If you think it’s easy to back up a wagon with a tractor, you’re wrong, Raymond Sligh says.

“You had better know what you are doing,” Sligh said. “You can back with a pair of mules or a pair of horses any day.”

Sligh, longtime Clemson Extension Service associate, said folks will see watch tractor wagon backing and a lot of other farm skills displayed during the 7th Annual Union County Antique Farm Equipment Show on Saturday, Sept. 19. The show will be held at the Union County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

“It’s a lot of fun for the whole family,” Sligh said. “The only reason we do this is to give people a look at the past.”

New this year at the show will be molasses grinding and cooking, grits grinding, a working steam engine and an official bear carver from Husqvarna.

A John Deere quilt will be raffled off.

Registration begins and the gates will open at 7 a.m. The show opens for spectators at 9 a.m. At that time there will be molasses making, and displays, including an anvil collection and bentwood chairs. There will be blacksmithing, butter making, a butter mold collection, chair making, chainsaw carving, a chuck wagon, corn shelling and sucking, cross cut sawing, a Dutch oven cooking contest, grits grinding, sawmilling, wood carving, the steam engine, chickens and oxen on display.

At 9:30 a.m., there will be a quilting and museum exhibit in the extension meeting room, black pot peanuts and an old homestead display near the barns.

Tractor games begin at 10 a.m. in the arena. there will be barrel rolling, an “ugly” tractor, wagon backing, the Union County Farm Bureau ice cream wagon and a kids shelled corn box.

Square dancing begins at 10:30 a.m. in the picnic shelter and wood splitting will be featured in the bentwood chair exhibit area.

At 11:15 a.m., a ladies and girls frying pan throwing contest and a men and boys spud wrench toss will be held in the arena. People plow pulling also will be offered.

Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The kids peddle tractor pull will be held in the picnic shelter at 11:15 a.m.

There will be music in the picnic shelter beginning at 12:30 p.m. and square dancing starts at 1:15 p.m.

The “parade of power” starts at 2 p.m. A cash drawing for exhibitors will be held on the stage at 3 p.m.

Sponsors of the show include AG South, American National Insurance (Doug Josey, agent), Arthur State Bank, Bi-Lo, Carolina Farm and Wildlife, Doug Johnson Builders, Owens Lawn and Garden, S&L Signs, The Tire Shop in Jonesville, Tractor Supply in Spartanburg, the Union County Fair, Union County Farm Bureau, Union County Livestock Association, Upstate Forklift, Upstate Medical Supply and Wal-Mart.