Farm Days Gone By

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Farm Days Gone By

Here’s an oldie. The following are the persons appearing in this photo in front of the Smith District School, May…

Farm Days Gone By

Recently, you saw a picture from 1894 of a class from the Smith District School. Here’s an aerial photo, probably…

Farm Days Gone By

Dick Tyler shares this photo of the 4th Grade class at Elwood Grade School, led by teacher Pearl Wilfong. These…

Farm Days Gone By

Brothers Rodney and Ron Bettenhausen (ages 5 and 3) sitting on a hay rack as it is unloaded into the…

Farm Days Gone By

From left, Glenn Bettenhausen of rural Manhattan, Mr. Hintz, C. Boyer (back to the camera) and Fred Bettenhausen unloading corn…

Farm Days Gone By

Jeff Brandau shares this picture of John Wille and Clarence Sangmeister shelling corn at Wille’s farm back in the 1960s.…

Farm Days Gone By

Back in mid-August, Farmers Weekly Review columnist John Kiefner wrote about old milk cans and the milk sheds that housed…

Farm Days Gone By

Even an ultra-fast shutter was able to barely capture this 1956 photo of Arthur Osmus haulin’ on the Green Garden…

Farm Days Gone By

This picture of the cattle feeder barn, shed and windmill on Seggebruch farm in Crete decorated by winter could have…

Farm Days Gone By

Judy Bunte and Betty Herbst share this photo of Mollie Osmus chillin’ in front of the farmhouse in Green Garden…

Farm Days Gone By

Walter Seggebruch takes a break atop his hay wagon on the Crete farm in 1930. He and wife Grace were…

Farm Days Gone By

We got a bunch of old pictures dropped off at the office, which was nice, because we’re running low. This…