Top five developments in agriculture
The top five of 10 most significant new developments in agricultural machinery during the 19th century and the first half of the 20th, according to columnist Sam Moore.
Caterpillar played pivotal role in World War I
A brief look at the contribution made by Caterpillar tractors to the war efforts, and the development of the military tank.
My Mom and Dad met at the ‘Poor House’
Did I ever tell you that when my mother met my father, he was living at the Beaver County Poor House? Yup, it's true!
Early U.S. tractor history: The story begins in Iowa in 1892
A book titled Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin’ Johnny, written in 1987 by Robert C. Williams, tells the history of the tractor beginning with John Froelich’s 1892 contraption, generally credited with being the first gasoline engine powered traction engine, up through the 1980s.
Oliver tractor manufacturing was ‘saved’ by Russia
There are tons of interesting stories from the old days of farm equipment manufacturing.
Deere & Company weathered Great Depression
Not too many of we oldtimers are still around who can say that we lived through the Great Depression of the early 1930s.
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Debate: Who really invented the steel plow?
Although Deere history gives credit for the steel plow to Deere, Case, who later owned Andrus' plow company, cites Leonard Andrus and never mentions Deere.
The dreaded parlor stove makes its return again
Folks in the latter half of the 19th century went through an unpleasant ritual along about this time of year, or probably a little earlier in Northern climes, called “putting up the parlor stove.”
Hand sewing grain sacks during harvest
Before there was a way to haul loose grain, it was sacked out of the threshing machine.
Farmers should rely on faith and hope
Sam Moore reflects on the recent weather and recalls nasty weather patterns of the past — more specifically, Europe in 1879.
