On May 14, 1985, the last IH tractor rolled off the factory line, a 5488 FWA. The metal part has IH stamped right on it, Jerry says. Developed as a Class 8 highway tractor, the Transtar 4200/4300 introduced an all-new cab that would be used for International heavy-duty trucks through 1999. Farmall was a leader in the emerging row-crop tractor segment. Location: 47 South Chestnut Street, Millville, PA. Days & Hours: Saturdays May 4 - October 7, 2018 from 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Signs identify the museum, but Jerry would like to get some on the interstate. Leesburg, FL 34748. Competing against a wide range of manufacturers, the Transtar conventional was offered in both short and long-hood configurations for both regional and long-distance shipping. After seeing almost no change since 1974, International ended production of the Cargostar (the final Loadstar-based truck). They come to you. Since the duration of production was short, IH appliances are rare today. IH made light trucks from 1907 to 1975, beginning with the Model A Auto Wagon (sometimes called the "Auto Buggy"). Attachments: blades, buckets, rippers and compaction equipment, Commercial trucks (Truck and Engine Division), Loomis, Carol J. We have tour buses coming in year round, Jerry says. Come visit this private collection of Allis Chalmers tractor models made from 1914-1957. Factory production shifted from civilian to military use a short time after International Harvester opened its Indianapolis engine works. engine, while the 1468 had 146 hp and a v8 engine. Throughout the 1960s, IH introduced new tractors and new sales techniques. The company sold its Payline division of construction equipment to Dresser Industries in 1982. On November 1, IH announced McCardell had received a $1.8 million bonus. They had not been updated since 1939 and would fail rapidly under the stress of the more powerful 60-series engines. My employees had instructions that every time a new toy came in, they were to bring me one, he says. The museum's Frick Eclipse is currently on display at the National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, PA. For millennia farming was accomplished with human and animal power. With all the tractors and equipment and other IH items in here, they can see the heritage that I come from. FC, Read about whatsplanned for the Farmall-Land museum this year: Farmall-Land Museum Announces 2009 Features.. 320-468-6474. Part of the museums collection of IH lawn and garden tractors. In June 1937, International Harvester began constructing a $4,000,000 plant. [citation needed] The truck and engine divisions remained and in 1986, Harvester changed the corporate name to Navistar International Corporation, having sold the International Harvester name to Tenneco. In 1979, IH introduced two all-new tractors: the 3388 and 3588, known as the 2+2 4WD line. [2] As of May 2008, it was the fourth-longest strike of national importance ever held by the UAW. Manufactured in an era before tractors needed a lot of bells and whistles, the 1206 is a stout tractor with a really nice white paint scheme and a lot of horsepower, he says, and not much could go wrong with it. The International Harvester Plant was located at 5565 Brookville Road. A few of the 1,000 farm toys in the Farmall-Land museum. Avoca, Iowa, was an open territory, Jerry says, which meant there werent any dealers for a range of six to 12 miles around.. In 1947, the smallest tractor in the Farmall line was introduced, the Cub. A five-ton 66 version was to follow with three major variants the Truck Cargo 5 Ton with winch F1[43] which replaced the Mk3 in Vietnam service. Jerry with his fathers F-20, the tractor that got him to start thinking about a museum. [35] Distinguished by top-mounted windshield wipers, the Transtar II standardized the previous raised-cab option, as the previous 852 cubic-inch Detroit Diesel 12V71 V12 was replaced by some of the largest-displacement engines ever fitted to a road-going vehicle, including the Cummins KTA diesel I6 (1,150 cubic inches) and the Caterpillar 3408 diesel V8 (1,099 cubic inches). Along with the Farmall and Cub Cadet tractors, International was also known for the Scout and Travelall vehicle nameplates. October 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th, 2022. Selling for $545 in 1947, the Cub proved extremely popular and its design continued largely unchanged mechanically until 1979. Its brands included McCormick, Deering, and later McCormick-Deering, as well as International. At its 1977 launch, the S-series was introduced to replace the Fleetstar, with lighter-duty models phased in to replace the Loadstar during 1979. Several close-ups can be seen in Season 8, Episode 17, "TOW The Tea Leaves. "It's