Old-fashioned farming demonstrations draw visitors from near, far

Last Sunday, April 14, Old Time Farm Days was held for the second time at the farm of Leanna and Keith Schafer, located five miles west of Odessa on S.R. 28.

The Bohnet family of Wilson Creek had put on an old-fashioned plowing event for 27 years up until two years ago. At that time Pete Nelson of Odessa and Jon and Michelle Overmyer of Davenport did not want to see the event discontinued. So they asked the Schafers if there was a place on their land where plowing demonstrations could be performed.

This year there were 10 hitched teams on the field, in groups of two, three and four horses or m...