Agricultural developments over the last two centuries have led to astonishing discoveries. Although farming began about 12,000 years ago in response to climate change, it often is stated the tools of ...

The artifacts in the accompanying photos are sales models of two La Crosse Plow Co. plows. The one in the bottom image is the Ryder Sulky Plow. It stands not quite 8 inches high and is 9 inches long.

The Moline Plow Company traced its history back to 1852 when Henry Candee and Robert Swan began building fanning mills in Moline, Illinois. Candee, Swan and Company added plows in 1865 when a former ...

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GREENBUSH - Get ready for spring at the annual Wade House "Plowing, Planting and Play" event. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, visitors to the Wade House historic site in ...

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