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Classified Ad listings for Ford. Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRANDPA'S TRACTOR. VINTAGE AND CLASSIC TRACTOR RESTORATION. HANDY FARM DEVICES AND HOW TO USE THEM, SECOND EDITION. THE FOXFIRE BOOK. AUSTIN TRACTORS. JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS. ALEXANDER BOTTS AND THE EARTHWORM TRACTOR: BOTTS ABROAD. UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER BUYS RARE COCKSHUTT TRACTOR THE EVOLUTION OF HAYING: HAY BARN STYLES, MOWS AND HAY Barns were generally constructed in one of four styles, each of which required a different layout of the hay carrier track. A single-end hoist barn allowed hay to be taken into the mow at only one end of the barn, usually through a large door high in the peak of the gable end. BUILDING A STEAM ENGINE FROM A LAWN MOWER If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine.

THE BIG DIG

This 1916 30-60 Aultman & Taylor, owned by Brad Smith, will be part of the local lineup at the Big Dig. Photo by Bruce Strait. When the Historical Construction Equipment Assn. (HCEA) kicks off its 35th annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in rural Kansas this summer, members will get a chance to do something unusual with their equipment: work. REMEMBERING THE RED RIVER SPECIAL Threshing in Manitoba in the 1930s and ’40s. My most vivid memories of harvesting have a good deal to do with the Nichols & Shepard Red River Special 28-46 threshing machine owned by THE DELCO-LIGHT PLANT The 1936 Rural Electrification Act provided funds. During the next two years 100,000 miles of power lines were built at a cost of $210 million ($3.5 billion today) to provide electricity to 220,000 farms at a cost of about $950 ($15,816 today) each. I don’t know how my parents came up with that $950, but we did get electricity in 1938 FOLK BELIEFS AND OLD WIVES’ TALES Early American farmers (and I’m sure many others) held some strange beliefs. Many of these superstitions survived until well into the 20th century, and some may still be around today. THE FINAL REPORT ON THE TRAGEDY AT THE MEDINA COUNTY A diagram from the Medina Sheriff's Office final report on the Case 110 explosion, detailing the progression of the crown sheet as it collapsed and then propelled itself in a downward fashion.

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Classified Ad listings for Ford. Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRANDPA'S TRACTOR. VINTAGE AND CLASSIC TRACTOR RESTORATION. HANDY FARM DEVICES AND HOW TO USE THEM, SECOND EDITION. THE FOXFIRE BOOK. AUSTIN TRACTORS. JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS. ALEXANDER BOTTS AND THE EARTHWORM TRACTOR: BOTTS ABROAD. UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER BUYS RARE COCKSHUTT TRACTOR THE EVOLUTION OF HAYING: HAY BARN STYLES, MOWS AND HAY Barns were generally constructed in one of four styles, each of which required a different layout of the hay carrier track. A single-end hoist barn allowed hay to be taken into the mow at only one end of the barn, usually through a large door high in the peak of the gable end. BUILDING A STEAM ENGINE FROM A LAWN MOWER If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine.

THE BIG DIG

This 1916 30-60 Aultman & Taylor, owned by Brad Smith, will be part of the local lineup at the Big Dig. Photo by Bruce Strait. When the Historical Construction Equipment Assn. (HCEA) kicks off its 35th annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in rural Kansas this summer, members will get a chance to do something unusual with their equipment: work. REMEMBERING THE RED RIVER SPECIAL Threshing in Manitoba in the 1930s and ’40s. My most vivid memories of harvesting have a good deal to do with the Nichols & Shepard Red River Special 28-46 threshing machine owned by THE DELCO-LIGHT PLANT The 1936 Rural Electrification Act provided funds. During the next two years 100,000 miles of power lines were built at a cost of $210 million ($3.5 billion today) to provide electricity to 220,000 farms at a cost of about $950 ($15,816 today) each. I don’t know how my parents came up with that $950, but we did get electricity in 1938 FOLK BELIEFS AND OLD WIVES’ TALES Early American farmers (and I’m sure many others) held some strange beliefs. Many of these superstitions survived until well into the 20th century, and some may still be around today. THE FINAL REPORT ON THE TRAGEDY AT THE MEDINA COUNTY A diagram from the Medina Sheriff's Office final report on the Case 110 explosion, detailing the progression of the crown sheet as it collapsed and then propelled itself in a downward fashion.

