The Empire Field Days were held at the Rodman Lott & Sons Farm in Seneca Falls, NY. George Birkett attended Thursday, August 13th and had the following to report: It was an extremely hot and muggy day, but that sure beat the rain! Personally, I though the highlight of the show was the "big iron" demonstrations. A compilation of "whopper choppers" from John Deere, Claas, New Holland, and Kuhn, were on site for the demonstration. There seems to be something enticing about 600+ HP machines gently humming through the rows of corn. According to fellow Farm Credit employees with prior years experience, the attendance at the show was down slightly, inclement weather the two prior days may have been largely responsible. The farmers I spoke with seemed to be in good spirits, despite the current economic trend. All-in-all I would say the show was a success. The biggest hit with the crowd at our booth was definitely the rolly tractor, much interest was displayed for the miniature Claas. I look forward to the next time I have the opportunity to go see a field event of that magnitude.
