Milking machine a puzzle
I think this item was produced in the 1930s; it was called a Duplex Visible Milking Machine. This is all that I have - no manual or teat cups. It milked directly from the cow into a 10-gallon milk can. Does someone have more information on this machine?
- Wilfred Clark, 2610 Carey Road, Hamilton, NY 13346
'GO' tractor shown in 1920s photographs
I recently found a couple of family pictures that include the General Ordnance tractor that I think was my dad's first tractor. The photographs probably were taken about 1925. That good-looking kid standing by the wheel is me, and I was born in 1922, so I probably was 4 or 5 there; I'm 80 now. The other two people have to be my mom and dad, Elmer and Lena Weidler of Howard, S.D. I can remember the tractor, but that is all. Can someone give me any more information on this tractor, which was made by the General Ordnance Tractor Co.?
Corn planter query
I would like some information on this corn planter for a one-row, walk-behind lister. It has some dark-green paint under the grease. Who made it, when was it made and what color was it? The disks are 18 inches in diameter, and the angle of the disks can be adjusted. The corn planter plates are 4 3/8 inches in diameter and have 5, 6 or 7 holes in each plate, which must be for corn spacing. One plate has 20 small holes, which must be for sorghum. The pedal must be to raise or lower the planter. Thank you.
- Kenneth C. Falk, 217 E. Cottage St., Nortonville, KS 66060
Hay rake briefly sports dual wheels
I was traveling recently on Highway 166 through Tyro, Kan., when I noted a number of pieces of farm equipment parked in a lot, including this hay rake. The natural question that entered my mind was why would there be dual wheels on such a rake? Over the years I have seen some strange things, but this was more strange than usual. I investigated and learned the owner reportedly had used the rake to support two unattached manure spreader wheels. A few weeks later the two "extra" wheels were gone, so I suppose someone else had stopped to look and ended up buying them.
- Ivan L P falser, R.R. 1, Box 162, Caney, KS 67333; (620) 879-2938