Jack Alcorn (President of the Jewell County Historical Society) and Delvin Hanson (Vice-President of the Jewell County Historical Society) stand in front of the wheat that was bound for the Jewell County Threshing Bee.
While the 46th annual Jewell County Threshing Bee is still a few days away, there has been lots of activity on the grounds this week. Monday a Minneapolis steam engine owned by Kurt Kochner arrived from Abilene and an engine from Phillipsburg was to arrive on Tuesday and a steam powered street roller is coming from Abilene.
Moving those old iron giants is not an easy process. Semi-trailer trucks are required along with power to move the engines. A steam engine needs about three hours to get the steam up before moving and about that long to cool down after a move or task is completed.
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