Top 10 farm machinery innovations: My first five
Ever speculate about what were the most significant new developments in agricultural machinery during the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries? I...
Pioneers were thankful for just one room
Those pioneer cabins were small, but efficient.
Honoring a friend is worth trek to Dyersville, Iowa
Many years ago, not long after I got into the “Rusty Iron” hobby, I began to attend the annual show put on by the...
Community members celebrated Salona Supply Company’s birthday
How many of you remember the Salona Supply Company? I do, of course. My father, also Sam Moore, was general manager of the firm...
Reversing roles made this man think twice
Check out Sam Moore's story of a husband and wife swapping roles, and the unexpected outcome.
Lincoln Highway stretches across country
The Complete Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway gives background, describes the route, and gives traveler tips and a cross-country trip supply list.
Encore presentation shares fond farm memories
(Author’s note: This is an “encore” presentation of this column, which was first published in 2002.)
Christmas on the western Pennsylvania farm where I grew...
Looking back gives readers glance of past
Sam Moore shares a few humorous poems from his collection of old farm literature.
Columnist recounts visit to Ohio in mid-1800s
Today we don't think of Ohio as being "The West," although it was 170 years ago. I have bound volumes of an Albany, N.Y....
Livestock and machinery filled 1840s fairgrounds
How about that Dodge Ram ad at the Super Bowl? It’s not often that the advantages and benefits of farming are placed before such...
