Farm Days Gone By

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Farm Days Gone By

Kathy Forsythe of Manhattan dug out this picture, taken around 1910, of her mother Lavetta Forsythe, who, along with her…

Farm Days Gone By

Kathy Forsythe of Manhattan shares this photo of David Forsythe on the Elwood farm, now former Arsenal property, around 1909.…

Farm Days Gone By

When the grain was ripe, farmers would gather together to get the threshing done, as they did here in this…

Farm Days Gone By

The Crete Area Historical Society shared this scene from the early 1900s of a Steam Engine and Water Wagon on…

Farm Days Gone By

This might be a familiar sight after the recent snow storms, but this is a shot of a crib and…

Farm Days Gone By

The Acorn Creamery east of Crete circa early 1900s, operated by August Voigts. The dairy business was a mainstay for…

Farm Days Gone By

Fred Seggebruch showed many steer in his day. And here’s one on the Crete farm around 1945.

Farm Days Gone By

You think we got hit with snow? Here’s Steve Seggebruch standing lonely on a drift on the farm in Crete…

Farm Days Gone By

Remember that picture of the shed in the October 30 edition of Farmers Weekly Review, the one that burned down…

Farm Days Gone By

Milton Werner and his helpers unloading corn on his farm in 1952.

Farm Days Gone By

The Crete Historical Society turned in this photo of an old corn crib and shed taken around 1982 in Eastern…

Farm Days Gone By

Burton Barr manning the feedlot on his in Manhattan farm. Back in 1999, he offered a program for 75 local…