Half Century of Progress

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Largest Flying American Flag In The World Coming To Rantoul - 2009 Half Century Of Progress will feature the world's largest flying American flag.

Welcome To Half Century of Progress IV

August 27-28-29-30, 2009
Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport - Rantoul, IL
(The Former Chanute Air Force Base)

One of the largest
vintage farm equipment festivals in America!

Hundreds of pieces of antique farm equipment will be featured in displays and demonstrations. Large areas of land will be available for field demonstrations — plowing, planting, tillage& more!

2005 - Record Breaker 60 Bottom Plow pulled
by 3 - 110 HP Case Steam Engines

Featuring ...
• Antique Farm Equipment
• Field Demonstrations
• Static Displays
• Tractor / Horse Pulls
• Tillage
• Horse Farming
• Hand Corn Shucking
• Plowing
• Planting
• Haying
• Baling
• Chopping
• Threshing
• & Much, Much More on 400 Acres of Farmland
• & over 100 Acres of Concrete

Half Century of Progress Does Not Feature Any One Make or Model.
All Makes of Farm Related Equipment Welcome.

2009 “Big Bud”

See the world’s largest wheel tractor! Big Bud 747 (produced in 1979) on display and in the field pulling ?? Watch for more details!