The VerHages use this 1977 Deutz D 8006 on the feed cart in their Holstein operation at VerHage Holsteins. Learn how one Michigan family maintains their antique tractor collection in active use as a ...

Far right: large dibbers used to plant corn, beans and any of the larger vegetable seeds. To the left of the dibbers are the potato forks and sifters. The balls on the ends of the tines eliminate ...

The New Idea 2-row tractor mounted corn picker, a particular favorite with many farmers, was an established institution for decades. Efficient and well-made, the picker represented a quantum leap ...

A 1963 CJ5 equipped with a 1946 Newgren hydraulic lift. Eighty years ago, a new kind of vehicle drove into the world. Months before the U.S. entered into World War II, military leaders had a plan to ...

The John Deere Waterloo Boy Model N tractor had a 2-speed transmission, and most had automotive-type steering. It was sold until 1924, when Deere’s Model D was launched. In the early days of power ...

One of the more famous names among rusty iron enthusiasts is that of the Hart-Parr Co., which has more than one claim to fame. Hart-Parr built the first practical internal combustion tractor engine, ...

Jethro Tull demonstrating his seed drill to skeptical bystanders. In the upper right, three men can be seen broadcasting seed in an adjacent field by hand. Mural by A.R. Thomson. Image courtesy ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A letter to the editor from Clyde Eide, Bryan, Texas, in the August 2017 issue of Farm Collector asked for information on the stone boats once used on the farm. Readers of Farm ...

Bob Reinhart with the Corliss engine a few years ago.

A drawing showing the operation of an early steam shovel. The steam shovel was controlled by two men: the engine man and cranes man. The former was stationed near the engine, the latter on a small ...

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. First the ground would be plowed, and then ...

A team of Percheron draft horses pulling an old-fashioned grain binder. Percherons, which weigh about 1 ton each, represent 70 percent of the American draft horse population. The Case 110 hp steam ...