Humboldt Threshing Bee

This annual event in Humboldt, South Dakota features live action of wheat reaping, a push header in oat field, horse drawn plowing, horse drawn machines, vintage manure spreader collection, belt driven ensilage machine as well as an old fashioned farmer horse pull.

Joe begins with an interview with the original organizers, Lowell Grave, Dean Johnson and Henry Hansen Heintzen. They explain the origins of the event.
In 1989 after Humbldt's 100th Anniversary celebration, they decided to continue the threshing bee.Their first official event was in 1990.

See video of Robert Oyer plowing with 3 Fjords, Dave Wilcox using his team of two mule (which he uses regularly for haying, plowing and hauling manure), Charlie Dush and his six beautiful Red Roan Belgians plowing hitched three and three to a two bottom gang plow.

Close up video of running antique ensilage machine while Dwayne Marsh discusses the use of corn as ensilage.

Here is a list of antique International Harvester/McCormick manure spreaders owned and displayed by

HD 100-H 3-wheeler (horse-drawn) . made from 1946-1950
HD 100 (tractor driven)
IH 200 large capacity (tractor driven)
Restored IH 200- HD (horse-drawn) with Stainless steel sides, plyboard floor and Stainless steel shields.
McCormick 200-F - Fluid manure spreader
HD Wooden sided spreader #4
A Rebuilt spreader by Irvin Miller with scraper to clean feeders off so they don't rust. Aluminum horse tongue with roller chain.

Great footage of threshing wheat with push threshers pushed by four horses, two on the left and two on the right behind the thresher. The footage of them making the corners is fascinating! Joe interviews the two teamster Dennis Kline and Paul Vandervliet.

Live footage of a horse drawn McCormick Daisy reaper and motorized bail fork loader.

The day concludes with an old fashioned farmer horse pull.

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