Chapter 7 President's Report
Fall 2024
I hope you have all had a great summer with family and friends. Harvest will start for us this second week of September as I write this column. Crops are maturing quickly as it has been multiple weeks without rain. I think the early corn will be fine but the mid to later variety beans are getting paler looking and shorter by the day. The late planted corn is going downhill fast too. We had high hopes for big yields, but I think our non-irrigated corn and beans will be an average crop, not a good combination with the prices we are facing. I’m hoping your crops are healthier and you are worried about finding a place to store the overage.
Our summer 3rd qtr. meeting was held on August 17th at Andrew Tucker’s Farm and new shop, just south of Brazil Indiana. We started the event at 10 touring Andrew’s collection on this site, plus a beautiful 5488 FWA brought there by member/neighbor George Scherb. We then had a brief directors meeting at 11:00 where expiring term officers and directors were officially elected or reelected. Don Villwock was reelected president for another 2-year term, Brad Craft was reelected as a director and Gerald Phares was elected to replace retiring director Dwayne Hansford. We had a delicious carry in lunch at noon (meat, bread and drinks were provided). A short meeting at 1:00 followed. It was announced that the directors had approved the Hendricks County Fair and Antique Tractor and Machinery show in Danville Indiana as the site of the 2025 IHC Chapter 7 State Show. The Fair runs July 13-19th. Chapter 7 members can bring their tractors or IH items on the 13th for the whole fair or just on the 17th , 18th , 19th for Chapter 7’s part of the show. The annual meeting will be on the 19th, time to be announced.
The 2026 Show will be at The Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor Association Show in Portland Indiana, August 20th – 23rd . Member David Sottong reminded everyone that he plans to host a plow day on October 12 with a rain date of October 19th at 1749 S 900 W, Kempton, Indiana 46049. Watch the Chapter 7 website and Facebook page to see if the weather cooperates. David said he hopes to also pick some corn and if his little patch of cotton matures, he might get his cotton picker out. Randy Bodine we might need your Alabama gang to help with the cotton picker!!!!! We adjourned to Andrew Tucker’s south farm and museum, where he has an amazing collection of IH mounted pickers, tractors, cultivators, plows, planters and a beautiful IHC threshing machine. Thanks to Andrew and his family for hosting and sharing their wonderful collection with us. Wishing you all a bountiful, healthy and safe fall. Don Villwock
Don Villwock
812-881-8034
International Harvester Collectors of Indiana Chapter 7 Club
Some of my favorite tractors
Some of my favorite tractors
Some of my favorite tractors
Much like one's kids
Some of my favorite tractors
Some of my favorite tractors
"I love them all"
Some of my favorite tractors
"I love them all"