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Classified Ad listings for Ford. Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR Check out these humorous stories from Farm Collector readers about outhouse-related incidents.

STEAM ENGINES

Determined at an Early Age: A.B. Farquhar  At 20, A.B. Farquhar had already set his sights on the prizeIf he is remembered at all today, Arthur Briggs Farquhar is remembered as a brilliant and successful businessman and leader of American industry. FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR Waxing poetic down on the farm  Cartoon of cow and calf. There have been some great farmer poets over the years.

THE BARN ROD

This 1949 Chevrolet 3/4-ton truck got a one-of-a-kind makeover when Barney Kedrowski set out to use it as the base of a barn rod, powered by a 5hp John Lauson Frost King engine. RESTORING A SINGLE-HORSE MOWER Sammy Epps never imagined he would take up the hobby of restoring and collecting vintage farm equipment. However, when knee surgery took him off the tennis court and the pandemic converted him into a homebody, Sammy decided it was time to take up a new hobby. FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR First Things. Welcome to Farm Collector! Pull up a chair and join a diverse group of collectors, restorers, history buffs, hobbyists and shade-tree mechanics.

STEAM TRACTION

Steam School Report: Carriage Hill Farm. On April 12-14, I attended the Agricultural Steam Engineers School at Carriage Hill MetroPark near Dayton, Ohio.This living history park has two steam engines (a 50 HP Peerless traction engine and an 1896 Empire portable) operated by

volunteers.

STEAM TRACTION

The steam men of Great Britain'' FROM MEXICO, MO. 1124 Adams St., R. D. 5, Mexico, Mo.Dear Sir;We attended the reunions in Illinois and Iowa this year and had a wonder, full time. FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE Here is everything you need to know to build your own outbuildings, including toolsheds, woodsheds, barns, underground root cellars, smokehouses, animal shelters and fences. Monte Burch provides easy-to-follow instructions along with complete information on tools and materials, foundations, floors, framing, sheathing, roofing, wiring, plumbing, adding doors and windows, finishing details, and

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Classified Ad listings for Ford. Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE Satisfaction Guarantee. We stand by our products. If you are not fully satisfied at any time with your purchase, simply return the item and we will issue you a full refund. THE CANADIAN TRACTOR 11106-63rd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta. In the spring of 1919 a tractor with a design of its own appeared on the market in Western Canada. This machine performed ORANGE OBSESSION: ALLIS-CHALMERS MUSEUM BOASTS LARGEST Allis-Chalmers museum . Henry was accustomed to farming with horses, Ernest says, so the farmer removed the tractor’s seat so he could stand while guiding it across a field. HISTORY OF THE FRICK COMPANY 1877 Frick began the development of steam traction. Sent to us by Mike Rohrer,12025 Steven Avenue, Smithsburg, Maryland 21783-1553, the following is a paper read July 29, 1926, BUILDING A STEAM ENGINE FROM A LAWN MOWER If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine. THE DELCO-LIGHT PLANT An illustration of a typical Delco farm installation with the engine not only powering the generator but also belted to a line shaft, which in turn drives a churn, a cream separator and water pump. THE HISTORY OF THE HARROW Back in the day when every farmer worth his salt believed that a well-tilled field was essential to growing a good crop, a harrow was an essential implement.

THE BIG DIG

This 1916 30-60 Aultman & Taylor, owned by Brad Smith, will be part of the local lineup at the Big Dig. Photo by Bruce Strait. When the Historical Construction Equipment Assn. (HCEA) kicks off its 35th annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in rural Kansas this summer, members will get a chance to do something unusual with their equipment: work. UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER BUYS RARE COCKSHUTT TRACTOR

FARM COLLECTOR

Classified Ad listings for Ford. Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE Satisfaction Guarantee. We stand by our products. If you are not fully satisfied at any time with your purchase, simply return the item and we will issue you a full refund. THE CANADIAN TRACTOR 11106-63rd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta. In the spring of 1919 a tractor with a design of its own appeared on the market in Western Canada. This machine performed ORANGE OBSESSION: ALLIS-CHALMERS MUSEUM BOASTS LARGEST Allis-Chalmers museum . Henry was accustomed to farming with horses, Ernest says, so the farmer removed the tractor’s seat so he could stand while guiding it across a field. HISTORY OF THE FRICK COMPANY 1877 Frick began the development of steam traction. Sent to us by Mike Rohrer,12025 Steven Avenue, Smithsburg, Maryland 21783-1553, the following is a paper read July 29, 1926, BUILDING A STEAM ENGINE FROM A LAWN MOWER If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine. THE DELCO-LIGHT PLANT An illustration of a typical Delco farm installation with the engine not only powering the generator but also belted to a line shaft, which in turn drives a churn, a cream separator and water pump. THE HISTORY OF THE HARROW Back in the day when every farmer worth his salt believed that a well-tilled field was essential to growing a good crop, a harrow was an essential implement.

