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Nov 15, 2024
The Potato Year at Firestone Farm, Michigan, USA
At the 1885 Firestone Farm, two varieties of heirloom potatoes are grown each year. They are Early Ohio, an all-purpose potato, and...
Oct 27, 2023
Hackles and other Flax Processing equipment in The Henry Ford Collections
Hackles and other flax processing equipment remind us of the constant labor needed to turn an agricultural crop – flax – into raw...
Jan 20, 2023
Grain Harvesting Technology at The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Museum collections contain material culture documenting grain harvesting tools and equipment. The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, USA,...
Nov 10, 2022
Wheat Harvest and Reaper Technology at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford (USA)
Lazy days of summer start for some farmers only after they finish the most stressful time of their year – grain harvest. Wheat ripeness...
Jun 8, 2022
Equipment in focus: the Bickford & Huffman Grain Drill (ca. 1890), The Henry Ford (USA)
As an official grower with the “A Year on the Field” project, staff at the Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village (The Henry Ford, Dearborn...
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