Riding shotgun should have been starting shotgun
Start a tractor by firing a shotgun shell? You’ve got to be kidding! However, the post-World War II Field Marshall tractor used just such...
Old farm publications create trips back in time
My column two weeks ago about Cyclone seeders brought a couple of interesting responses (I love email – it’s so fast and easy to...
Author gave timely tips for 19th century women
Lydia Marie Child's "The American Frugal Housewife" published in 1832, contains a list of maxims for health that are worth a read.
Lesser-known inventor impacts auto industry
Charles Hay Martin was one of the many colorful men who built the automobile industry in this country, although he never became a household name.
Trucks now and then — they’ve come a long way
Anyone tried to buy a new work truck lately? If you have, you’ve probably come to the realization that truck manufacturers don’t consider trucks...
Combing a catalog to make the perfect list
The fictitious story of a farm family looking through the Montgomery Ward's Fall and Winter 1930-31 Catalogue to make their Christmas lists.
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Taking a look at the life of a farmer 50...
What were you doing 50 years ago? Our fathers and grandfathers, and maybe even we ourselves, were settling down after supper with the October issue of Farm Journal to find out what was going on.
Looking back through pages of farm magazine
At the end of October 70 years ago, farmers and farmers' wives were reading the Farm Journal. It was a dark period in the...
Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Relishing in the history of chickens
Poultry and eggs are a big business and, although estimates vary, possibly as many as 45 billion chickens are eaten every year in this country, along with 75 billion eggs.
Baling technology continues to progress
The history of hay baling is long and varied, but manufacturers have made countless improvements to the technology over the years.
