A Model Farm:

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December 1999
Diana West 
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 Transporting the farm to the show has become quite an operation.

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'Last year, I rented a cattle trailer to transport it in one trip,' Wes says. Previously, the farm was taken to the show in several pick-up truck loads. Once the pieces arrive at the show site, set-up can take six hours.

Because of the farm's enormous size, the cousins never know exactly how it will look until they start setting it up at the show.

'Others who build 1/64' have put theirs together at home,' Wes says, 'but ours is too big, so we can't.'

The farm's layout reflects practical, real-life concerns.

'If I were going to work this farm, how would I want it set up?' Wes says he asked himself. Except for the milking parlor, which is recessed, all the buildings are moveable. With the addition of new structures each year, the display is always different.

'We have featured, in detail, many activities of farm life, both work and play, which allow the old to reminisce and the young to learn,' Wes says.

Their efforts have been rewarded with honors at the show each year. Last year, Wes won Best 1/16' Display, Most True-to-Life Award, Viewers Choice Award, and Best Farmscape. In 1997, the cousins won the John A. Shouse Memorial Award for Best Overall Display, Viewers Choice Award, and Best Scratch Display.

Clint, who graduated from Spencer County High School in 1996, says he has pretty much retired from working on the miniature farm because of the demands of working full-time at his parents' farm. He still helps Wes set it up at the show, but Wes - a Spencer County senior considering a career as an architectural model designer - now does most of the planning and construction.

For more information: The Spencer County High School FFA Farm Toy Show, Friday, Dec. 10 (6-9 p.m.) and Saturday, Dec. 11 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Now in its 10th year, the event has grown to be Kentucky's largest annual farm toy show. Exhibitors are expected to attend from 14 states.

Diana West is a freelance writer based in Joplin, Mo.



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