Until you've seen a threshing show, it's difficult to imagine what there is to see. Here is a small sample of what you might find on your visit to the Freeport Show.
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Before combines became commonplace, wheat was harvested in sheaves and brought to a central location for threshing. Threshing machines separated the straw and chaff from the grain. Though there is much more to see at the Freeport Threshing Show, this process gives threshing shows their name.
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Built before the term "tractor" was coined, these steam traction engines could pull like a tractor, or that belt drive could power threshers, sawmills, and a host of other machinery. Watch them work at the Freeport Show.
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These are only a few of the many antique tractors on display at the show.
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Some of the antique tractors also have implements on display.
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One of many fascinating antique cars at the Freeport Show
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Rows of antique vehicles grace the show grounds.
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Small stationary gasoline engines handled a multitude of jobs before rural electrification. There are many such engines on display at a threshing show, often along with the machines they ran. This Stover engine was made in Freeport.
The show features a working blacksmith shop with machine tools powered by an overhead line shaft.
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A working sawmill always draws an audience.
Antique tractor pulls provide entertainment in the evening.
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