The heritage of the Ferguson Tractor was celebrated on Saturday 28th June at the Ulster Folk Museum in Cultra. <br />The tractor spectacle offered a captivating celebration of Harry Ferguson's agricultural legacy, with vintage Ferguson tractors in action, from ploughing and cultivating demonstrations, to a striking “concours d'élégance”, where rare models parade through the museum grounds to the fitting accompaniment of the Harry Ferguson Pipe Band. <br />The atmosphere was enriched with traditional music, craft displays and is a wonderful chance, whilst celebrating the story of a local Co Down innovator whose work reshaped farming worldwide, to reconnect and celebrate our heritage through the whole museum experience that preserves Ulster’s past. <br />Henry George “Harry” Ferguson was a pioneer in engineering. He was born locally in Co Down and is celebrated as a great innovator, having played a major role in the mechanical implementation of farming and agriculture on an international scale.
