will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/segment/pf1998-11-12-a WILL Public Media, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Series Segment Agriculture/Agribusiness, Antiques/Collectibles, Automotive, Illinois Culture/History, Bement, WILL Custom Prairie Fire Subject Headings On his farm south of Bement, Ray Walsh’s collection of old tractors tells the story of how farming has changed over the years. Fifty old tractors he has restored to working order make up a kind of mini-museum of farming history, says WILL-TV’s Alison Davis, who visits Walsh in the season premiere of Prairie Fire. “He held on to a lot of old tractors he farmed with in the 1950s, but his collection really got started when he bought a tractor like the one his dad used in the 1920s,”  Davis said. Walsh travels around the country to compete in tractor pulls, and on his travels, he always has his eye out for old tractors. As he describes the tractors in his collection, viewers get a glimpse of what farming was like years ago. “Walsh remembers the days before tractors had cabs when farmers were outside exposed to the elements all day long,” said Davis. “The corn and bean dust caused breathing problems for a lot of farmers, including Walsh. So tractors have not only gotten more convenient and efficient, they’ve also gotten a lot safer.” Abstract Magazine PBCore Genre Picklist Is Part Of http://will.illinois.edu/prairiefire/episode/pf1998-11-12 Illinois, Indiana Spatial Intermediate (grades 7-9)|High School (grades 10-12)|Primary (grades 1-6)|College|Post Graduate|General Education|General TV-G Alison Davis Producer WILL-TV, University of Illinois Copyright Holder Publisher © 2009 University of Illinois 1998-11-12T14:45:00-06:00 1998-11-12T14:45:00-06:00 video/x-pn-realvideo http://willmedia.will.uiuc.edu/ramgen/pf1998-11-12-a.rv Moving Image RealSystems Real Media 9 46534 00:07:13 eng pf1998-11-12-a.rv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1998-11-12T14:45:00-06:00 1998-11-12T14:45:00-06:00 video/mp4 http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/mpeg4/pf1998-11-12-a.mp4 Moving Image MPEG video MPEG-4 00:07:13 eng pf1998-11-12-a.mp4 WILL Public Media, University of Illinois 1998-11-12T14:45:00-06:00 1998-11-12T14:45:00-06:00 video/x-flv http://willmedia.atlas.uiuc.edu/flash/pf1998-11-12-a.flv Moving Image Flash Video Flash Media 8 00:07:13 eng pf1998-11-12-a.flv WILL Public Media, University of Illinois