THE BIG DIG

This 1916 30-60 Aultman & Taylor, owned by Brad Smith, will be part of the local lineup at the Big Dig. Photo by Bruce Strait. When the Historical Construction Equipment Assn. (HCEA) kicks off its 35th annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in rural Kansas this summer, members will get a chance to do something unusual with their equipment: work. UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER BUYS RARE COCKSHUTT TRACTOR

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Classified Ad listings for Ford. Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction TRACTORS - FARM COLLECTOR With only 725 made, the Hart-Part Little Devil tractor is a rare collector's item today, but farmer's weren't impressed when it was

introduced.

THE CANADIAN TRACTOR 11106-63rd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta. In the spring of 1919 a tractor with a design of its own appeared on the market in Western Canada. This machine performed TAG FOR "HISTORICAL-PHOTOS" 1950s Horse Power Farmer. June 5, 2021. Still farming with horses in the 1950s In the 1950s, my mother-in-law, then known as Judy Hellesen,

moved with her

IMPLEMENTS - FARM COLLECTOR Putting a Spin on the Roto-Baler’s Round Bales. The Roto-Baler has an interesting history. Allis-Chalmers literature explains that the company bought the patent rights from a Nebraska farmer, Ummo F. Luebben, who in 1910 patented a machine that gathered hay, rolled it into a large round bale, wrapped string around it and ejected it.In 1940 Allis-Chalmers Corp. was convinced that round bales IMPLEMENTS - FARM COLLECTOR Dedicated to the Preservation of Vintage Farm Equipment. Museum looking for leads on planter. The Shafer Historical Museum, Winthrop, Wash., has an old horse-drawn corn planter with no identification on it except for the name “Roved” on the metal seed canisters.

THE BARN ROD

This 1949 Chevrolet 3/4-ton truck got a one-of-a-kind makeover when Barney Kedrowski set out to use it as the base of a barn rod, powered by a 5hp John Lauson Frost King engine. HISTORY OF THE GRAIN BINDER Spokane, Wash. Before the organization of the International Harvester Co., there were a number of independent companies manufacturing grain binders, mowers, rakes and other farm machinery. FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR First Things. By now, for most of you, show season has pretty well wound down for another year. Tractors and engines are being stowed away for the winter; tarps are floating down over portable displays; and this summer's finds are front and center, making last summer's prizes pale by comparison.It's the same way here: my desk sags beneath the piles of photos of wonderful old stuff tracked down FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR Blanket Coverage Pays Off After Barn Fire. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Indiana farmer Mike Black found that adage to be true when a barn fire swept through a barn at his farm.

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Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction Quirky tractors and larger-than-life characters FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRANDPA'S TRACTOR. VINTAGE AND CLASSIC TRACTOR RESTORATION. HANDY FARM DEVICES AND HOW TO USE THEM, SECOND EDITION. THE FOXFIRE BOOK. AUSTIN TRACTORS. JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS. ALEXANDER BOTTS AND THE EARTHWORM TRACTOR: BOTTS ABROAD. THE CANADIAN TRACTOR THE CANADIAN TRACTOR. Canadian tractor 1920, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Courtesy of Pat Baxter, 11106 63rd Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A scene at the Bird City Reunion, Bird City, Kansas. Sent by Elmer Coleman, Colby, Kansas. He also says that this Reunion has been put on for three years. ORANGE OBSESSION: ALLIS-CHALMERS MUSEUM BOASTS LARGEST Allis-Chalmers museum . Henry was accustomed to farming with horses, Ernest says, so the farmer removed the tractor’s seat so he could stand while guiding it across a field. HISTORY OF THE FRICK COMPANY 1877 Frick began the development of steam traction. Sent to us by Mike Rohrer,12025 Steven Avenue, Smithsburg, Maryland 21783-1553, the following is a paper read July 29, 1926, THE DELCO-LIGHT PLANT The 1936 Rural Electrification Act provided funds. During the next two years 100,000 miles of power lines were built at a cost of $210 million ($3.5 billion today) to provide electricity to 220,000 farms at a cost of about $950 ($15,816 today) each. I don’t know how my parents came up with that $950, but we did get electricity in 1938 THE HISTORY OF THE HARROW England’s Parliament felt it necessary, in 1664, to abolish “as being cruel and injurious to the animals,” the practice of tying, with a rawhide cord, the brushy limb of a tree to a horse’s tail for use as a harrow. Early American farmers made an A-harrow that consisted of timbers (or a forked log), through which wooden or iron