time we want to do some other things and travel," he said. A year later, the 3788 was introduced. [11] Between 1911 and 1914, 862 were built. Its brands included McCormick, Deering, and later McCormick-Deering, as well as International. These are six highlights from over 150 years of tractor and farming history. This increased balance and ride. International Harvester traces its roots to the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, an entity that built agricultural reapers, and would eventually merge . Darrell and Kevin Darst have an amazing International Harvester museum in Madison, Missouri. Posted on January 26, 2019 by admin. Together with his brother Leander J. McCormick, he moved to Chicago in 1847 to be closer to the Midwestern grain fields and founded the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. In 1963, IH introduced the 73hp (54kW) 706 and 95hp (71kW) 806 tractors. [11] These tractors had varied success but the trend going into the mid-1910s was toward "small" and "cheap". 2WD Rear PTO: 540 Loader: Yes IHC 584 Utility Tractor w/ IH 2250 Loader, 2WD, Diesel, 60 HP, Power Steering, 3 Point, 540 PTO, 1 Rear Hyd. Undoubtedly one of the most well known and visited IH collections in the world! International Harvester has a long-standing history in the city of Fort Wayne, producing the first trucks at the local plant in 1923 and going on to roll more than a million off the assembly line. The F2 a tipper version[44] that replaced the International Harvester AB160 "teaspoon Tipper"[45] in both Vietnam and Borneo theatres of operations. [25], IH also purchased attachments for the tractor range from Isaacson, including logging arches and dozer blades. A computer monitoring system (Sentry) was developed, and IH became the first manufacturer to add a computer to a farm tractor. July 1-3, 2021. He has a beet picker in front of the museum, along with several implements. [50], International Harvester Mquinas S.A. was established with Brazilian government support as part of a project to develop a vehicle industry there. This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library. Rolling Hills Greenhouse Implement & Museum. The roots of International Harvester run to the 1830s, when Virginia inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick perfected his version of a horse-drawn reaper, which he field-demonstrated in 1831 and for which he received a patent in 1834. For model year 1939, Raymond Loewy created the Farmall "letter series" (A, B, BN, C, H, and M) and the McCormick-Deering "standard series" (W-4, W-6, and W-9). [30] The Auto Wagon was renamed the Motor Truck in 1910, and was a forerunner to the successful modern pickup truck. He was hired by the state of Illinois to set up the Illinois River Correctional Center, a prison that opened just west of Canton in 1989. In early 1951, the United States Army through the Springfield Armory contracted International Harvester to produce M1 rifles, and from 1953 to 1956 IH produced 337,623 rifles in total, according to the Army Ordnance Department. Following the introduction of Farmall, several similarly styled "F Series" models were introduced while the original design continued to be produced as the "Regular.". . The driver sat well ahead of the rear axle and the fuel tank was mounted behind the cab over the rear axle. 66 Photos - Click To View. On February 1, 1974, at 9:00 am, the five-millionth tractor came off the assembly line at the Farmall Plant in Illinois. International Harvester Truck Co. [31], Corresponding with the truck "letter lines" was the Metro line of step (delivery) vans. Title: International Harvester Company Corporate Archives Central File Inclusive Dates: 1819-1998 Creator: International Harvester Company; Call Number: McCormick Mss 6Z; M92-006; M93-210; M95-063; M95-262; M96-125; M97-123; M2000-017; M2001-125; M2001-130; M2001-137; M2002-181; Audio 1666A Quantity: 919.1 c.f. Model: 584. During World War II, the plant made engines to power military vehicles for the United States Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. In 1958 the TD-20 crawler was introduced.