Looking Back ?blogid=3822 Harvey Firestone and the Rubber Tractor Tire Sam Moore examines the history of rubber tractor tires and the success of the Allis-Chalmers Model U. http://www.farmcollector.com/looking-back/allis-chalmers-rubber-firestone-tires.aspx Sam Moore Mon, 07 May 2012 16:08:53 CST Maxims for Good Health in the 1800s Sam Moore shares good health quotes and poetic drug store advertisements from the 1800s. http://www.farmcollector.com/looking-back/good-health-quotes-1800s.aspx Sam Moore Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:42:35 CST Pain at the Pumps: Historic Jokes About High Gas Prices Jokes about high gas prices are nothing new: Sam Moore shares quips from 1916 newspapers that could be mistaken for contemporary cartoons. http://www.farmcollector.com/farm-life/pain-at-the-pumps-gas-price-jokes.aspx Sam Moore Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:26:24 CST The King of the Riding Plows The Deere & Company Gilpin sulky plow, invented by partner Gilpin Moore in 1875, was a highly successful, easy-to-use riding plow for the Deere & Co. implement line. http://www.farmcollector.com/looking-back/king-of-the-riding-plows.aspx Sam Moore Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:15:58 CST Early Song of the Lazy Farmer Some early "Song of the Lazy Farmer" songs from an early 1930s American Agriculturist, where the lazy farmer reflects on his favorite cat and alfalfa hay http://www.farmcollector.com/looking-back/early-song-of-the-lazy-farmer.aspx Sam Moore Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:27:14 CST Drat Them Hens: Scenes from Life in the Early 1900s Sam Moore shares excerpts from a 1912 edition of <em>Country Gentlemen </em>magazine. http://www.farmcollector.com/looking-back/scenes-from-life-early-1900s.aspx Sam Moore Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:48:58 CST