pegs

THE LEGENDARY 150 HP CASE STEAM ENGINE An overview of the legendary 150 HP Case steam engine. In 1904, #14666, the first of the 150 HP J. I. Case steam engines was tested by being called upon to pull four 15 HP new engines (weight 57,600 pounds) up the 13 percent grade at the rear of Case Company’s engine assembly building in Racine, Wis. BUILDING A STEAM ENGINE FROM A LAWN MOWER If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine. AFTER 21 YEARS A THANK YOU TO ALL FROM CATTAIL FOUNDRY Home / Steam Traction / After 21 Years A Thank You To All From Cattail Foundry After 21 Years A Thank You To All From Cattail Foundry

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Tractors The Hart-Parr Little Devil. More than 10 years ago, the Donald Sell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction Quirky tractors and larger-than-life characters FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRANDPA'S TRACTOR. VINTAGE AND CLASSIC TRACTOR RESTORATION. HANDY FARM DEVICES AND HOW TO USE THEM, SECOND EDITION. THE FOXFIRE BOOK. AUSTIN TRACTORS. JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS. ALEXANDER BOTTS AND THE EARTHWORM TRACTOR: BOTTS ABROAD. THE CANADIAN TRACTOR THE CANADIAN TRACTOR. Canadian tractor 1920, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Courtesy of Pat Baxter, 11106 63rd Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A scene at the Bird City Reunion, Bird City, Kansas. Sent by Elmer Coleman, Colby, Kansas. He also says that this Reunion has been put on for three years. ORANGE OBSESSION: ALLIS-CHALMERS MUSEUM BOASTS LARGEST Allis-Chalmers museum . Henry was accustomed to farming with horses, Ernest says, so the farmer removed the tractor’s seat so he could stand while guiding it across a field. HISTORY OF THE FRICK COMPANY 1877 Frick began the development of steam traction. Sent to us by Mike Rohrer,12025 Steven Avenue, Smithsburg, Maryland 21783-1553, the following is a paper read July 29, 1926, THE DELCO-LIGHT PLANT The 1936 Rural Electrification Act provided funds. During the next two years 100,000 miles of power lines were built at a cost of $210 million ($3.5 billion today) to provide electricity to 220,000 farms at a cost of about $950 ($15,816 today) each. I don’t know how my parents came up with that $950, but we did get electricity in 1938 THE HISTORY OF THE HARROW England’s Parliament felt it necessary, in 1664, to abolish “as being cruel and injurious to the animals,” the practice of tying, with a rawhide cord, the brushy limb of a tree to a horse’s tail for use as a harrow. Early American farmers made an A-harrow that consisted of timbers (or a forked log), through which wooden or iron

pegs

THE LEGENDARY 150 HP CASE STEAM ENGINE An overview of the legendary 150 HP Case steam engine. In 1904, #14666, the first of the 150 HP J. I. Case steam engines was tested by being called upon to pull four 15 HP new engines (weight 57,600 pounds) up the 13 percent grade at the rear of Case Company’s engine assembly building in Racine, Wis. BUILDING A STEAM ENGINE FROM A LAWN MOWER If you want to build a low-dollar steam engine, all you need is a 4-cycle lawn mower engine. AFTER 21 YEARS A THANK YOU TO ALL FROM CATTAIL FOUNDRY Home / Steam Traction / After 21 Years A Thank You To All From Cattail Foundry After 21 Years A Thank You To All From Cattail Foundry COLLECTING CASE ORCHARD TRACTORS A 1951 Case DV vineyard special. Designed specifically for vineyard work, the DV is 9 inches narrower than the Case DO, which is designed for orchard grove applications. TRACTORS - FARM COLLECTOR With only 725 made, the Hart-Part Little Devil tractor is a rare collector's item today, but farmer's weren't impressed when it was

introduced.

