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Atkinson Vintage Farm Show features garden tractors

Beth Welbers
Geneseo Republic
Some of the early garden tractors are replicas of their hard working namesakes.
A row of vintage garden tractors, with a hit-and-miss engine at the end.
Minne Mo's mini me sits next to it at the Atkinson Vintage Farm Equipment show September 18.

Lawn and garden tractors run a wide gamut of manufacturers and looks.  The best place to see that was the Atkinson Vintage Farm Equipment Show Saturday September 18.  Besides vintage garden tractors, a display of primitives and antique farm implements were on display.  Numerous antique and vintage tractors were also  parked under the shade trees, making for a pleasant afternoon of viewing Illinois farming history.