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

In Praise of the Daughters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

WANTED: GADGETS, GIZMOS & CONTRAPTIONS

The Check-Row Revolution • Check-row planters put corn fields on the straight-and-narrow

As a boy in the cornfield, Sam learned a lesson in proximity

Check-row planting a tricky technique to master

A PRESS WITH PROVENANCE • IOWA COLLECTOR DRILLS DEEP TO UNCOVER THE HISTORY OF APPLE PRESS PURCHASED BY CIVIL WAR VETERAN TO USE ON HIS IOWA HOMESTEAD

ONCE A LEADING APPLE PRODUCER, IOWA DEALT OUT OF THE GAME BY MOTHER NATURE

An Avery Cloaked in MYSTERY • FATHER’S EARLY STEAM ENGINE IS SIMILAR – BUT NOT IDENTICAL – TO HIS SON’S AVERY 20HP ENGINE

Americana Shines in MINNESOTA MUSEUM • FROM FARM COLLECTIBLES TO GAS STATION SIGNS TO A RE-CREATED DENTIST’S OFFICE, “GRANDPA’S PLACE” HAS IT ALL

THE CROPS MUST Go Through • EARLY TRUCKS ADVANCED FARM COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM – BUT NOT VERY QUICKLY

MILK WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE

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