to straighten a harrowing tooth to make a punch. | Sandly Black photo
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