The importance of timber to the rural economy, bees to the country’s ecology and the impact of WW1 on the nation’s history, will all be covered at this year’s Fife Farming Heritage Show.
Being held at Kilmaron, Cupar, on Sunday, June 4, the show is in-keeping with the organisers, Fife Vintage Agricultural Machinery Club’s ongoing theme of crops and produce from Scotland.
Forestry and honey production fall under the spotlight this year. Displays and demonstrations will help tell the story of the timber crop with several items of timber machinery being put to work as well as Scotland’s largest collection of chain saws.
Timber use during WWI led to the formation of the Forestry Commission and the effect of this on the country will be illustrated with information and photographs, as well as a display of vehicles from the period.
The organisers aim to highlight the centenary of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland’s three tractor trials held in October, 1917, at sites near Cramond, in Edinburgh; Blackhill, Glasgow; and Scone, near Perth.
Again from last year, one of the biggest ever gatherings (pardon the pun) of vintage spinner tattie diggers
Examples of tractors that took part will be on show, alongside the first two Fowler BB1 steam ploughing engines ordered by the UK government to help the ploughing up campaign.
One of them was driven by Lloyd George out of the Steam Plough Works, in Leeds, in 1918.
Several beekeepers will show how important bees are to our ecology and how honey is produced.
The event will also mark the centenary of the creation of the Scottish Women’s Rural Institute.
Heavy horses, steam and stationary engines, vintage and classic tractors and farm machinery, motor cycles and cars of all makes sizes and ages will fill the field.
There will also be a chance to win a 1938 Allis Chalmers Model B tractor as the event, which is part of Open Farm Sunday, is fundraising through its raffle for Poppy Scotland.
A large entry of Case, Ford and Massey Ferguson tractors will mark the 175th, 100th and 60th anniversaries of each respective make. Many other rare and unusual machines will also be on parade.
New features include a car boot sale on the Saturday before the main event, while on the Sunday there is a new class to encourage youngsters into the vehicle preservation hobby, via a class for pedal tractors with their entries accepted on the day.
The event starts at 10.30am.
The North American built Parrett tractor, marketed as the Clydesdale over here, takes part in the first 1917 HASS tractor trial at East Craigs, Crammond
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