For the 77th time, Rush County’s annual “steam show” will soon entertain visitors from near and far. This year’s event runs from Thursday, July 31, to Sunday, Aug. 3, at Caldwell Pioneer Acres, just ...

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Steam engines are powered by water, coal or wood — and are used to power various machines like saw mills. The reunion show is becoming more about educating younger generations each year.

Steam engines were the main power for threshing machines until the 1930s, when gasoline-powered tractors took over the landscape. The last steam thresher to operate in Rollag was put to rest in 1937.

This year's show will feature oat threshing by steam, gasoline, and horsepower. A Keck-Gonnerman steam engine will power a Keck-Gonnerman threshing machine.

"The farmers would pull together, go from farm to farm with steam engine threshing machines. Harvest the wheat and thresh it off all together," said thresher Jim Lashaway.

A Corn Hole Tournament is set for 6-10 p.m. in the truck room, and at 6:30 p.m. is the Truck and Tractor Pull in the track area. The Steam Engine Spark Show will be held at 9 p.m. in the track area.

Many steam engines, gas tractors, and threshing machines from the Ruble estate are scheduled to be auctioned for Sept. 7-10. A number of them will also remain at Heritage Park.

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