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Re: TRACTOR PULLING REVISTED
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Posted by Indydirtfarmer on August 03, 2004 at 06:21:50 from (66.83.236.250):
In Reply to: TRACTOR PULLING REVISTED posted by CLINT on August 02, 2004 at 21:43:34:
Once upon a time, we had a nice tractor pull at our county fair. It was a gathering of county farmers, to settle "bragging rights" for another year, on who had the "pullin-est" tractor in the field. Almost every tractor there was a daily worker. Most of us didn't even care who won. It was just a chance to get together, and spend some time "goofing off". 98% of the people that attended were county-wide farmers, or their family.
Like so many other good things, that concept is history.
Now the county 4H fair has a tractor pull that features 2 sleds, a promoter, about a dozen class's, and VERY FEW LOCALS. Most of the crowd is "city folks" that come out to see all the modified tractors. They wouldn't know a stock tractor if it ran over them.
Who is all this for......? I understand all the need to raise money. I don't begrudge the hot-rod pullers their moment. What I don't understand is why we can't have a simple, old-fashioned PURE FARM STOCK pull anymore.
It may not draw thousands of screaming spectators, but a few hundred happy old farmers would be there, smiling, and having a good time. What's wrong with that?
JMHO, (An obviously out-dated) John
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