TREMONT — History came to life Thursday on Al Beutel’s family farm south of Tremont. A New Idea corn picker from the late 1940s or early 1950s was used to pick the final two rows of corn of the season ...
The old one-row corn picker may not be much to look at compared to the giant agri-industrial combines of today. But when the first practical models began to appear in the fields during the 1930s, this ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before World War II, annual national championships were held to determine who could hand-harvest corn the fastest. Fairbury native ...
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