HURON — The Huron Area Antique Power Association will host its 21st annual show, June 16 and 17, in the southwest corner of the SD State Fairgrounds.
This is a free admission show and flea market. There is a parade daily at 2:30 p.m. A great way to spend Father’s Day.
There will be an outdoor worship service Sunday morning at 8:30 am led by Rev. Dr. Howard Reinschmidt.
Although all brands are welcome to display, this year’s feature is Cockshutt - and associated brands - farm equipment.
Cockshutt Farm Equipment began as the Cockshutt Plow Company and was incorporated in 1882. By 1929, they did not yet have a tractor design of its own and made an agreement to distribute Allis Chalmers. In 1935 Cockshutt took marketed the Oliver tractor line.
During the war years, 1939 through 1945, they were a Canadian company and part of the British Empire. The Model 30 was designed but had to wait for the war to end before going into production.

The Cockshutt Model 30 finally rolled of the assembly line in 1946. It was painted vermillion red in color, with cream white wheels.
As there was no sales network established in the United States, the company made an agreement with National Farm Machinery Cooperative to manufacture the tractors under the “Co-op” name and be painted “pumpkin orange” with black lettering.
They would be redesignated as the Co-op Model E-3 tractor, and models 20, 40 and 50 soon followed. In 1958, the larger the 500 series was introduced.
The company was acquired by White in 1962. White ceased production in Canada, but continued to sell Cockshutt tractors manufactured at the Oliver plant in Charles City, Iowa, and differed only from the Oliver by paint color and logo.
The Cockshutt was completely gone by 1969 when White Farm Equipment further consolidated and began offering White equipment.
Monitor Engines
The gas engine featured for the 2018 show is Monitor,  manufactured by Baker Manufacturing of Evansville, Wisc. The company was incorporated in 1873 by Allan Baker, and they were first a windmill manufacturing company, which added many times to their product line.
In the early 1900’s they started with small engines and by 1912, they were producing 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 15 horsepower stationary engines.  
These engines were used in many ways on farms especially. Water pumping as a primary use. The Baker Manufacturing company is still in business today primarily manufacturing water pumping equipment.

Photo courtesy of Julie Kropuenske/Huron Antique Power Association
This Cockshutt Model 50 is owned by Kevin Salisbury of Watertown. Cockshutt Farm Equipment is the featured implement brand at this coming weekend’s 21st annual Huron Area Antique Power Association’s show on the S.D. State Fairgrounds.