[17]. Farm equipment everywhere - stay safe on the roads. The company's first important tractors were the 10-20 and 15-30 models. Their products came onto the market just as the development of railroads offered wide distribution to distant territories. In the 1980s all divisions were sold off except for International Trucks, which changed its parent company name to Navistar International . . Later on, IH courted the farmer's wife with kitchen refrigerators available in the latest designer styles. The Cub Cadet line was sold to MTD Products in 1981. The museum will be at the former . In July 1958, IH launched a major campaign to introduce a new line of tractors, the 60 series. Starting in 1938 and manufactured through 1975, the Metro series was produced and updated with each iteration of IH's truck lines. The plant would produce engines for International trucks and employ 3,000 workers. Stew Paquette's International Harvester Museum Auction - Late Model Tractors & Trucks. Although based upon truck chassis, IH also became the leading manufacturer of the chassis portion of body-on-chassis conventional (type C) school buses. One of my future projects is to write down where each one of those came from. Navistar International Corporation continues to manufacture medium- and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, and engines under the International brand name.[10]. Amongst a variety of attachment solutions Bucyrus-Erie made a range of cable and hydraulically operated blades which fitted International-Harvester track type tractors. in U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Other innovations included a "Z" shift pattern, an 18-speed synchronized transmission, a forward air-flow cooling system which sucked air from above the hood and blew it out the front grille, "Power Priority" three-pump hydraulic system, color-coded hydraulic lines and controls, and a new rear-hitch system. [16], IH would sell 38,000 TD-18 series tractors between 1938 and 1958. October 23rd & 24th, 2020. Parlin & Orendorff (P&O Plow) and Chattanooga Plow were purchased in 1919. In 1932, IH produced their first diesel engine for the McCormick-Deering TD-40 crawler. 2019 Surrey Santa Parade of Lights gallery 1 December 2, 2019 2016 Truck Show & Shine Especially desirable are the diesel-powered MD, WD-6, and WD-9's. Throughout its existence International Harvester was headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In 1972, the Paystar 5000 series was introduced, replacing the 210/230 and M-series trucks (dating to 1952). The ACCO was discontinued in November 2019 and replaced by a locally built European designed ACCO, under the ownership of Iveco. National Auction, Larned, KS. When I served in the armed forces my rifle didnt say IH, though, because if it had, I would have noticed it.. October 12th - Early Model Tractors and Select Implements. These products were introduced in 1947 and sold for less than 10 years. A few of the museum's showpieces from Navistar include the 1831 Reaper. One of IH's suppliers, a company named Heil Earthmovers, manufactured a range of scrapers called 'Heiliners. Its controls face the rear, so the operator generally used the machine backward. Although best known for farm equipment, IH produced home appliances for farmers and nonfarmers alike. . In spite of an unusually very wet spring, time seems to be flying by. Darrell is the editor of the International Harvester club publication Harvester Highlights and he and his wife Kevin have been collecting for decades. They came with a little pink wagon, too., Other exhibits include IH gas engines, displays of literature and old wrenches. These were the 'friction-drive' models and were available in 10,12,15 and 20 HP capacity. Three Army-Navy E awards for excellence in production were bestowed on the employees of the Indianapolis facility. Illinois in 1854. Online Auction VIEW ONLINE CATALOG. Union members became increasingly irate over these measures and in the spring of 1979, IH prepared to face a strike. Today theyve found a home. I sold my 66 Thrasher truck to my neighbor so it would be out . The ACCO became the most popular product of International Harvester in Australia. Other diesel engines of this era were difficult to start in cold weather and using gasoline allowed the engine to thoroughly warm up first. The 130hp (97kW) 4166 4WD was also introduced. Having turned 80 last month, Mez has closed the museum for good Sept. 27. This ended an era that began with the first Farmall "Regular" back in 1924. It was formed from the 1902 merger of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering Harvester Company and three smaller manufactures: Milwaukee; Plano; and Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner (manufacturers of Champion brand). Long before the Milwaukee plant became a part of an international conglomerate, it was Milwaukee Harvestera local operation specializing in twine binders, mowers and harvesters. Both could be equipped with air conditioning, heat, and AM-FM radios. Bidding Ends: Tuesday Oct 11. 