Farm Collector

Farm Collector is a monthly publication celebrating vintage farm equipment. Since 1998, Farm Collector has featured unique collections, extensive renovation projects, early farm practices and related attractions. Enthusiasts also turn to Farm Collector for previews of notable shows and auctions, and extensive classified advertising

Farm Collector

Better Grab a Sweater

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

SPROUTS

WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS & CONTRAPTIONS

ANSWERS TO MAY MYSTERY TOOLS

Fencing the Prairie • UNIQUE REGION DEMANDED INNOVATIVE THINKING

ATTENTION: SPECIAL OFFER!

Feeding the Threshers • HOME-BUILT THRESHERS’ COOK SHACK DATING TO LATE 1800S UNEARTHED IN RURAL MISSOURI SHED

THREE MEALS A DAY – AND TWO “LIGHT LUNCHES” • Cooks worked dawn to dusk to feed threshing crew’s gargantuan appetite

"I WAS THE BOY" • RETIRED HOLT ENGINEER-SERVICEMAN LOOKS BACK HALF A CENTURY FROM HIS CALIFORNIA RANCH TO RECALL HIS ROLE IN STEAM AND GAS TRACTOR HISTORY

The Power of Volunteers • Recalling the old-fashioned teamwork that brought Mount Pleasant’s Marvin Mills exhibit to life

A Little WAGON with a BIG Story • PERSISTENCE PAYS OFF IN FAMILY’S SEARCH FOR RELATIVE’S ONE-OF-A-KIND WAGON

RURAL ROADS HAVE THEIR OWN CHALLENGES • TAKE CARE WHEN DRIVING ON DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS

A THERMOSIPHON John Deere • MISSOURI MAN “HAMMERS” OUT A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO A VINTAGE ENGINE CHALLENGE

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? • PENNSYLVANIA MAN’S COLLECTION CELEBRATES CONTRIBUTION OF THE LOWLY OIL CAN

FARM COLLECTOR • RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS FOR THE VINTAGE FARM COLLECTOR

THE LINE UP SHOWS & SPECIAL EVENTS