• This behemoth of a machine is the largest single item in the Ag Museum’s collection (other than the Tiger Valley School building!). It was powered by a separate steam engine. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • The threshing machine was made by the Case Company of Racine, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • This photo shows a threshing machine, its steam engine, and the horses that drew them around the fields. (Submitted image courtesy of the Knox County Agricultural Museum)

  • The small gears and teeth of the lawn mower would make it impractical for anything but a very smooth and very short lawn. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • This Butler Township structure was built in 1881 by the Lepley family. Today, it has been reconstructed at the Ag Museum. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • The Lepley log house is open for visitors to look inside and explore. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • David Greer demonstrates an early mechanical lawn mower. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • Ag Museum board member David Greer shows off a 1946 Allis-Chalmers tractor, donated to the museum by Howard and Maxine Kidwell of Utica. The tractor was started with a tricky hand crank at the front of the engine. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

  • The Knox County Agricultural Museum will be open during the Knox County Fair. The museum houses a huge collection of items related to rural life, and is regarded as one of the finest collections of its kind. (Photo by Mark Jordan)

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