The weather was so lovely this weekend, it called for a Sunday drive. We hadn't spent much time in the northeastern end of Guilford County lately so, yesterday, we got on Highway 150 at the end of Strawberry Road and drove east until we ended up in Caswell County. If you live in the city limits and surrounding areas of Greensboro, it might be hard to remember what rural North Carolina looked like.On Highway 150, once you cross under Highway 29, you start seeing lots of tobacco barns, plowed fields, and other signs of yesteryear. The above tractor was no exception. It is an early model Fordson parked near Faucette Farms.
Fordson was a brand name for general-purpose tractors produced by Henry Ford & Son, Inc. The first Fordsons were made in 1917 and the name was last used in 1964. Ford experimented with using automobile components in the tractors. The Fordson was the first affordable, small, lightweight, mass-produced tractor in the world. * From the looks of the above relic, we could well have one of the early prototypes right here in Guilford County.
It is hard to believe that it is already time to start working the soil. Spring has started sprouting up in Greensboro. Wonder if the Faucettes ever fire up the Fordson. Imagine getting behind that beauty on a Sunday drive!
Anybody else hearing the, "Green Acres" theme song?.........
Posted by: Janis & David | Monday, March 11, 2013 at 06:35 AM
Fresh strawberries are only a month and a half away!
Posted by: Hugh | Monday, March 11, 2013 at 12:24 PM
I don't remember the Fordson, but I do love this photo.
Posted by: Selma, Ala., Daily Photo | Monday, March 11, 2013 at 01:19 PM