Fanning MillsFanning mills are used to clean the chaff and weed seeds from grain. Farmers cleaned the grain they would use for seed the following year...
A Battle HammerOur daughter Jana found this Indian tool on my Mom's farm in northwestern North Dakota. It is 7 1/2 inches long and weighs almost 3 1/2...
Binders and ShockingEarly homesteaders used a "binder" to cut down the ripened grain before harvesting. This machine was a huge improvement over doing things...
ThreshingHarvesting in 1906 meant hiring a threshing crew to come to your homestead. Different crews traveled over the area, some coming to the...