February 28, 2018
Smithsonian & “Gathering of the Green” Celebrate 100 Years of John Deere Tractors
Submitted by Ken Reese
A Waterloo Boy tractor will be on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and also at the March 21-24, 2018 Gathering of the Green conference in Davenport, Iowa. The Gathering’s got more – see the John Deere All-Wheel Drive tractor, the 4th “D” an experimental “A”, a working windmill, a restored Model 55 combine, a machine shed full of antiques, an early farm house, lawn & garden tractors, snowmobiles and much more.
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- Waterloo Boy 3J
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- John Deere (Dain) All-Wheel Drive Tractor with cultivator, undated (probably taken in 1918), (field)
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- Waterloo Boy N operating 52 inch wood saw on farm of J.P. Fay near Waterloo, Iowa, April 1920.
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- Waterloo Boy N with double disks and Dunham culti-packer, July 1918
This multidimentional conference also offers admirers of John Deere antique two-cylinder and New Generation tractors and implements an opportunity to attend 60+ restoration-related technical and historical workshops, shop the huge vendor hall with 70+ vendors focusing on everything John Deere, enjoy outstanding evening speakers, attend a fun auction and partake in the ending banquet.
GATHERING OF THE GREEEN — March 21-24, 2018
RiverCenter, 136 E 3rd St., Davenport, IA
Come for the entire conference – Register online at www.gatheringofthegreen.com
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Come for one or two days (best March 22, 23 or 24)
March 22 & 23: 8 am to 9:pm March 24: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$10 per day. Register and pay at the door.
For complete conference information go to: www.gatheringofthegreen.com
Questions — Call/text: (563) 845-3298 or E-mail: Info@gatheringofthegreen.com
Directions & Parking: Go to www.riverctr.com – Scroll down to About Us, click on Directions & Parking
Take a minute to watch this YouTube video. Copy and paste this link into your browser or click on the address:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AHtSLv4WfM&feature=em-subs_digest
This premier event is dedicated to John Deere admirers and Quad City area residents are invited to see history in action.Go to www.gatheringofthegreen.com/. Go to YouTube and search Gathering of the Green.
Come to the best antique John Deere show in the John Deere world. You won’t be disappointed!.
