Farm Days Gone By

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Farm Days Gone By

Yeah, they start ’em early on the farm, and the Seggebruch Farm in Crete was no different.

Farm Days Gone By

Here’s a nice photo of the Seggebruch family on the steps of their farmhouse in Crete.

Farm Days Gone By

Tim Piepenbrink of the Crete Historical Society shares this barn find, a 1939 F-20 and plow that belonged to Gustav…

Farm Days Gone By

Walter Seggebruch, center, poses with his sons-in-law, John Martenson, left, and Rich Lorenz on the farm in 1955.

Farm Days Gone By

Where it all began. Here’s a photo of the Seggebruch children taken in an orchard from around 1909: Fred’s on…

Farm Days Gone By

Our history columnist Sandy Vasko shares this photo of a bee keeping set-up on the Goodwin Family Farm in Wesley…

Farm Days Gone By

Tim Piepenbrink of the Crete Area Historical Society shares this photo of Charles Westphal’s grandfather showing off the horsepower circa…

Farm Days Gone By

Kathy Forsythe of Manhattan sent along this photo from 1932 of her Dad, David Forsythe, picking corn with a Case…

Farm Days Gone By

Kathy Forsythe of Manhattan shares this photo from around 1912 of a teacher picking up her students for class at…

Farm Days Gone By

Burton Barr holds son, Kevin, on a nice day on the Barr Farm in this undated photo. Thanks to historian…

Farm Days Gone By

Our history columnist Sandy Vasko shares this undated photo of a barn raising on the Goodwin family farm in Wesley…

Farm Days Gone By

This driver takes a break after picking up cans of milk from area farms and bringing them to the Pralle…