TAG FOR "FARM-IMPLEMENTS" Flax: The Stubborn Crop. June 3, 2021. It’s easy to romanticize rural life 200 years ago. Old lithographs show bucolic farm scenes of horse-drawn plows, blacksmiths at the forge and women running spinning

wheels.

STEAM ENGINES

Determined at an Early Age: A.B. Farquhar  At 20, A.B. Farquhar had already set his sights on the prizeIf he is remembered at all today, Arthur Briggs Farquhar is remembered as a brilliant and successful businessman and leader of American industry. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE MYSTERY TOOLS? 23.Unknown implement: Made of very heavy wood, the piece is 30 inches long with a 1-inch handle attached to a cylinder 4 inches long and 4 inches in diameter. The movable cylinder is 4-1/2 inches long and 6 inches in diameter. 24.Unrecognized device: Weighing 4 pounds, the piece is 19 inches wide both closed and open. The pulleys, handle, brackets and hinges are made of lightweight wood. IMPLEMENTS - FARM COLLECTOR Dedicated to the Preservation of Vintage Farm Equipment. Museum looking for leads on planter. The Shafer Historical Museum, Winthrop, Wash., has an old horse-drawn corn planter with no identification on it except for the name “Roved” on the metal seed canisters.

THE BARN ROD

This 1949 Chevrolet 3/4-ton truck got a one-of-a-kind makeover when Barney Kedrowski set out to use it as the base of a barn rod, powered by a 5hp John Lauson Frost King engine. THE LEGENDARY 150 HP CASE STEAM ENGINE An overview of the legendary 150 HP Case steam engine. In 1904, #14666, the first of the 150 HP J. I. Case steam engines was tested by being called upon to pull four 15 HP new engines (weight 57,600 pounds) up the 13 percent grade at the rear of Case Company’s engine assembly building in Racine, Wis. FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR First Things. By now, for most of you, show season has pretty well wound down for another year. Tractors and engines are being stowed away for the winter; tarps are floating down over portable displays; and this summer's finds are front and center, making last summer's prizes pale by comparison.It's the same way here: my desk sags beneath the piles of photos of wonderful old stuff tracked down FARM LIFE - FARM COLLECTOR Blanket Coverage Pays Off After Barn Fire. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Indiana farmer Mike Black found that adage to be true when a barn fire swept through a barn at his farm. FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRANDPA'S TRACTOR. VINTAGE AND CLASSIC TRACTOR RESTORATION. HANDY FARM DEVICES AND HOW TO USE THEM, SECOND EDITION. THE FOXFIRE BOOK. AUSTIN TRACTORS. JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS. ALEXANDER BOTTS AND THE EARTHWORM TRACTOR: BOTTS ABROAD. CUSTOM (TRACTORS) FIT FC. For more information on Custom tractors and Custom Club International, contact Charles Haecherl, (507) 744-2447; e-mail: haecherlfarm@hotmail.com. Bill Vossler is a freelance writer and author of several books on antique farm tractors and toys. Contact him by e-mail: bvossler@juno.com. THE CANADIAN TRACTOR THE CANADIAN TRACTOR. Canadian tractor 1920, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Courtesy of Pat Baxter, 11106 63rd Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A scene at the Bird City Reunion, Bird City, Kansas. Sent by Elmer Coleman, Colby, Kansas. He also says that this Reunion has been put on for three years. MIXED BAG: A VARIED COLLECTION OF OLD TRACTORS AND MORE The first old tractor in their collection had dual use: It was part of the collection, but was also used to push snow out of the farmyard. “The 1935 Allis-Chalmers WC was just available at that time, and we bought it because it had a loader on it,” Clem says. ORANGE OBSESSION: ALLIS-CHALMERS MUSEUM BOASTS LARGEST Allis-Chalmers museum . Henry was accustomed to farming with horses, Ernest says, so the farmer removed the tractor’s seat so he could stand while guiding it across a field.

LISTER D MANUAL

LISTER D MANUAL. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. We have received a manual reprint for Lister ‘D’ type. engines from Brian Dominic, of Nottingham, England. In an accompanying letter Mr. Dominic writes that he is aware. there are not a lot of Lister engines in the United States. However, he states, the Lister is probably the most commonly

found.

MEHMKE MUSEUM IN MONTANA Walter Mehmke, Sr., at right, with Walter, Jr. center and Carl Mehmke, left in photo taken at 1969 Threshing Bee, by Ralph Watson.

