Flemington Fair features -
FLEMINGTON, N.J. - The
highlight for most area farmers at
flemington Fair has to be the
Championship Farm Tractor Pull.
The event takes place on the track
m front of the grandstand, and on
Fanners’ Day. That will be
Wednesday of fair week, Wed
nesday, Aug. 29. It begins at 9 a.m.
There’s a new class this year, for
the “big ones.” Class 8 has been
added and it’s for 4-wheel drive
tractors, 21,001 to 24,000 lbs. Class 7
has been changed, and will include
4-wheel drive tractors, 18,001 to
21,000 lbs.
A new rule adopted by the
committee prohibits top bracing of
the drawbar of point of hitch.
Otherwise, rules and contest
procedures are the same as last
year. Weighing in of tractors
begins at 8 a.m. on the portable
scales on the fairgrounds. Tractors
are weighed by the committee and
assigned to classes.
The committee officiating at the
tractor pull is the large Farmers’
Day Committee headed by Bob
Manners, East Amwell Township
farmer. The committee is made up
of 30 or more members. In addition
to weighing tractors and assigning
them to classes, they mark out the
track, operate the start and stop
flags, measure distances, and
more.
There’s a lot of work to be done
to make the contest run smoothly.
Prizes are provided: $5O for Ist
place; $35 for second; $25 third;
down to $5 for 6th. A big trophy
goes to each class winner. Donors
of trophies and prize money are:
J.S. Covert & Sons, Neshanic,
Frank Rymon & Sons,
Washington; Poniatowski’s,
Flemington; Hobensack & Sons,
Ivyland, Pa.; John M. Saums &
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Tractors made in 1938 and
earlier are eligible to compete in
their respective weight classes.
They receive a $25 special
premium as an antique tractor. We
generally get 8 to 10 antique
tractors, and yes, there’s most
often an antique among the top two
or three places.
The farm tractor pull is limited
to tractors owned and operated by
New Jersey farmers. It is after all
the State Championship Pull.
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designed for confinement bams,
and allows dairymen the op
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feed amount needed per cow for up
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modifications. If it is a “modified”
tractor, it will go into the com
petition for modified tractors set
for Wednesday evening of fair
week. That’s when the big ones
roar down the track with throttle
wide open. That’s a spectacle!
And, if you can’t compete in
either of these two events, consider
the Garden Tractor Pull on
Thursday of fair week. It begins at
1 p.m. on the track. You can bring
your garden tractor, weigh in, and
participate. It’s a lot of fun! Bernie
Beatty, Bethlehem Township dairy
farmer, heads up this activity for
the Farmers’ Day Committee.
Digifeed is calibrated to one
tenth of a pound, so you don’t have
to worry about under or over
feeding. The cart is battery-driven,
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belts. The front wheel drive allows
the cart to turn within its own
radius. Digifeed comes in 17 and 14
bushel capacities.
The digital display board carries
a life expectancy of 2M> million
cycles. The hopper carries a 10-
year warranty, and the drive
systems a 5-year warranty.
For futher information, contact:
CSF Ag Division, Inc., P.O. Box
182, Stoughton, WI 53589, or call
608/873-7130.
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