Old-Time Farming Days planned for April

DAVENPORT – Farming is the backbone of every country.

And organizers of the upcoming Old-Time Farming Days want people to understand the importance of farming and ranching.

Old-Time Farming Days are planned for April 16-17 across the road from the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on state Highway 26 west of Colfax and for May 14-15 at the Tom Scharff farm, a couple miles east of Davenport at 42601 Four Corners Road East.

The annual Vintage Threshing Bee is also planned for Sunday, Sept. 4, at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds.

“We want everybody to come out,” co-organizer Eric Reiber said.

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