Farm Days Gone By

Farm Days Gone By

Willard A. Rowley showing cabs are for sissies while plowing on the Rowley farm in Homer Township in the early…

Farm Days Gone By

David and Laurel Rowley share this photo of three exited children preparing to go “dashing through the snow” in their…

Farm Days Gone By

Scott Lagger shares this photo from his neighbors, David and Laurel Rowley, of threshing wheat on the Frank Rowley farm…

Farm Days Gone By

Robert Whitler grew up on a farm in Girard, IL. When he moved to Joliet, he worked shift work at…

Farm Days Gone By

Doug Gougar shares this picture of his grandfather, Harlow Webster Gougar, plowing with a team of horses on the Gougar…

Farm Days Gone By

Doug Gougar shares this photo of husking corn by hand on the Gougar Farm in 1942. Pictured left to right,…

Farm Days Gone By

Doug Gougar shares this picture of Harlow Webster Gougar, his grandfather, with daughters Elizabeth Uttermare Gougar (Fields) and Harriet Ann…

Farm Days Gone By

Dick Attaway shares this photo taken by his grandfather, Fred Attaway, of a traffic jam caused people assessing the damage…

Farm Days Gone By

Vetch was a popular cover crop in the early 20th century, one also used for feeding horses and cattle. The…

Farm Days Gone By

Farm Days Gone By

OK, so you need a tractor, and it could take a while to order one, what with the war on…

Farm Days Gone By