I cannot tell you how many hours I spent on this old transplanter growing up. From the time that we were very young, my siblings and I helped to plant crops (mostly tobacco) using this piece of equipment. Our first job was following the tractor and filling in the skips in the row. After a few years of following we graduated to riding and setting out the plants. Daddy doesn't grow tobacco anymore, so the transplanter doesn't see the amount of action that it use to. Last weekend, though, Daddy called and said that he wanted to plant tomatoes. Hannah and I saw this as a chance to start training up the next generation of farm girls and boy. Cassie was home from Atlanta, so we had plenty of experienced help as well. It was kind of fun being out on the old transplanter again. Cassie remarked that it was "like old times". We used to tease Quincy and Sam about "hiding" when it was time to do work, so it was pretty funny on this day that Sam was nowhere to be found and Quincy showed up late. They did have legitimate excuses this time, though. 
We let the kids all take turns learning how to use the transplanter. Here is Cassie showing Olivia how to hold the plant low so that the roots set deep into the soil. The kids did pretty well for their first attempt.
Here's Aunt Quincy showing Owen and Claire how to fill in the skips. This type of planting is done by hand.
Here's the youngest trainee. She gets an "A" for cuteness.
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