Shirktown Threshing Day

Shirktown Threshing Day was held at Big Spring Farm on 739 Spruce Rd, New Holland PA on Sat Aug 4th, 2012

A day bringing you back to the past and the "Good old days"

The Martin homestead was open for tours, bread was baking 
in the outside oven, soup was bubbling over an open fire 
and a group was demonstrating how pork scrapple is made.

This was the parking lot - as many horse buggy's as cars

Excellent food!

tractor parade

This machine turns the crank on the ice cream machine!

I wondered why so many kids wanted to ride the tractor and wagon,
 then I realized that they never have this chance - they ride in a horse
 and buggy everyday.

Sand Box for the kids filled with dried corn

Hooking the horses up to the threshing machine

 3 teams of horses were used as shuttles going to & from the parking lot

Chair Caning demonstration

It was really a fun day!  They have it every year, the first weekend in August- If you are in the area it is well worth your time.   Everything is free except for the food!

Old Family Cemetery

The Martin Family Cemetery is a small family cemetery located on Big Spring Farm in New Holland. It dated back to the 1700's.

Log Cabin

This restored log cabin is located on the Martin homestead  on Big Spring Farm in New Holland.  The farm has been bought by a group of Mennonite farmers that are restoring it back to its original state.  The property also has a museum filled with farm equipment, a restored Spring House and are currently restoring a fruit cellar.  They are open to the public twice a year.

These foals are 3 weeks old.  They will stay by their Mothers side and nurse for about 5 months before they are released to the "weanling" pasture. They will hang out with the same sex foals until they are yearlings and ready for training.