Ford World display backs hay tools and futuristic tractor show
A Ford exhibit at the Corn Picking Exhibit grounds features a two day show with a 15 man setup and 30 workers running demonstrations. Highlights include three new hay tools a baler mower and forage harvester plus a one man band George Runquist and a lifting device giving a bird’s eye view. A Ford tractor of tomorrow Typhoon II concept debuts as Cobra sports car arrives from Detroit for display.
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Ford
George Runquist
Savannah
Little Theatre
Style Center
Dearborn
Mich
Toronto Canada
Detroit
Ray Fox
Harold Stanton
Ford World
Ford Museum
Fordson Tractor Emerges From 1899 Car Experiments
The tale traces Ford from early car experiments in 1899 to a 1907 handmade tractor used by Ford for three years and mass production beginning in 1917. Runquist, a US Army veteran, toured with a large organ on a tractor to Ft Sill performing solo or with others in camp jams. He hails from Green County and heads to California for a rodeo after seven years of touring.
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Ford
Runquist
Uncle Sam
Ft. Sill
Okla
George
Green County
California
DeKalb Hosts Huge Corn Show With Uniform Hybrids
DeKalb displays a huge corn show featuring three single cross hybrids noted for uniformity and beauty. Thousands of ears are shown with district sales managers from Illinois and Wisconsin overseeing. The XL-45 seed backs the picking contest while the Big Basket, seven feet wide, draws attention.
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Venain Agricultural Association, Inc
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lauri
Lyle Baerwald
Madison
Marvin Hyslop
Chippewa Falls
Walter DeYoung
Friesland
Jim Montgomery
Rochelle
Ill
Don Duncan
DeKalb
Long Green Line Showcases John Deere Exposition
John Deere exhibits in Monroe area showrooms as part of the Long Green Line display. J P Didefest leads the exhibit with cutaway engine and new power shift models including 110 lawn tractor and 3020 4020 tractors. Dealers highlight Midwest and state reach plus dairy farm applications.
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John Deere
Monroe
J.P. Didefest
Janesville
Midwest
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Piggly Wiggly
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Evansville
Shell — Haul
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Tak
Nes Ib
Johnston
Royal Crown
Wondra
Sea
LaBu
Pee Eeewessesyy
LaBuch
Val Vita
DIAL
Raggedy Ann
America
Finest Foods
Welcome Corn Pickers
Concord
Jonathans
Idaho
Tokay Grapes
Acorn
Florida Juice
Grand Detour
Linois
John Deere Company
Stanford
Calif
E. M. Jellinek
Ludwigsburg
Germany
Kurt Wolff
Tel Aviv
Israel
Yeshayahu Klinov
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