Let’s Talk Rusty Iron: Catalog from 1894 gave advice to farm owners
I have a reprint of The Country Gentleman's Catalogue for 1894. Published in England, it was meant not for the English yeoman farmer who actually did the work, but for the "gentlemen" who owned those farms and estates.
The ‘Lazy Farmer’ relished his greens
The Song of the Lazy Farmer was featured in The Michigan Farmer.
Farm news: Some things haven’t changed in the last 70 years
As some of you may have gathered, I have an extensive collection of old farm magazines from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. I like...
‘Punkin pie’: Dessert to be praised across the globe
There are many, many pumpkin pies bought or made from scratch and served at American tables around this time of year.
What’s a froe, a flail and ‘riving the bolts’?
Bascom B. Clarke, "The Old Machine Man," would never believe agriculture today — the crop yields and the automated farm equipment.
Meat and potatoes: A look back at life through food
Probably 20 years ago, I was prevailed upon by my late cousin Peg Townsend to write down recollections from my childhood.At first I was...
Tire chains, sleds and snow in the good old days
I once worked with a guy who fancied himself a comedian. One sunny morning he said to me: "It's gonna be tough sleddin' today!"...
The Russell & Company put Massillon on the map
For many years I've planned to spend some time at the Massillon Museum and the Massillon Public Library to try to do a story...
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.
Young life
In...
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...
