Farm Collector

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

And mom was grateful!

In the November 2019 issue of Farm Collector, Sam Moore’s column brought back some memories.

When my parents moved to the farm where I grew up, the owner had a Ford Ferguson tractor. The only tools that went with it were a rear-mounted 2-bottom plow and a cultivator. Everything else was horse-drawn, with the tongues cut off.

The hay fields weren’t square. When Dad mowed them, Mom would ride the mower to raise the bar in certain

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