FARM COLLECTOR Farm Life

Lighter Side of Tractor and Engine Shows

Terri Keitel — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:56:55 CST

Farm Collector and Gas Engine Magazine ad exec Terri Keitel shares fun photos from various antique tractor and engines shows she attended in 2011.

The 2011 Tri-State Gas Engine & Tractor Assn. Show

Gas Engine Magazine — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:58:20 CST

Fun weather plus fine engines equals a great show in Portland, Ind.

Relics from the Farm: A Farm Memorabilia Collection

Fred Hendricks — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:44 CST

Case manuals, farm memorabilia and more at heart of Ohio collection

Photos from the 2011 Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor Assn. Show

Farm Collector — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:27:09 CST

Experience the 2011 MMOGTA with these exclusive photos

Plenty of Family & Fun at MMOGTA Annual Tractor Show

Leslie C. McManus — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:34:12 CST

The MMOGTA annual tractor show is entertaining for all guests, young and old

The Annual MMOGTA Gas Tractor Show: Come to Oakley & Hear 'em Run

Leslie C. McManus — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:12:05 CST

Mid-Michigan club puts on true working tractor show

Barrels of Gasoline, Kerosene Jugs and Hand-Cranked Pumps

Delbert Trew — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:21:25 CST

Before modern conveniences, gasoline and butane gas were stored in jugs and barrels and moved using a hand-cranked pump

Workhorses Required Careful Attention

Bill Vossler — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:02:38 CST

Working with horses presented unique challenges in the workhorse era

Steam Threshing in 1875

Excerpted from an 1875 article in the Pacific Rural Press — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:54:37 CST

A look at steam threshing in 1875, from the Pacific Rural Press

U.S. Farmers During the Great Depression

Sam Moore — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:20:23 CST

Let's Talk Rusty Iron: U.S. farmers faced high farm mortgages and big debts even before the Great Depression began, and the stock market crash and dust storms only made it worse.