Tag: history
Taking a walk down memory lane in letters
Sam Moore shares a few of the letters farm women wrote to the editor of the August 1938 issue of The Farmer's Wife.
Earliest steam engines used to pump water
Learn more about the Newcomen engines, called "Fire Engines," which were used to pump water from British mines.
Seasonal allergies getting worse
Fueled by warmer temperatures and increased carbon dioxide levels, pollen seasons are longer, and pollen counts are higher.
Crawlers: Gaining traction around the farm
The concept of a vehicle that carries, lays and then picks up its own tracks after passing over them has been around for centuries.
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.
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.
