Episode 320 - Colorful Caravan   addthis
Ferndale, California is a small town that celebrates Christmas in a BIG way.  Every year this small dairy farm community of some two thousand people holds a very colorful holiday parade.  No fancy floats here, however. That’s because farmers in the area decorate their farm equipment with thousands of lights for a unique caravan down Main Street.  It’s a parade you won’t see anywhere else and it brings joy to participants and onlookers alike.

 

  

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The first engine powered farm tractors used steam for propulsion and were introduced way back in 1868. Known as "traction" engines, gasoline powered models were developed in 1887. "Traction engine" became "tractors" and the name stuck.

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California Farm Bureau Federation
California Department of Food and Agriculture

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The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Farm Credit, and the United Soybean Board make presentation of America's Heartland possible.
American Farm Bureai Foundation for Agriculture            Farm Credit           United Soybean Board


Additional production and promotion assistance is provided by
The American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Cotton Council, U.S. Grains Council,
National Association of Wheat Growers, and the National FFA Organization.

 

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