Pulling his weight

Bryan Pence of Aberdeen takes part in an antique tractor pull Sept. 6 in Andover at James Valley Threshing Show. With his 1948 Case model DC Pence pulled a distance of 172.74 feet. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Clayton Larson guides a log through a saw blade in the Harold Brown Family Sawmill Sept. 6 at the James Valley Threshing Show in Andover. The sawmill has been operating during the show every year since 2013. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Abram Edin, age four, son of Colt and Stacey Edin from Esko, MN waits for the parade to start on the back of a steam powered tractor Sept. 6 at the James Valley Threshing Show in Andover. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Erik Smith of Watertown operates a steam engine used to run a saw mill Sept. 6 at the James Valley Threshing Show in Andover. The annual show was first held in 1974 with it’s 51st edition taking place Sept. 5-7. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Marie McClintic of Groton turns wool thread into a two-ply yarn on her spinning wheel during the James Valley Threshing Show Sept. 6. McClintic said she got her first spinning wheel in the 1970s but had been working with wool most of her life, even passing on her hobby to her daughter and grandkids. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee