Tag: history
International Harvester offers pension plan before most in 1908
International Harvester Corporation was one of the first 20 companies in the United States to establish a nongovernment pension plan for its employees.
Growin’ oats is a storied past for farmers
Sam Moore shares a story Josh Billings, a well-known 19th-century humorist who used contemporary slang and strange phonetic spelling, wrote about oats.
Thermometers: How exactly do they work?
Little glass tubes of mercury or red-dyed alcohol have done duty as temperature indicators since the 17th century. Find out how they work.
Slave Bible exhibit examines use of religion in Colonial period
The exhibition provides insight into a dark moment in history in which the Bible and religion were used for imperial and economic gain.
That sneaky ride on an Earthworm tractor
The Earthworm Tractor Co., located in Earthworm City, Illinois, made crawler tractors and had a head salesman by a man named Alexander Botts.
Auctions offer wild-card opportunities
Sam Moore shares a story Kate Sanborn (1839-1917), a teacher, lecturer and writer, wrote in 1891 of her experiences attending auctions.
Farm and Dairy readers share ‘best gifts ever’
Farm and Dairy readers to share stories about the best Christmas gifts they ever received.
Good old days: Tricking the schoolmaster
Local schools were scarce in frontier communities during the mid- to late-19th century, nor was there much in the way of celebrating the Christmas holiday.
When will the madness end?
Alan Guebert believes the current worldwide trade battles resemble the stalemated trench warfare that was the deadly hallmark of World War I.
War tanks converted to tractors in France
As this month marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended the World War I, Sam Moore shares a story of "beating swords into plough shares."
