Patrick Ranch Museum10381 Midway betweenChico and Durham

530 892-1525 Far West Heritage Association

Steward of the Patrick Ranch Museum

10381 Midway | Durham, CA 95938 | 530 342-4359www.patrickranchmuseum.org

Visit us at www.patrickranchmuseum.org

Welcome!You are stepping back a century to experience the life and times of the residents of the small farming

communities that dotted the North Valley. We hope you’ll have an experience to remember!

At the Patrick Ranch Country Faire & Threshing Bee you will:

• Witness the evolution of farming practices that have provide bread for our tables

• Be thrilled by the sights and sounds of primitive antique tractors and threshing machines

• Be awed by the magnificent draft horses and• Be impressed by the hardworking men and

women as they harvest the wheat!

Mission The Patrick Ranch Museum aims to preserve and

interpret the agricultural history of the Sacramento Valley and provide enrichment for all ages through

education about our rural past.

Through a combination of rural artifacts, living history, first-person interpretation, hands-on

demonstrations, and self-directed exploration, visitors to the Patrick

Ranch discover what it would have

been like to work on an early farm in Butte County.

Country Faire & Threshing Bee Banner SponsorsAgri Electric

Alternative Energy SystemsAVAG Flying Service

Bird Haven RanchChico Electric

Chico Farm & OrchardChico Party Rentals

Bob & Susan DonohueDurham Pump

Golden State Farm CreditGorrill Ranch Enterprises

Heritage InsurancePete & Jan Holman

Koehnen & SonsLeland, Schultz, Morrissey & Knowles

Limberg Family

Meline FarmsR.C. Meline OrchardsMeltonDesignGroupMessenger ConstructionM.J.B. Welding Supply, Inc.North Valley AG ServicesNorth Valley Tree ServicePro Pacific ProduceS & S EnterprisesEmmett SkinnerSohnrey & Son Family FarmSun Power AlternativesThomas Manufacturing Co.Vintage Iron Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Assoc.

The KoehnensBrusie’s Funeral Home

DeAnna HolmanPete Holman

Dax KimmelshueDurham Park & Recreation District

Far West Heritage AssociationIn Tents Events

MJB Welding Supply, Inc. & IPPNorth Valley Ag Services

Patrick Ranch Museum Volunteers

Rebecca ReinerSoroptimist International of ChicoUniversity of California Cooperative ExtensionUniversity of California Master GardenersCalifornia Women in AgricultureNorth State Parent MagazineGrowing Up ChicoChico Enterprise Record

For In-kind Donations and Services

A special thanks is extended to the men and women of the Vintage Iron Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Association and the California Draft Horse & Mule Association. They prepared and planted the wheat field, controlled weeds, and are now harvesting the crop. Their agricultural expertise, hard work, and magnificent tractors, horses, and equipment

provide an unparalleled living history experience!

Our appreciation is also extended to the countless volunteers and staff who have given so generously of their time,

talent and resources to make this event possible.

–Old Fashioned–Country Faire& Threshing Bee

June 10, 2017

9 AM - 4 PM • Free ParkingTickets $5, Children 12 & under $2

15th annual

PATRICK RANCH

EVENT SCHEDULE AND GUIDE

Schedule of Events

NOTE: This is a working ranch with live animals, operating machinery, and uneven ground. Please watch your step! Parents, please watch your children carefully, and because of the high fire danger, no smoking! Guide dogs only. No Pets. Thank you for helping to keep the ranch safe.

Scheduled Events9am – 12pm

Bind Wheat

Bundle Wheat

Transfer to Bundle Wagon

Thresh Wheat

Sack Wheat

Baling Wheat Straw / Stationary Baler

Draft Horses working fields with multiple implements, wagons...

9am – 1pm Biscuit Making

9am & 1pm Al Vieira Stock Dog Demonstration: featuring puppies in training!

11am & 2pm Bee Beard Demonstration

12pm Sourdough Slim in the Yard

1:30pm Mathew Songmaker & December Bicyclist

1pm – 4pm Tractor Pulling Competition

All-Day Events

Grand Farmhouse Tours

Interactive “Conestoga” Wagon Venue

Blacksmithing

Artisan/Craft Faire

Bee Exhibit

Horse and Farm History Display

Children’s Activities: Pedal Tractors, Cow

Milking, Crafts...

Narrated Tram Rides (every half hour)

Unique Gift Shop Open

Food Court Open

Stationary Tractor Display

Vendor Faire

Pony Cart Rides

Master Gardener Venue

Vintage Morehead Equipment Exhibit

Farm Layout Map and Event Location Map