By Michele Smith
The Times
Bill Poolman's Last Harvest
Antique Gleaner combine gets a much needed rest, as does its owner
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For Sale: 30-year-old Allis-Chalmers Gleaner combine, well cared for.
DAYTON--Bill Poolman has been farming and harvesting soft white wheat in Columbia County for the past fifty-two years. But this year will be his last, said his wife Joanne, who posted a heart-felt tribute to him on Facebook last week.
"I was not prepared for the impact of watching my husband on his antique MH2 make the final cut, the final dump of wheat into the red Dodge truck, or watch him climb out of said combine, for the very last time. It feels like an era has come to an end," she posted.
Like many local farmers, Bill Poolman has a farming pedigree in Columbia County.
Poolman's mothe...
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