Divide County Threshing Bee
Submitted Photo A huge 1914 Frick 20 HP double cylinder tractor owned by John Tysee Jr. travels down the parade route at the 55th Annual Divide County Threshing Bee at Pioneer Village in Crosby July 20. There was a large crowd despite the heat. People traveled to the event from all over the U.S. and Canada. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo Owner Chad Bonsness, left, of Columbus, works with his driver, Frank Wurth of Freeburg, Illinois, right, who does some oiling as they ready the tractor for the July 21 parade at the Divide County Threshing Bee in Crosby. The tractor is a 1912 25-85 HP Nichols and Shepard side mount built in Battle Creek, Michigan. Bonsness’ father, Roy Bonsness, used it for threshing for years in the Columbus area. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo John Adams drives one of his Oliver tractors in the parade at the Divide County Threshing Bee in Crosby July 21. This year’s threshing bee honored Hart-Parr Oliver tractor brands. Adams and his wife, Joanne, of Fortuna were honored as Family of the Year by the Hart-Parr Oliver Collectors Association during the assoiciation’s annual summer show in Canandaigua, New York. Hart-Parr was purchased by Oliver in 1929. The Adams family owns a large collection of Oliver-related farm equipment. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo Becca Kocher, of Crosby, did a full pull in the age 9-10 pedal tractor pull at the Divide County Threshing Bee in Crosby July 21. The age group included both boys and girls. The full pull earned Becca first place in that division. The pedal tractor is attached to a pulling sled and the further the sled is pulled, the heavier and harder it pulls. Very few of the various age groups did a full pull. Relatives and others cheered the participants on. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo A huge 1914 Frick 20 HP double cylinder tractor owned by John Tysee Jr. travels down the parade route at the 55th Annual Divide County Threshing Bee at Pioneer Village in Crosby July 20. There was a large crowd despite the heat. People traveled to the event from all over the U.S. and Canada. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo Owner Chad Bonsness, left, of Columbus, works with his driver, Frank Wurth of Freeburg, Illinois, right, who does some oiling as they ready the tractor for the July 21 parade at the Divide County Threshing Bee in Crosby. The tractor is a 1912 25-85 HP Nichols and Shepard side mount built in Battle Creek, Michigan. Bonsness’ father, Roy Bonsness, used it for threshing for years in the Columbus area. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo John Adams drives one of his Oliver tractors in the parade at the Divide County Threshing Bee in Crosby July 21. This year’s threshing bee honored Hart-Parr Oliver tractor brands. Adams and his wife, Joanne, of Fortuna were honored as Family of the Year by the Hart-Parr Oliver Collectors Association during the assoiciation’s annual summer show in Canandaigua, New York. Hart-Parr was purchased by Oliver in 1929. The Adams family owns a large collection of Oliver-related farm equipment. Photo by Roger Riveland.
Submitted Photo Becca Kocher, of Crosby, did a full pull in the age 9-10 pedal tractor pull at the Divide County Threshing Bee in Crosby July 21. The age group included both boys and girls. The full pull earned Becca first place in that division. The pedal tractor is attached to a pulling sled and the further the sled is pulled, the heavier and harder it pulls. Very few of the various age groups did a full pull. Relatives and others cheered the participants on. Photo by Roger Riveland.