1902 ". Ohio Crawford County Antique Farm Equipment Museum. Overly conservative management and a rigid policy of in-house promotion tended to stifle new management strategies and technical innovation. One of the most unique vehicles IH produced was this issue's 1938 three-door, eight-passenger woody wagon. In 1968, International redesigned the Fleetstar, adopting the cab of the Light Line pickups. For some of them I really have no idea what kind of IH machine they were used on, but all of them have the logo., The museum also contains a room with IH refrigeration items, a source of nostalgia for Jerry. The V-549 was installed in many of the trucks manufactured at the Fort Wayne IHC Heavy Duty Truck Plant. A visual comparison of an old International Harvester logo and a new one as shown on the cover of "The Corporate Mark." RECORD DETAILS; Image ID: 4277: Creation Date: circa 1970: Creator Name: International Harvester Company: City: Chicago: County: State: Illinois: Collection Name: McCormick - International Harvester: Genre: Print: Original . Restoration was an ongoing process as Jerry built the collection. The company enjoyed financial success through much of the 1880s and 1890s. Dad always waited for the end of the school day to deliver refrigeration items, he says, chuckling at the memory. Springfield's history and International Harvester's history have been entwined from the early days of its roots with Whiteley, Fassler, and Kelly and Warder, Bushnell and Glessner all the way . Significant moves included the purchase of the Frank G Hough company [20] which produced an iconic machine called a PayLoader,[21] and the purchase of French company Yumbo, which produced hydraulic excavators.[22]. It was purchased by Fairbanks-Morse Company in 1937 and by Columbia College in 1975. It sponsored the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival. SUCCESSES AND INDUSTRY FIRSTS: INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER 1940-1980, Ten Agricultural Inventions that Changed the Face of Farming in America. These new tractors proved once again that IH was innovative. 5350 University Avenue '[23], Rather than spend money on R&D and enter the market at a later date, in 1953 IH bought Heil's road machinery division, incorporating a range of motor and towed scrapers.[24]. The following year, International Harvester sold its agricultural division, and with only its truck and engine division remaining, the company changed its name to Navistar International in 1986. Two of his Model 60 pedal tractors are unusual: He has a pink Model H and a pink M. When Ertl made them, the parts manager asked if I wanted one for my collection, he recalls. Year 2021. [19], Also produced were twine, stationary engines and wagons. For 1969, International introduced the final version of the Emeryville model line, with the DC-400 Transtar 400 replacing the D-400. The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated by IHC, IH, or simply International was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household equipment, and more. One online source describes a visit to the museum as a history lesson because the couple, Darrell and Kevin, have a story to go with each item. Aumann Auctions. The series included the first-of-its-kind six-cylinder 460 and 560 tractors. By the time the Indianapolis Truck & Engine Works closed in 2009, nearly 10,000,000 engines had been produced at the factory powering trucks, buses, farm tractors, combines, stationary engines, generators, air compressors, runway sweepers, pick-up trucks, and Scout SUVs. Unfortunately just a year later, these models were recalled due to final drive component failures. In 1962, IH offered the International Harvester Loadstar which became the premier medium-duty truck. We met Darrell at our very first Red Power Round Up in 2014 at the State Fair Grounds in Huron, South Dakota. The house was described as a two-story brick with thirteen rooms and large bay windows of French plate glass. Fidelity Farm was a showplace and the home of a large, interesting, and long-lived family. Some customers lost faith in IH and migrated to John Deere's New Generation of Power tractors introduced in 1960. The work convinced him he should become an IH dealer. After the Light Line pickups and Travelall were discontinued in 1975, the Scout Traveler and Terra became available, both with a longer wheelbase than a standard Scout II. These tractors were the result of taking two 1086 rear ends and hooking them together with a transfer case. In 1978, IH offered the International Harvester S-Series, which replaced the Loadstar in 1979. The TD-40, the first of IH's heavy-equipment crawlers, was suited for a wide range of environments. Sunday 1 PM 4PM, Copyright 2023 Irvington Historical Society, Order Walking in the Founders Footsteps: Sigma Gamma Rho. In 1957, to celebrate IH's golden anniversary as a truck manufacturer, this was replaced by the new A line. The original payloader model was literally a tractor which had forks welded to the front. They jog my memory about a lot of good old times. The toy area, he says, is