Frank — serious as a farm mechanic can be when necessary and by turns a practical joker — drove his classic Stearns-Knight from its shed a couple times in summer. The Stearns-Knight, which was ...

Add the diesel engine, attach the threshing drum, and secure all parts with bolts and welding. Clean and paint the machine for durability. Finally, test it to ensure smooth threshing.

So they shared the machines and in the work associated with using them with friends and neighbors. Threshing Day was a major event in rural Iowa between 1870 and 1930 with as many as 30 or more men ...

Irish priest Father Denis Reidy grew up on a rural farm in Co Cork and he recalls how threshing machines in the 1930s changed Irish agriculture. In this video by Irelandmade.ie, we meet people who ...

A frightful accident occurred at Rolling Praitie on Monday last, which, as near as we can learn, happened as follows: A number of bands were engaged in threshing wheat at the farm of Mr. BROWN ...

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The September newsletter featured Lorraine Herman’s recollection of threshing in the 1920s: “With the machine there would be six crew-men. Four of the crew-men worked in the grain mow ...

Other highlights are antique tractors, threshing machines, a flea market and craft show, games for kids and homemade food. Saturday begins with a breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the threshing grounds.