Farm Collector – November 01, 2018

FEATURES NOVEMBER 2018

On the cover:

Manufactured by Platner

Yale Mfg. Co., Lincoln,

Neb., in 1916, this mill is

one of the classic pieces

of Americana on display

at the American Windmill

Museum in Lubbock,

Texas. Photo by Leslie C.

McManus.

12 Relics of the Past

Owens bean and pea threshers hint at

once-significant harvests in Minnesota.

Bill Vossler

26 You Can’t Eat Antlers

Hunters treasure relics found on hunting trips

and during treks through the woods.

Clell G. Ballard

30 Family Favorite

Michigan family holds on to Grand Haven

garden tractor for 70 years.

Jerry Mattson

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DEPARTMENTS

2 First Things

(^) What I did this summer.
4 Letters
6 What-Is-It?
(^) Can you name these
gizmos and gadgets?
8 Let’s Talk
Rusty Iron
(^) Ancient principles drive
mechanical advantage.^
(^) Sam Moore
41 Product Parade
44 Classifieds
(^48) Sprouts
A place for kids.

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16 Blowin’ in the Wind

Legacy of wind power endures in

Lubbock, Texas, museum.

(^) Leslie C. McManus
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22 British Fordsons
Tracing lineage from the Model F to the Dexta.
Robert N. Pripps