Jacksonville, Illinois -Prairie Land Show-September 28,29 and 30, 2012

[Lane Ranger 10,472]

http://www.prairielandheritage.com/

http://www.prairielandheritage.com/

Show Highlights

Show Events Schedule

Events

History

Prairie Land Express

Brown Barn

Red Barn

Liberty Church

Bandstand

General Store

Farm & Home Museum

Meeting Room/Office

Windmills

Flag & Flag Pole

Harvest Time

Hamburger Stand

Contact

Blacksmith shop demonstration

Celebrate 175 Years of John Deere

Rick Trahan, The Black Smith Express will be giving presentations on the history of John Deere, the 2012 feature tractor.

Features

Watch an antique tractor pull and shop the flea market which includes a large selection of tractor parts and mag repair. Stop by the Children’s Activity Area 9 a.m.-noon Saturday to watch the Illinois State Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pulls. Education Day is Friday, Sept. 28, student groups will be admitted free and there will be tours for long term care residents from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Family Fun

Catch a ride on the wobble wagon or train, learn to drive a tractor, get lost in the corn maze, let youngsters participate in a pedal tractor pull, or just sit back and watch horse games or a parade. Visit a petting zoo and check out a giant fish tank. Enjoy a children’s museum, story time, and crafts compliments of the Jacksonville Public Library.

Entertainment

Bandstand performances will be Friday, Sept. 28, from 10-11 a.m., Jonathan Turner Junior High School Choir; 11:30 a.m.-2p.m., Jacksonville High School Music Department; Saturday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. “The Round Mound of Sound†with R.B. Burnett, “Harmony†with Glen Gobel, and “Saved by Grace†with Rod Nicholson; 1-2 p.m. The Chosen Ones; and Sunday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ken Bradbury and Friends. Rob Brogdon will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at Liberty Church. Sunday worship services will be held at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Daily Demonstrations

Learn about sorghum/molasses production, tractor and horse plowing, threshing, baling, grinding, hay lifting, and much more.

Displays: Walk through displays of gas engines, lawn and garden tractors, horse drawn equipment, steam engines, and antique tractors and equipment.

1949 John Deere A, 2012 Raffle Tractor

Prizes

Go home with chances to win a handmade quilt or your choice of a 1949 John Deere tractor or cash.

Food

Get a taste of Prairie Land’s ham and beans cooked by steam engines, corn bread, pie and drink from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the barn dining room or visit one of the many other vendors.

Other Attractions

Go back in time and take a peek at the general store, one room school house, sawmill, blacksmith shop, Liberty church and museums.

Golf cart rental available. Reserve a cart in advance by calling Battery Specialists at 1-866-275-2742. Two-passenger cart rental rates: One day $50; Three day $125. Four-passenger cart rental rates: One day $70; three day $175

http://www.prairielandheritage.com/

[Lane Ranger 10,472]

Reminder for the Praireland Harvest Show on September 28, 29 and 30th to be held at Jacksonville, Illinois on the Prairieland Harvest Museum Institute grounds. This si a very nice place to hold a tractor show.

There ae several nice old buildings and a large dairy barn in this site which is on about 100 acres.

My brother and I will be taking some Wheel Horse tractors this year as they had only one Wheel Horse lawn mower last year on display!

Hope to see great Wheel Horse participation this year from my fellow REd Square members.

Link to the Prairieland website:

http://prairielandhe...highlights.html

http://prairielandhe...arvesttime.html

[Lane Ranger 10,472]

Here is a photo of the only Wheel Horse seen at last year's Prairie Land Show held in Jacksonville, Illinois:

My brother and I will be taking some Wheel Horse tractors and hope that some other Red Square embers will be able to attend during this show. Very nice location.

[Lane Ranger 10,472]

Guys this is a reminder of the Prairie Land Heritage Museaum Tractor Show at the end of September in Jacksonville, Illinois.

I just got back from a day at the Mentone Swap Meet and Show and it was a very good turnout and very nice day to be there. Ken Stephens and Richard Layne always have a nice event.

I just got word from Mike Hall at the Prairie Land Show (he coordinates the Lawn and Garden Tractors among other things) that Wheel Horse is going to be the featured tractor in 2013!

That is big and great news. I am pleased to see that as I mentoned last year I only saw one Wheel Horse lanw mower at the show and I think it was as a rider -not on display!

http://www.prairiela.../steamshow.html

[travlindave 18]

Lane and I are loading up this am for the Paririe Land Heritage Museum Show in Jacksonville, Illinois!

We are taking two 1967 Lawn Rangers and a 1959 and 1958 RJ!

Should be a good time!

[dclarke 4,011]

Save me a spot Dave... hopefully, I won't have to work and will be able to go.

[lincolnpower38 0]

I am thinking about taking a load down with tractors and parts for sale as well as show good idea or not?? Its not far from me at all???? Any suggestions.....

[Martin 2,130]

might be able to make it saturday after all.......

not sure how many tractors will be going.......

[Martin 2,130]

well, just got home, this was a big show, tractors big and small, lots and lots of stuff to do for the whole family, this is one show the kids would never be bored at.......

we had a great time.

spent a wonderful day talking wheelhorse with the ralph brothers, lane and david and denny clarke........

i didnt spend alot of time taking pics, too busy lazing around.........

heres what i got though......

click on the pics to make them bigger.

whats that you got there round your neck, david?

the featured tractor next year is wheelhorse, other than all of us, there was only two other wheelhorses there. it would be great to have a real big redsquare showing next year, this one should be close to quite a few members on here.......

[Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125]

Looks like a good show. I might choose this as my out of town show to go to next year..

[dclarke 4,011]

I had a great time at the show yesterday, always good to hang out with Lane and David and Martin and his family. Perfect weather, we had a nice showing of horses, lots of people looking and asking questions. This show has a huge flea market with everything under the sun.

[Lane Ranger 10,472]

Ok guys David and I just got back from Jacksonville and arrived in Greencastle aroudn 6:30 PM ! We were in Jacksonvillle, Illinois from Wednesday September 26, 2012 thru today. We had a work and play week. We did a ceramic tile floor job at my daughters house in one of her bathrooms and we spent three days off and on at the Prairie Land Heritage Museum Show and Swap Meet.

I want to thank Denny Clarke and Martin, Jeanine and Kent Howard for bringing their Wheel Horse tractors as our four (two RJ's and two 1967 Lawn Rangers) made a total of nine at the show that I counted. Denny's 1958 RJ, Martin's C-125 recently completed and that great 1054 that was his first wheel horse complete restoratiuon (not so long ago -Martin!).

We enjoyed the visit with our Red Square friends and we enjoyed all the questions, comments and great interaction with the visitors to this western Illinois show that celebrated it's 43rd year!

Sunday brought a very neat group of early Corvairs out for the show!

Don't forget next year Wheel Horse will be the tractor of the year at this Show!

By the way the tile job came out very nice and we were the last Lawn and Garden tractors displayed to leave the grounds on Sunday night!

[Lane Ranger 10,472]

A couple more photos from the Jacksonville, Illinois Prairie Land Heritage Museum Show :