one of his favorite parts of the museum. Ertl 1/16 Case Ih International Harvester Magnum 8950 Ce Fwa Tractor Ertl 1/16 Case Ih International Harvester Maxxum 5250 Mfd Tractor With Loader Search The International Harvester Company . While no longer serving as a comprehensive model range, the Loadstar shared its cab with the A-series pickup truck (and its derivatives); as a cowled chassis, the Loadstar was produced for bus use (the IHC Schoolmaster). After he pressed for more concessions from the United Auto Workers, a strike was called on November 2, 1979. For most of the twentieth century, International Harvester (IH) was one of the leading industrial corporations in the United States; its operations were concentrated in Chicago and its suburbs. In 1972, the 666 replaced the long-running 656, the 150hp (110kW) 1568 V-8 replaced the 1468, and the 160hp (120kW) 1566 and the 163hp (122kW) 4366 4WD were introduced. It could be equipped with a fan and heater. The reaper sold well, partially as a result of savvy and innovative business practices. 321main@gmail.com . IH was the first tractor manufacturer to accomplish this. June 23-25, 2022. Turns out it was the best-selling pedal tractor we ever had, because grandfathers and fathers could finally buy something for their daughters and granddaughters, too. One of Jerrys favorite tractors in the museum is this IH 4300 in construction colors. IH over the years used a number of brand names to market their tractor and harvesting products: Along with the prominent tractor division, IH also sold several different types of farm-related equipment, such as balers, cultivators, combines (self-propelled and pull behind), combine heads, corn shellers, cotton pickers, manure spreaders, hay rakes, crop dusters, disk harrows, elevators, feed grinders, hammer mills, hay conditioners, milking machines, planters, mills, discs, plows, and miscellaneous equipment. Information. Along with the Farmall and Cub Cadet tractors, International was also known for the Scout and Travelall vehicle nameplates. Although no new sales records were set, IH sold a respectable number of these tractors during their short production time. While Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on much of Florida last week, Paquette's Historical International Farmall Museum was sparedthough not for long. Following the merger, tractor production at Farmall Works ceased in 1985. Phone: 570-971-3232. Portions of the collection will rotate, including more specialized tractors, allowing a new experience for repeat visitors. Dedicated to the Preservation of Vintage Farm Equipment, International Harvester Museum Brought to Life. [15] For 1941 the MD model was introduced as the first row crop diesel-powered tractor; over a decade later, IH's largest competitor, John Deere, introduced a diesel option on their row crop models. The new hours are Thursday - Saturday 9-3. Lets Talk Rusty Iron: U.S. farmers faced high farm mortgages and big debts even before the Great Depression began, and the stock market crash and dust storms only made it worse. The International Harvester Collection was acquired by Museum Victoria from International Trucks Pty Ltd in 1992. The Scout 80, 800, and the second-generation Scout II were available as two-door trucks with a removable hard top with options of a full-length roof, half-cab . In 1917, it was larger than General Electric, Ford, or General Motors, and as large as all its farm implement competitors combined (four times the size of Deere). Its added to the museum quite a bit.. One thought on " International Harvester / McCormick-Deering, est. [20], In the early 1950s contractors worldwide began using motor scrapers as a means of shifting dirt. That is equal to more than $71,000,000 today. The Mk3, Mk4, F1, F2 and F5 saw service until the late 1980s. Case New Holland Inc. loaned this International 5488 all-wheel drive tractor to the Mez museum for display during the 2009 season. Illinois, along with 1,400 jobs. Shows 1,536 Hours on the Hour Meter, But Not Guaranteed to be Accurate. This machine, produced at East Moline, Illinois, was the first generation of over 30 years of Axial-Flow combines. Engines used have been Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, Perkins, Neuss or GMC with Road-Ranger or Allison transmissions and Rockwell differentials. By 1967, over 100,000 models 706, 806, and 1206 were built. Farmall-Land Museum Announces 2009 Features. 