Just as surely as lightning bugs, cicadas and warm weather sweep the plains during summer months, so do rural folks gather to enjoy food, fellowship and the demonstration of old-time farm equipment.
Ken Stein of rural Hastings, Neb., owns this restored 1915 Huber steam-powered traction engine.
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Note: This is the first in a three-part series of articles about how antique steam engines helped transform the Great Plains into America’s breadbasket.