THE BIG DIG

This 1916 30-60 Aultman & Taylor, owned by Brad Smith, will be part of the local lineup at the Big Dig. Photo by Bruce Strait. When the Historical Construction Equipment Assn. (HCEA) kicks off its 35th annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in rural Kansas this summer, members will get a chance to do something unusual with their equipment: work. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE In 1918, the Happy Farmer sold for $1,075 (roughly $20,000 today). Bill Vossler photo. In the mid-1970s, Glen discovered just how slow the Happy Farmer moved, even at top speed. PRISON INDUSTRIES HAVE LONG HISTORY IN MINNESOTA The Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater, completed in 1853, was initially a modest operation. According to an account in volume 37, issue 4 of Minnesota History, the structure housed “a three-story prison house with six cells and two dungeons for solitary confinement, a workshop and an office.”. In 1859, John B. Stevens, Stillwater, leased the prison workshop from the state for five years FARM COLLECTOR MAGAZINE GRANDPA'S TRACTOR. VINTAGE AND CLASSIC TRACTOR RESTORATION. HANDY FARM DEVICES AND HOW TO USE THEM, SECOND EDITION. THE FOXFIRE BOOK. AUSTIN TRACTORS. JOHN DEERE TRACTORS. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER TRACTORS. ALEXANDER BOTTS AND THE EARTHWORM TRACTOR: BOTTS ABROAD. CUSTOM (TRACTORS) FIT FC. For more information on Custom tractors and Custom Club International, contact Charles Haecherl, (507) 744-2447; e-mail: haecherlfarm@hotmail.com. Bill Vossler is a freelance writer and author of several books on antique farm tractors and toys. Contact him by e-mail: bvossler@juno.com. THE CANADIAN TRACTOR THE CANADIAN TRACTOR. Canadian tractor 1920, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Courtesy of Pat Baxter, 11106 63rd Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A scene at the Bird City Reunion, Bird City, Kansas. Sent by Elmer Coleman, Colby, Kansas. He also says that this Reunion has been put on for three years. MIXED BAG: A VARIED COLLECTION OF OLD TRACTORS AND MORE The first old tractor in their collection had dual use: It was part of the collection, but was also used to push snow out of the farmyard. “The 1935 Allis-Chalmers WC was just available at that time, and we bought it because it had a loader on it,” Clem says. ORANGE OBSESSION: ALLIS-CHALMERS MUSEUM BOASTS LARGEST Allis-Chalmers museum . Henry was accustomed to farming with horses, Ernest says, so the farmer removed the tractor’s seat so he could stand while guiding it across a field.

LISTER D MANUAL

LISTER D MANUAL. Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. We have received a manual reprint for Lister ‘D’ type. engines from Brian Dominic, of Nottingham, England. In an accompanying letter Mr. Dominic writes that he is aware. there are not a lot of Lister engines in the United States. However, he states, the Lister is probably the most commonly

found.

MEHMKE MUSEUM IN MONTANA Walter Mehmke, Sr., at right, with Walter, Jr. center and Carl Mehmke, left in photo taken at 1969 Threshing Bee, by Ralph Watson.

THE BIG DIG

This 1916 30-60 Aultman & Taylor, owned by Brad Smith, will be part of the local lineup at the Big Dig. Photo by Bruce Strait. When the Historical Construction Equipment Assn. (HCEA) kicks off its 35th annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition in rural Kansas this summer, members will get a chance to do something unusual with their equipment: work. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE In 1918, the Happy Farmer sold for $1,075 (roughly $20,000 today). Bill Vossler photo. In the mid-1970s, Glen discovered just how slow the Happy Farmer moved, even at top speed. PRISON INDUSTRIES HAVE LONG HISTORY IN MINNESOTA The Minnesota State Prison in Stillwater, completed in 1853, was initially a modest operation. According to an account in volume 37, issue 4 of Minnesota History, the structure housed “a three-story prison house with six cells and two dungeons for solitary confinement, a workshop and an office.”. In 1859, John B. Stevens, Stillwater, leased the prison workshop from the state for five years COLLECTING CASE ORCHARD TRACTORS A 1951 Case DV vineyard special. Designed specifically for vineyard work, the DV is 9 inches narrower than the Case DO, which is designed for orchard grove applications. TAG FOR "AGRICULTURE" 1950s Horse Power Farmer. June 5, 2021. Still farming with horses in the 1950s In the 1950s, my mother-in-law, then known as Judy Hellesen,

moved with her

TAG FOR "HISTORICAL-PHOTOS" 1950s Horse Power Farmer. June 5, 2021. Still farming with horses in the 1950s In the 1950s, my mother-in-law, then known as Judy Hellesen,

moved with her

TAG FOR "FLAX"

Flax: The Stubborn Crop. June 3, 2021. It’s easy to romanticize rural life 200 years ago. Old lithographs show bucolic farm scenes of horse-drawn plows, blacksmiths at the forge and women running spinning

wheels.

