Sadie’s Take on Delaware Ohio

The Summer Harvest Festivial is arriving at the Ottawa Bota Farm this weekend and is a great way to introduce the kids to the farming techniques of yesterday.

Saturday’s schedule begins at 11 a.m. with field activities, barnyard activities kick-off at noon and continue at 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday’s activities begin at noon and continue until into the evening.

There will be numerous pieces of machinery on display during the festival:

• Tractors:Many different makes and models;
• Engines: Stationary, Hit & Miss, etc.;
• Draft Horses: Percherons and Haflingers;
• Tillage Equipment: Plows, Disks, Harrows, etc.;
• Planting: Corn Planter, Grain Drills, Wheat Drill, etc.;
• Grain Harvest: Horse-Powered Ground Hog Thresher, Binder, Reaper, Thresher, etc.;
• Corn Harvest: Binder, Husker-Shredder, Sheller, etc.;
• Mills: Stone Grist Mills, Burr Mills, etc.;
• Hay: Mower, Rake, Tedder, Hay Loader, Stationary Baler, Horse Powered Hay Press, etc.

They will also have a concession stand on site for everyone to enjoy.

Ottawa Bota Farm is located at 7585 Taway Road (between St. Rtes. 257 and 4 northwest of Delaware) in Radnor.

Should be a good time, see you soon!

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