FARM COLLECTOR Latest 10 Articles

Vintage Waterwheel Farm

Josephine Roberts — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:07:29 CST

The 150-year-old hill farm Gelli Newydd boasts a working overshot waterwheel.

Letters - Recognize this grain mill head?

Robin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:48:56 CST

"I purchased this grain mill head at a yard sale. The seller didn't know anything about it.�... Any information would be helpful."

Letters - Mixing tractors and airplanes in Iowa

L. Snell — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:24:36 CST

"Always interested in aviation ... My wife and I attend the best of both worlds on Labor Day weekends: the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and the Antique Airplane Assn. & Airpower Museum Fly-In, west of Ottumwa, Iowa."

Letters - Article on Ferguson TE-20 brings back memories

Mike Gunther — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:15:14 CST

"I spent many hours plowing in the spring on Saturdays and days off from school. The TE-20 would go fast enough with two bottoms to bend a plow point should you hit a stump. My dad slowed me down after about three trips to town to get a plow point straightened at the blacksmith shop."

Letters - Looking for Mighty Mite garden tractor information

Lynn Williams — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:10:22 CST

"In my youth I remember seeing a small tractor used in gardens and truck patches called Mighty Mite. ..."

Letters - GE running gear could be remnants of a portable generator

Don Bogardus — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:06:47 CST

"I think I have the answer for Kevin and Sarah Banks ... GE didn't make farm equipment, but they did make large portable generators on 4-wheel trailers."

Letters - Farm Collector classifieds work for sign collector

Jeb S. Fuller — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:58:36 CST

"I have tried many avenues for finding livestock signs but my best resource has been a long-term advertisement in Farm Collector."

Dad's Insurance Policy: A Rope

Dale Geise — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:37:09 CST

My dad had an insurance policy in the 1940s when we went out custom cutting grain for our neighbors: a rope!

Ingenious Implements: Horse-Operated Farm Machinery Going Strong

Sam Moore — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:55:50 CST

Horse Progress Days highlights the latest innovations in horse-operated farm machinery.

November 2009 Sprouts

Farm Collector — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:24:02 CST

Austin Flanagan, Callie Frazier, Andrew Jalas, Austin Miller, Katie Roff and Nikky Vogel.