Most tractors are on second ownership, which says
something in itself Bob Presswood has his mint-
condition 1949 International Harvester Farmall C
on display. His grandpa Claude Lowery, the Lowery
of Lowery curves on the Chestnut-Beason blacktop,
bought it for Bob in 1950. Grandpa Lowery paid
about $2,000 for it to Turk McCann in Chestnut. It
could cultivate, plow, disk and could be used as a
seed planter.
Down at the other end of the display is a 1941 Case.
Bob Cowan bought it in 1959. He was the second
owner. The first owner’s wife dropped a gas can
on the upper chassis, leaving a ding. When Cowan
purchased it, the previous owner offered to have the
ding taken out. Cowan said to leave it. And though
it’s barely detectable beneath the newer paint, he
smiled fondly and softly circled where the ding is
still there today.
The Cowans had livestock -- cattle, hogs -- and
farmed up to 1,500 acres of corn, soybeans and
wheat.
The tractor was used as a baler. It is a four-cylinder
with 45 horsepower, making it lean on fuel but a lit-
tle short on power with the heavier loads.
During the offseason, members of the club keep in
touch, having dinner about once a month. The club
roster has 125 members and is open to anyone who
would like to join. Membership is only $5 a year.
“We’re pretty nice people,” Dorothy Cowan says.
And, they must be, as about 100 of the members are
active in the group.
“Old iron makes the best friendships” is the club
saying.
If you would like to join this group, you can contact
Dorothy Cowan, 277 2000th Ave., Mount Pulaski.
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