Indholdsfortegnelse for October 2021 i Farm Collector

For my money, there’s no collection so dear as the local collection. In this issue, we’ll introduce you to a Wisconsin man who has a deep affection for anything produced by Appleton Mfg. Co., which once operated near his home. Established in 1872, the Appleton company got an early start, building on the strength of a vibrant local economy. Soon after World War II ended, so had Appleton – but not before producing a full line that stretched from tractors to implements, shellers to windmills, stationary gas engines to horse powers, burr mills to hay carriers to power jacks and on and on and on. The sheer variety of Appleton items was the driving force behind Dale Deno’s collection. In that respect, the collection is similar to those of people…

A Comprehensive Guide for All Farmers. Originally published in the early 1900s, this classic text was created to assist farmers and farm mechanics instructors with the operation, care, and repair of farm machines. Six distinctive sections provide detailed information and instruction on how to use and care for dozens of machines, including plows, harrows, tillers, spreaders, and more. By the end of this read, you will be a certified expert on all things farm machinery. This title is available at Store.FarmCollector.com or by calling 866-624-9388. Mention promo code: MFCPALZ5. Item #10716.…

When Dale Deno rescued an old Appleton husker/shredder he found at the junkyard, it was just another day for a young man farming on a shoestring. “When I started out,” he says, “I used a lot of equipment I salvaged from the junkyard.” He showed the piece to his brother, who uttered the words that instantly changed the course of Dale’s life: “What else did Appleton make?” Dale started looking for other Appleton relics almost immediately. “I had never really collected anything,” he says. “I started with shellers because they were small and I didn’t have a lot of room. I’d be out looking at junk and I’d see something I knew had to be 100 years old. ‘I don’t know what it is,’ he recalls thinking, ‘so I’ll just…

Could someone help identify this Case boiler? Several years ago, a horse-drawn Case steam engine was donated to our historical society, but only the boiler. It has been restored, and we are trying to find any information on its past. On the frame is the number 1264C. Can anyone advise where I can find further information? When we were given the machine many years ago, it was only the boiler. The rest has subsequently been added just to make it look good (smokestack, wheels etc.) but it is probably not like the original. Our aim is to try to get a year of manufacture and pictures of what it originally looked like. All we really know is that it was a stationary machine and towed to where it was needed.…

America’s most powerful crawler tractor breaks ground once again in an incredibly detailed 1:25-scale die-cast replica! When International Harvester debuted the TD-24 in 1947, it quickly claimed the title of not only being "America’s most powerful crawler tractor" … but also the world’s largest! A versatile, heavy-duty bulldozer, it was designed to tackle any big job — from pipe-laying and construction to mining and logging. In fact, its revered reputation in the redwood logging industry would ultimately earn the massive machine its notable nickname — “Big Red.” The TD-24 was also more modernized than even its closest competitors. Weighing in at 20 tons and powered by a new 180-hp, 6-cylinder diesel engine, its innovative 4-speed syncromesh transmission offered faster cycling and unprecedented finger-tip control. The TD-24 is now faithfully replicated…

Mail Pouch Tobacco barns were once common along American highways and country roads. The barn advertising campaign was launched by the West Virginia Mail Pouch chewing tobacco company (Bloch Brothers Tobacco Co.). The program ran from 1891 to 1992. In its height during the early 1960s, thousands of Mail Pouch barns were spread across 22 states. Initially, barn owners were paid between $1 and $2 per year for the advertisement. In 1913 dollars, that equates to $20-40 today. More importantly, the barn received a fresh coat by a team of painters. The Mail Pouch message was painted on one or two sides, depending on road visibility. With the passage of time, Mail Pouch barns are slowly disappearing from the landscape. The remaining barns with the familiar advertising slogan, Chew Mail…

MCCLELLAN PRUESS IS OUR OCTOBER WINNER! McClellan Pruess, 12, is this month’s featured artist. The son of Melinda and Steven Pruess, Ashland, Wisconsin, McClellan will receive a Farm Collector T-shirt: Congratulations, McClellan! Have a budding artist in your family? Send your kids’ or grandkids’ farm-related artwork to Farm Collector, and we’ll send a T-shirt to the monthly winner. Send submissions to Farm Collector, 1503 SW 42nd St., Topeka, KS 66609-1265. Please include the artist’s name, age and hometown and a recent photograph. A release form will be sent to the parents of each artist whose work is selected for publication; the release must be signed and returned to Farm Collector before the artwork can be published. For more information, contact us at editor@farmcollector.com.…

PART ONE: In a two-part series, author Robert Pripps drills deep to uncover the entrepreneurial and fiercely competitive spirit that propelled Daniel Best and Benjamin Holt to an eventual consolidation launching Caterpillar. In the first part presented in this issue, the rise of two young businessmen is presented against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving nation. Two family names – Holt and Best – are inexorably linked to the great name of Caterpillar, the Caterpillar tractor and Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, Illinois. As the Industrial Revolution developed around the world, the Holts and Bests took their places alongside other great men of ingenuity, ambition and charismatic leadership who launched great industries: Deere, McCormick, Deering, Oliver, Ford, Massey and Harris. These visionary leaders mechanized American agriculture and, in the process, they…