As summer approached every trip was cancelled because the fieldwork just didn’t get done. Rain, and more rain. This was the story of farming in the Midwest in 2019. We were going to North Dakota to Medora to a wonderful Midwest Blogger event, cancelled. We were heading to a steam event at Rollag, cancelled. It […]
On a hosted trip to Kansas City, Kansas I learned a bit of agricultural history. While in the magical land of Kansas, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz found its way into most of our stops. Read on and learn about our wonderful visit. See where farming and the Tin man intersect! The Grinter Place […]
Every year in Greenville, Illinois at the American Farm Heritage Museum grounds there is an annual tractor show. This year Sheppard and Case tractors were the featured brands. Keith and I stopped in on our way out-of-town and we enjoyed seeing some beautiful tractors. Under the Sheppard tent was a very cool ad for a […]
This year’s Half Century of Progress was impressive as always. I loved seeing new and different equipment which says a lot for somebody that has been writing about old iron for a lot of years. At this year’s show I interviewed the fun Justin Click and learned about the Bryan Tractor. Justin Click, a professional […]
Most every year Keith and I go to Penfield, Illinois to enjoy the Historic Farm Days show. This year I was taken by the tractor power, not of the newer muscle tractors, but by the massive heavy bulk of some of the beautiful old iron. Seeing these huge machines in motion and hearing their rhythmic […]