1960-1971 210 in service as tow truck (export). It was courted by a number of other states hoping to entice the growing business into . In 1902, J.P. Morgan merged the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and Deering Harvester Company, along with three smaller . If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine. The plant took 75 acres of the Fidelity Farm and the house was razed. I started saving tractors with an F-20 35 years ago, because my father told me I should keep one of those old F-20s to show people what he did when he first came to Avoca in 1943. Also produced were compost shredders, rotary tillers, Cadet garden tractors, and power washers. In 1903 a factory was built at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. These new models included the 65hp (48kW) 656, 76hp (57kW) 756, the 101hp (75kW) 856, and the 116hp (87kW) 1256. In the 1920s, it developed the Farmall design. Many technology-related innovations were used in the new series. . This was done to clear inventory for the forthcoming Pro Ag Line. . Advertisement for the Frick farm engine, 1878. Theyre all in the museum now, fully restored, he says, 175 red tractors and Cadets, all different variations. 05 October 2022. . The "ice cream box" cab was still an option. Renamed the Fleetstar-A, the redesign marked the consolidation of the Fleetstar with the previous R-line and V-line trucks. This relatively simply built workhorse, an International 1206, is Jerry Mezs favorite tractor. N 40 40.896 W 089 36.197. . Coming to you this Fall! Jerry likes the IH 1206 so much that he had a miniature one built. The most common were pickup trucks. Mindy Ward. From farm collectibles to gas station signs to a re-created dentist's office, "Grandpa's Place" has it all. Under his direction, Fidelity Farm was known for its prize Jersey cattle and boasted a race track used to exercise horses. The diversification of the agricultural tractor range into genuine construction equipment whetted appetites for further expansion. Sale Type. IH purchased the blades range from Bucyrus-Erie in the 1950s and absorbed these into its machinery division. CB P86774 MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY Chicago, Illinois HARVESTER FARM - The International Harvester Co. presents a life-size replica of the headquarters section of a typical 160-acre, fully-mechanized Midwest farm. 1971 marked the end of the "Emeryville" product lines, as the DC-400 Transtar 400 was replaced by the Transtar 4200/4300. Following the early success with the Auto Buggy, International released their K and KB series trucks in the mid-1940s. Posted by: BruceS. The biggest project we had was a 340 that had been burned up in a fire. Darrell and Kevin Darst are well known in the International Harvester community! October 13th - Memorabilia, Signs, Toys & More. Only 36 were made, Jerry says (some references put that number at 40). [37] While less comprehensive than the product ranges of the 1930s to the 1950s, the S-series product line included medium-duty, heavy-duty, severe-service, and highway trucks (along with a new generation of the Schoolmaster bus chassis) from the Class 5 to Class 8 size ranges. In 1957 power was increased in some models and the 230 Utility was introduced. Between 1956 and 1982 IH developed and sold a range of off-road dump trucks, which were known commercially as 'PayHaulers'. After a stint in the armed services and college, Jerry came back to Avoca to work at the family business, Avoca Implement Co., and eventually take it over from his father. IH also released the "60 series 2+2s" and planned on making the "Super 70 series" 2+2s, but only a handful of these exist today. $ 12.95 Quick View IH Farmall Sales & Service Metal Sign. With the body loosely based upon the design of cab 13 of the Canadian Military Pattern truck, the first prototype built in 1959 was the International Truck Cargo .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 Ton General Service, Australian No.1 Mk1. USED. In 1971, IH introduced the 66 series line. The Memphis Works plant was closed. During this period, 75 percent of the workers were women. 1937 International Harvester D-40 Truck. [5] In 1946 IH acquired a defense plant in Louisville, Kentucky, which was adapted for production of the Farmall A, B, and the new 340 tractors. range of trucks were produced until 1973. The International Harvester Building at 1301-1309 Southwest Washington Street, built 1914 with a circa 1925 addition, is significant as one of the few remaining important, physical remnants from . History. He mentioned that the headquarters of IH used to be at 180, then 401, N. Michigan. Frank Hough was the man who invented the concept and Hough's company worked closely with IH until it was purchased in 1952. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-99410 or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6382 (TDD). Giving it authenticity are its fields with agricultural machines in simulated operation, fully-equipped and modern farm . 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