Springfield Springfield Leader in Springfield, Missouri

Farming Past and Present and the Plow’s Progress

A broad survey traces farming from Aboriginal methods to modern machinery, noting the shift from woman’s toil to mechanized work, toward steam power and electric control. It discusses record keeping, tailing production to future markets, and the social impact of improved implements on labor. It also covers potatoes culture, flax straw use, horse bit safety in cold weather, clover’s effect on wheat, broom corn production, and crop economics with specific figures and regional notes.