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Remember When: An old time Ponoka threshing outfit

Farming back in the day was a completely different process
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Remember When? This magnificent and extremely old photo was taken in 1904 when the Bittner and Dickau brothers of the Ponoka district rolled out the very first new steam threshing outfit in the area. Even with this noisy introduction of a new era of power, the always reliable assistance of the horse was still used for many decades. As we salute another busy season of farming, it is our sincere wish that all of your crops will be bountiful when harvest time comes around. Photo submitted

By Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye

Farming back in the day was a completely different process