Our Mission
is to preserve, study, and exchange low-capital technologies to increase the sustainability and productivity of rural communities.

Our Vision
is to share our rural heritage with the world in a humble way that offers understanding of local conditions, gives promise for generations to come, and encourages an attitude of experimentation.

Nigh Ox Newsletter
August 2001

Artistic Smithing at Tillers

Volunteer Week

Ruminations...

Donations and Volunteers
-Given Recently
Duane Westrate–hay
Margaret Stryker–plates and silverware for the Ox Drovers Gathering
Ted Kirklin–corn and oats
Joseph Alberding–leg vise, post drill and blower
Don Squires–three section harrow and disk
Paul Garitionni–historic postage stamps with oxen
Fred Brooks–photos of oxen and horses at work
Gale Todd–rivet forge
Judy Richmond–cottonwood yoke blanks
Tony Lorenze–tongs and hoof nippers
Ed Nelson–drill bits, hardware

-Thanks Volunteers
Sewell Mason, Howard Cain–for work on the heated space in the collection building
Pat Mason–for scanning photos into the computer
The Dykstras–for help in the market garden
Arnie Hoye–for help at the Cass County Fair
Carol Svenson, Pat Smith, Carolyn Woodward, Howard Cain, Clint Bolton, Joe Roetter–for meal preparation and service during the Ox Drovers Gathering
Betty McGurk–for fencing, meals, cleanup, and music during the Ox Drovers Gathering
Ed Nelson–for shop help during Oxen Basics
Sherm Kovach, Dave Kramer–for lawn mowing
Leslea Hodgson–for making a Tillers sign for DreamAcres

-Needed
PTO Driven Manure Spreader and Hay Baler

The Nigh Ox
is published about 6 times per year and distributed to supporting members, volunteers, donors, and new friends.

Editor: Dulcy Perkins
Asst: Dick Roosenberg
Phone: 269/626-0223
tillers@tillersinternational.org
Tillers International
10515 East OP Avenue
Scotts, MI 49088

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