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Bowles Farm Tractor Pull Results

CLEMENTS - 10/21/2008

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On Oct. 18 and 19, Bowles Farms in Clements, held a two-day stock tractor pull, in addition to everything else the entrepreneurial-minded Bowles Farms proprietor, Tommy Bowles has going on this time of year.

Listed below are the first place winners in each class for the stock tractor pull:

Class 2a:    Alfred Epp; 1950 John Deere M
Class 3        Duck Pilkerton; 1957 Ford Jubilee
Class 3a:    Duck Pilkerton; 1958 Ford 800
Class 4:    Doug McLauglin; 1942 Farmall H
Class 4a:    Paulie Guy; 1955 Oliver s-77
Class 5:    Richard Russell; 1959 Massey Ferguson 65D
Class 5a:    Paulie Guy; 1949 Oliver 88
Class 6    Paulie Guy; 1949 Oliver 88
Class 6a    Paul White; 1955 Farmall 400
Class 7    Steve Windsor;1959 Farmall 460
Class 7a    Richard Russell; 1959 Massey Ferguson 85
Class 8    Walt Neal; 1954 Farmall 400
Class 9    Paulie Guy; 1959 Oliver 990
Class 10    Zach Hill; 1959 Int'l Wheatland 560

“Its all about the family, the fun and getting kids outside,” said Bowles. “Where else can you go for only $10 and enjoy everything we have.”

During the fall, Bowles Farms has a corn maze, a petting zoo, a kiddies’ playground, and many other activities. This weekend, they will host a two day tractor pull. On Sunday, they will host a car show as well.

“We haven’t raised our prices,” said Bowles. “We want everyone to enjoy themselves and to be able to afford a good time.” Bowles went on to say that no one needs to pay for anything else once they pay for the basic admission into the farm’s ‘playground.’ “We have wagon rides, pumpkin painting and lots of fun activities for

 
everyone to enjoy.” The exception is for any concessions visitors might want to purchase while they are on the farm.

Bowles Farm is also known for hosting community service events such as a practice car fire burn for local volunteer fire departments. “They came in here and practiced rescue operations, tearing the roof off on one car for an extraction and then practiced putting out a car fire.” This past summer, Bowles Farms hosted Gov. Martin O’Malley and farmers interested in learning about farming alternatives for energy and more.

 
However, Bowles’ passion remains children. “Kids spend too much time in front of TV and on video games and computers,” said Bowles. “Our goal is to give them someplace to get outside and to learn to enjoy themselves.”

Bowles indicated that they do school tours as part of their operations and that he sees kids from all over that have never seen corn in a field, or a real cow, or goat. “We want them to learn about farming and to have fun.”

 



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