Looking backward ... a few rows at a time Oct 22, 2009
In a test run last week, Larkey and neighbor Glen Huseman made several passes through the cornfield ; Larkey at the wheel of a yellow 1967 Minneapolis-Moline tractor and picker, with Huseman driving a green 1949 Oliver 77 tractor matched with a 1954 Oliver Model 4 picker. Under the mechanical onslaught powered by chugging six-cylinder gasoline engines, whirring belts and clanking chains, the rows of corn slowly yielded their bounty, but not without a fight. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Estate auction sees Internet bidders Sep 3, 2009
At the implement, they sold Minneapolis Moline tractors, Studebaker, New Idea, Owatonna brands, among others ... One of the unique items up for sale at the auction was a Minneapolis Moline Double Header, which is two tractors fused together to create more power ... They contacted collectors clubs, advertised with a Minneapolis Moline collector's magazine and just "reached out to people in that circle," Paul said. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Woster: Good crops make farmers eager to go (15) Aug 24, 2009
One of those wet years the Woster Brothers, Frank and Hank, were running with a John Deere self-propelled model 55 and a pull type Minneapolis Moline, which labored behind a Super M tractor. I remember a particular field, which ran a mile north and south and involved a couple of low spots where the windrows were enormous. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
Stoystown gears up for expanded tractor festival Jul 29, 2009
The tractor show is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Lions Club. All the money we make goes straight back to the community, said Scott Raszewski, event chairman. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Tragic death stuns local residents Apr 29, 2009
According to reports, Potter was run over by a weighed tow sled being pulled by a Minneapolis Moline antique tractor in the Johnson Arena. The Potter family are known as local tractor pull advocates and was instrumental in organizing the annual Colorado County antique tractor pull in conjunction with the annual county fair. (Columbus Colorado County Citizen, TX)
Henry Marxen Sr. Apr 29, 2009
He worked for many years with the Minneapolis Moline Company and later for the Northern Ordinance Company, which manufactured turrets for ships during World War II.. Henry was united in marriage to Fay Sheaffer of the Carrington area on March 12, 1938. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Nonprofit Mother Earth Farm produces tons of food Apr 13, 2009
His plow is a Minneapolis-Moline, just a bit older than he. Stancil sits bouncing in a sulky with a light hand on the reins. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Rudolph Rudy A. Dotzenrod Jr., 85 Feb 25, 2009
After retiring from the implement business, Rudy and his two brothers, Alvin and Edwin, enjoyed restoring stationary gasoline engines and Minneapolis Moline tractors. Rudy had served on the Wyndmere School Board, Wyndmere Methodist Church Board and choir, volunteered and was a past Board member at the Bagg Bonanza Farm, was a member of the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Assoc. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Recent Northern Illinois Farm Show a mixed bag Feb 8, 2009
It always helps to remind us of our childhood when we drove our first Allis-Chalmers or Minneapolis-Moline. Barry Schrader served as editor of the Daily Chronicle from 1969-;72 and later edited and wrote columns for three newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
