Retired physician Dr. James Sheppard has turned a passion for restoring John Deere tractors into a legacy. Through this passion, he collected and restored more than 150 vintage tractors including just about every John Deere tractor built from the 1918 Waterloo Boy to the end of the two cylinders in 1960 and even a 1920s era Best 60 logging tractor, one of the rarest of the tractors he has collected and restored over a period of 50 plus years.

The Walton County Farm Bureau is working with Dr. Sheppard to preserve this collection and keep it in Walton County to turn it into a museum that residents and visitors alike can enjoy for generations to come. Through fundraising efforts, the Walton County FFA Tractor Museum is working to raise $3.5 million. This will be split to pay Dr. Sheppard $1.5 million for the collection and $2 million for a structure to house the collection, consisting of 60,000 sp. ft.

The tractor collection was appraised at $5.25 million. Dr Sheppard agreed to donate $3.75 million to the Walton County FFA Tractor Museum.

The museum will be located on the Walton County Agriculture Center property in Walton County, FL. We are proud to be a 501(c)(3).

Join The Walton County FFA Museum in preserving the largest collection of John Deere tractors that moved the American industry from horses to horsepower by making your donation or pledge today.