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I also liked the early June date, but Friday was like a ghost town. So bad that I went and re-checked to make sure Friday was included in the show dates. The most action I seen was 2 or 3 logs at the sawmill, one engine plowing and one tractor testing its horsepower. The rest of the steam engines were all parked in a group doing nothing more than boiling water. It was also a very hot day for what is mainly an older crowd of people... I hope Saturday brought in more people as I know that show has been hurting in the past. They have plenty to see (large collection), but by the sounds of it not enough people to do the work. And Sundays are never good at steam/threshing shows, by the time the parade is over, everyone packs up and heads home after having spent 2 or 3 days at the showgrounds.

Last year was my first year at Jordan (Scott-Carver) and the first day we went was pretty much cancelled from a storm and when we went back on Sunday, it was only the volunteers left by afternoon and they were pitching as fast as they could to get the racks emptied and put away in storage.