Mike Brenneman of Scio will have his rare 1923 Fordson tractor on display at the Linn County Fair this year.

The Fordson will join nine other antique tractors indoors and in one place this year, said Tim McQueary, chairman of the fair board. This will be the third year for the event.

"In the past, we've put them around the front parking lot, but now we're going to move them indoors in the exhibition hall. It will be a static display for the run of the fair," he said.

Brenneman's tractor is a four-cylinder built by Henry Ford's company.

"Ford was trying to give his son, Edsel, a job so he got the job of building tractors, and that's why it's called a Fordson," Brenneman said.

Ford wanted to dominate the tractor market in the same way he had the automobile industry, Brenneman said. So in 1915, he started working on a tractor design that could be mass produced.

By April 1918, the Henry Ford and Son Tractor Co. became a big success with 64 tractors produced each day, he said. By July, 131 Fordsons rolled out of the Dearborn Plant each day. The tractors sold for about $875.

Brenneman has 13 tractors and two are Fordsons on steel wheels. He also has three Oliver tractors, an International Harvester and several John Deeres.

Brenneman, 53, who says he knows nothing about farming, has collected tractors for about 10 years.

"Some people collect only brand name, but I like tractors so I collect everything," he said. "I have a 1923 and a 1936 Fordson."

Brenneman obtained the 1923 model from Don Studer of Jefferson, who'd bought it for about $500 from a wrecking yard a decade and a half ago. Studer restored the exterior and repainted it, and Brenneman got it running again.

Brenneman owns Albany Wheel and Exhaust, where "we do fabrication, hot rod stuff and general repair," he said.

River Rhythms concert at fair

If you want to see country musician Craig Morgan at the Linn County Fair but don't want to pay fair admission, arrive before 5 p.m.

After that time, fair visitors must pay to get in.

Morgan's concert starts at 8:30 p.m. at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Road.

His performance takes the place of the regular River Rhythms concert that normally would be at Monteith Riverpark. All Thursday concerts at the park are free.

Unlike at Monteith, concertgoers cannot take lawn chairs to the fairgrounds.

Tractor Display

What: Antique tractor display

Where: Willamette Events Center

When: Throughout the fair

HOW MANY: There will be 10 specially selected tractors at the show

4-H/FFA Fair

Here is a partial schedule for the Linn County 4-H/FFA Fair:

Today

1 to 3:30 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Horse: Dressage

2 p.m. - 4-H Honey Bunny Quiz, Rabbit and Cavy ID (Santiam Bldg.)

2 p.m. - 4-H Cat classes

2 p.m. - 4-H Cavy Quiz contest (Santiam Bldg.)

2 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Meat Goat Showmanship (goat ring), followed by 4-H/FFA Market Goat classes (goat ring), followed by 4-H/FFA Meat Doe classes (goat ring)

3 to 5 p.m. - All 4-H Horticulture entries in place. Judging follows.

4 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Horse Grand Entry (Calapooia Arena)

5 to 6 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Horse Awards Ceremony

6 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Swine Market classes (swine ring)

7 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Beef Market classes (beef/dairy ring)

8 to 11 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Youth Dance (Calapooia Arena)

Thursday

7 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Horse - Gaming Record Books due/Gaming Horses in place

7 to 7:30 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Horse: Gaming Showmanship (one-time gaming horses)

7:45 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Livestock Exhibitors Meeting: Swine Ring

8 a.m. to 3 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Horse: Gaming (poles, key race, flags, figure 8, barrel)

9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Sheep breeds (sheep ring)

9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Rabbit/Cavy Showmanship (Santiam Bldg.)

10 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Goat Costume Contest (goat ring)

Noon - 4-H/FFA Beef breeds (beef/dairy ring)

1 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Poultry Showmanship

1 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Pygmy and Fiber Goat Showmanship (goat ring), followed by 4-H/FFA Pygmy Goat classes (goat ring), followed by 4-H/FFA Fiber Goat classes

2 p.m. - 4-H K9 Knowledge Test

3 p.m. - All 4-H/FFA Horses released (except Master Showmanship Horses)

3 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle Breed classes (beef/dairy ring)

4:30 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Goat Milking Contest

6 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship (sheep/goat ring)

6 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Swine Breeds (swine ring)

Friday

7:45 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Livestock Exhibitors Meeting: Swine Ring

9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Showmanship (goat ring), followed by 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Breed classes (goat ring)

9 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Cavy/Rabbit Breed classes (Santiam Bldg.)

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Presentations (Expo Bldg.)

10:30 a.m. - 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest (beef, dairy, sheep, swine)

Noon - 4-H/FFA Dairy Showmanship (beef/dairy ring): with open Dairy Breeds following

1 p.m. - 4-H Junior Clothing Judging Contest

1 p.m. - Milk Chug a Lug Contest

2 p.m. - 4-H Poultry Quizzes: Quill Quiz and Feather Facts

2 p.m. - 4-H Intermediate Clothing Judging Contest

3 p.m. - 4-H Senior Clothing Judging Contest

3 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Beef Showmanship (beef/dairy ring)

6 p.m. - 4-H/FFA Pack Goat Classes (goat ring)

6 p.m. - 4-H Swine Showmanship all divisions (swine ring)

Linn County Fair

Here is a partial schedule for the 2008 Linn County Fair.

Thursday, Senior Day

(free admission till 5 p.m. with paid parking)

11 a.m. - Fair Opens

11 a.m. - Antique Tractor Show, Barenbrug Willamette Event Center

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Jest in Time, Family Fun Stage

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Bingo, Expo Stage

12:30 p.m. - Nevada Slim & Cimaron Sue, Courtyard

1 p.m. - Rhinestone Ropers, Family Fun Stage

2 p.m. - Cascade Performing Arts, Expo Stage

2 to 3 p.m. - Senior Ice Cream Social, VIP Area

2:30 p.m. - Jest in Time, Family Fun Stage

3:30 p.m. - Balloon Man, Family Fun Stage

5 p.m. - Rhinestone Ropers, Family Fun Stage

6 p.m. - Jest in Time, Family Fun Stage

7 p.m. - Joe Shinkle & 99 West, Main Stage Courtyard

8:30 p.m. - Craig Morgan, Main Stage Courtyard

11 p.m. - Fair Closes

Friday (Tough Enough to Wear Pink Day)

11 a.m. - Fair Opens

11 a.m. - Antique Tractor Show, Barenbrug Willamette Event Center

11:30 a.m. - Rhinestone Ropers, Family Fun Stage

1 p.m. - Jest in Time, Family Fun Stage

2 p.m. - Balloon Man, Family Fun Stage

3 p.m. - Rhinestone Ropers, Family Fun Stage

5 p.m. - Jest in Time, Family Fun Stage

6 p.m. - Rhinestone Ropers, Family Fun Stage

6:30 p.m. - Bull Bash, Calapooia Arena

7 p.m. - Jest in Time, Family Fun Stage

8:30 p.m. - Terri Clark, Main Stage Courtyard

11 p.m. - Fair Closes

Midnight - Carnival Closes