Fort Allen Farm Equipment Association continues event showcasing skills, trades and history

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Wayne Kelley of East Huntingdon helps out with a project in the blacksmith shop during Hammer In & Plow Days at the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association in East Huntingdon on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

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A man operates an Allis-Chalmers HD6 in the field during Hammer In & Plow Days at the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association in East Huntingdon on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

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A McCormick Farmall 200 tractor is displayed with other vintage machinery during Hammer In & Plow Days at the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association in East Huntingdon on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

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Seen through the steering wheel of a tractor, people check out a John Deere as another walks along the grounds of the Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association in East Huntingdon during Hammer In & Plow Days at the Fort Allen on Saturday, May 3, 2025.

The Fort Allen Farm Equipment Association’s annual Hammer-In and Plow Days continues Sunday at the association’s demonstration site near West Overton Village in East Huntingdon.

The event aims to educate visitors and give them a taste of skills, trades and history.

There is old-fashioned farm equipment on display, including plows, tractors and cultivators, as well as activities for children. The association has long supported education and awareness of traditional farming techniques.

The kitchen opens at 7 a.m. and there will be a saw mill and buzz saw demonstrations at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. along with a shingle mill demonstration and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

There will be a tractor parade at 1 p.m.

Ongoing events include blacksmith demonstrations, hit-and-miss engine displays, free kids’ activities and a variety of vendors.