THRESHING ABOUT EDGERTON EVENT A TIME TO REVISIT MACHINES OF YORE.(BUSINESS)(CROSS COUNTY)(Column)

From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: September 6, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: John Oncken

The sun was beating down incessantly: The temperature was approaching the 90 degree mark.

Dust, smelled but unseen, was in the air. The film was visible on the shiny, antique garden tractors on display.

A cloud of black smoke hung over an array of old steam engines. Folks were brushing it out of their eyes and occasionally a hacking cough was heard.

It was a perfect day for the 51st annual reunion of the Rock River ...

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