The annual Old Fashion Farmers Day bought out a lot of the younger generation to see what it was like back in the days of steam engines and old tractors. And the Old Fashion Farmers Day bought out some who wanted to remember what it was like . . . again. One was Bud Suits, who stood and looked over rows of old tractors, then made his way through the field to see the hit and miss engines of way back when.

Blue skies and a wonderful crowd are what made the Silk Hope Ruritan Club’s 29^th Annual Old Fashioned Farmers’ Day so successful, according to Ruritan president Johnny Johnson.

For the first time in three years, the threat of rain did not keep folks from attending the event, Johnson added.

Committees had been preparing for the event for more than three months, he continued.

In addition to the wives of club members, there were several volunteers who helped make the event possible, Johnson stated.

“We couldn’t have done it without them,” he said.

And all of their hard work paid off.

Hundreds of people attended the three-day event at the G.T. Petty Memorial grounds, which offered a variety of activities for both the young and the young at heart.

Some people traveled from as far as Morehead City and Rocky Mount to attend the event, Johnson added.

Those in attendance enjoyed an antique car exhibit, pony rides, train rides, saw milling, rock crushing, corn shredding and much more.

Several local farmers even brought their animals for all to see.

Janice Lindley brought a few of her Holstein cows and taught on-lookers how to make butter.

Jeff McLaurin brought several mules for visitors to pet.

Pigs, goats, alpaca and other farm animals could also be found throughout the grounds.