TAG FOR "FIBER-PRODUCTION" Flax: The Stubborn Crop. June 3, 2021. It’s easy to romanticize rural life 200 years ago. Old lithographs show bucolic farm scenes of horse-drawn plows, blacksmiths at the forge and women running spinning

wheels.

IMPLEMENTS - FARM COLLECTOR Dedicated to the Preservation of Vintage Farm Equipment. Museum looking for leads on planter. The Shafer Historical Museum, Winthrop, Wash., has an old horse-drawn corn planter with no identification on it except for the name “Roved” on the metal seed canisters. IMPLEMENTS - FARM COLLECTOR Putting a Spin on the Roto-Baler’s Round Bales. The Roto-Baler has an interesting history. Allis-Chalmers literature explains that the company bought the patent rights from a Nebraska farmer, Ummo F. Luebben, who in 1910 patented a machine that gathered hay, rolled it into a large round bale, wrapped string around it and ejected it.In 1940 Allis-Chalmers Corp. was convinced that round bales

STEAM TRACTION

Maynard’s Last Old Steam Engine Ride Cindy Fox | Aug 24, 2011 75 HP Case Steam Engine at Michigan Show Had 12-Year-Old at Controls Steam Traction Staff | Oct 6, 2010 Professor Robert T. Rhode Guides Students Through Steam Engine History TAG FOR "OLD-IRON-QUESTIONS" 1950s Horse Power Farmer. June 5, 2021. Still farming with horses in the 1950s In the 1950s, my mother-in-law, then known as Judy Hellesen,

moved with her

DOES THIS COTTON SEED SORTER RING A BELL? Clarence Gibbs, Inman, South Carolina . Editor’s note: We’ve run this up a few flagpoles, and it turns out that the sorter was built by Keystone Farm Machine Co., York, Pennsylvania.

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Home  /  Steam Traction

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CANADIAN STEAM

BY DR. W. J. M. KIRK

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Train on the run to Anson Junction. See Dr. Kirk's Article.

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A diesel engine preceding against traffic on Pinnacle St. It is very familiar to those in that section. See Dr. Kirk's article.

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60 Meadowvale Ave. E., Belleville, Ontario, Canada Although I am not as old as most of the men who write to you nor have I had personal experience with steam engines, still I am quite interested in steam and I used to get a great thrill out of watching the threshing at my grandfather’s farm when the mill was powered by steam. The past few years I have had the privilege of attending steam reunions with some old steam men. Recently, in Belleville, Ontario we had an event of interest to steam men. For almost a century trains have run down one of the main streets of the Canadian National Railroad to the docks. The City persuaded the C.N.R. to find an alternate route for the spur line, around the outside of the City, and they have now abandoned the Pinnacle street line. Naturally the City and the motoring public in particular were very happy to see the end of the competition between the trains and motor vehicles on Pinnacle street. To celebrate the event the City and the C.N.R. cooperated to hold ‘Railroad Week’ in Belleville June 22-28, 1964. The C.N.R. put on a display at the station including a demonstration car showing the new hump yards in Toronto, a variety of rolling stock, the newest in diesel engines, but most interesting was a number of steam engines, an old wood burner built in 1872, a saddle back built in 1894, and three modern type heavy duty steam engines built in 1930, 1936 and 1940. The only steam engine operating was No. 6167 a Northern 4-8-4 type locomotive using superheated steam, pressure 275 lbs. This engine pulled a passenger train twice daily Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and three times Wednesday and Friday to Anson Junction and return, a round trip of about 40 miles. On Saturday the train went to Peterborough and on Sunday to Cobourg beach. On every run the train was packed. Many children had never been on a train, let alone one pulled by steam, and don’t think the adults didn’t enjoy the ride. Do you know, train smoke still smells the same. It is quite amazing the crowds of people who came to see this display-some from great distances.

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