FARM COLLECTOR Farm Life

Can you identify these mystery tools?

Leslie McManus — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:10:41 CST

When it comes to antique farm tools it's not surprising that many remain stubbornly unidentifiable. Do you know what any of these 24 mystery tools were used for?

More Friends in Stover

By Joe Maurer — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:55:15 CST

It's the people that make antique engine collecting fun and with that in mind, we've enclosed some photos of more Stover gas engine friends.

Preserving Breeds of Livestock

Josephine Roberts — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:51:37 CST

Many breeds of livestock, including many British native breeds, that have survived for hundreds of years are in serious danger of becoming endangered or extinct.

Life on the Bonanza Farm

Sam Moore — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:38:36 CST

The diary of Mary Dodge Woodward shows the life of a woman on a bonanza farm in the Dakota territory.

Marshalling Manpower on the Bonanza Farms of the Red River Valley

Sam Moore — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:33:29 CST

Seasonal help flooded bonanza farms of the Red River Valley, in Minnesota and North Dakota, during harvest.

California's Imperial Valley Celebrates at the Holtville Carrot Festival

Jenn Allen — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:16:44 CST

California's Imperial Valley is home to the Holtville Carrot Festival, which celebrates the area's farm traditions.

Goat Heads and Bicycle Inner Tubes

Delbert Trew — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:15:54 CST

Nothing says summer like goat heads, grass burrs and patching bicycle inner tubes.

Cultivating corn, one row at a time

Dale Geise — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:37:34 CST

Recalling the days of cultivating corn, while avoiding creeping jenny, one row at a time using a 1-row cultivator.

Pioneer Woman's Diary Recounts Life on Bonanza Farm

Mary Dodge Woodward — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:20:58 CST

A pioneer woman's diary from the 1880s describes conditions at a bonanza farm, an early "factory farm," along the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Bonanza Farms of the Red River Valley

By Sam Moore — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:43:15 CST

The Red River Valley, located between North Dakota and Minnesota, was home to some of the earliest bonanza farms in the 1870s.