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    Wesley Down is driving a McCormick Deering 10-20 Tractor pulling a combine with his father, Arthur on board. Note the combine was the first modern ones in the area

    McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor driven by Wesley Down pulling a binder which cuts and binds wheat. The binder was invented in 1850 and was used until mid 20th century. Man at back of binder (just see

    Fred is pulling a Fox wagon harvester. The wagon has a conveyer belt in the bottom to allow the grain to be moved out of the wagon mechanically.

    The Steam Tractor is running a conveyer belt which is operating a threshing machine sometime in the early 1900's. Note the two men sitting on the boiler to the right. The farm is now the location of

    Tractor (McCormick Deering 10-20) belt running a blower to blow hay into a silo. The two men are feeding hay into the blower. Taken in the 1940's. Photo has been colourized

    McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor pulling a combine at Sylvan Farm owed by Wesley Down. Note the tractor has been converted from steel wheels to rubber, done as the former where banned from township ro

    Fred Down driving a McCormick Deering 10-20 tractor, the first bought for HiHolm Farm. He later would become an artist, studying in Mexico. Eventually he gave up art and took on the family farm