Farm Life

Life on the land, farm shows, lessons from the past and more


Life on Small Farm Was Worth It
By Leonard Rue III
Life was rough on the small farm in the 1930s.
Trade Cards Used as Promotional Pieces for Farm Equipment
By John Cole
Moline Plow Co. trade card a standout.
The Hunting Knife
By Gary Chambers
Lessons from the blacksmith's shop survive passage of time.

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Enjoy the glory days of steam farming with Songs of the Iron Men – a 12 song audio CD of original music by editor Christian Williams based on poems originally submitted to Iron-Men Album in the 1950s. Listen to one of the songs on Christian’s blog, The Water Hopper.
 

 

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This 1999 companion video features the National FFA/Amoco Tractor Restoration Competition and Oscar's Antique Tractor Sale of the Century. Additional tractors featured are: the 1916 Emerson-Brantingham, 1950 Global, 1967 Farmall 1206, 1951 Ford 8N, 1956 JD 420 Crawler, 1936 Co-Op, 1955 Case 400 Orchard, 1937 JD B, 1950 Wards, 1951 McCormick-Deering W-4, 1945 Oliver 60, 1948 Case VAC, 1955 Minneapolis-Moline BG and the 1956 Massey-Harris 333.

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Hosted by Max Armstrong and featuring the International Harvester Co. 1915 Mogul and 1917 Titan tractors magnificently restored by C.H. Wendel and Mary Kelch. Other classic tractors include: 1940 Silver King R-38, 1958 John Deere 420V, 1940 Ferguson TO-20, 1958 Massey-Ferguson 35 Deluxe, 1953 Cockshutt 20, 1939 Farmall F-20, 1936 John Deere DI, 1954 Oliver 66 Diesel, 1940 Farmall H and Number 8 Little Genius Plow, 1958 Minneapolis-Moline 2 Star Crawler, 1962 Allis-Chalmers D-15, 1959 John Deere …

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