agricultural machinery

Informative text and illustrations describe how the tractor and other farm machines work and what they do.

A republication of John Deere's text, originally published in the early 1900s, which explains the operation, care, and repair of farm implements, discussing the machines and methods of preparing the seed beds, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and other tasks.

Describes the parts of combines and how they work in harvesting different kinds of crops.

Color photographs detail the history of various tractors from the early 1900s to the 1950s.

Text and photos introduce the major farm machines, their purposes, and the methods of operating each one.

Photographs with captions identify modern farm machinery.

Photographs and text provide information about farm machinery, looking at how farm work was done in the past, and explaining the purpose of tractors, and machines used for tilling, seeding, and harvesting.

Presents color illustrations with rhyming text that describes tractors and the work they do on the farm.

Visit different kinds of farms from dairy to sheep raising. Contrast modern and traditional ways of milking cows and collecting eggs. See how cotton is grown and spun, how timber is milled, and how agriculture is necessary to our lives.