Category: Agriculture
Jumping Off the Train
Imagine a train chugging south out of Kansas with people jumping from the cars all along its route. This is the reason they jumped and…
Cyrus McCormick and His Threshing Machine
For centuries, crops were cut and threshed by hand. That all changed with a young farmer in Virginia. This is the story of a birthday…
Developing the Self Scouring Plow
Although you may associate his name with tractors, he never saw one. Yet his name is synonymous with the equipment used in agriculture… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/25Aug14-John-Deere-Plow.mp3Podcast: Play in…
Hot Zone Falconry
Farmers might contract with someone to spray for weeds, fertilize the soil or harvest a crop. Some farmers even contract for a company to come fly falcons…
The Problem with Birds for a Crop
There are many challenges to growing a crop. Poor weather, weeds, and disease are just a few. We often don’t think of birds as a potential problem,…
Artichokes
Some people turn up their nose at brussels sprouts. Where do artichokes fare in comparison? We head to a valley where the unusual crop is grown… https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/08/12Aug14-Artichokes-2.mp3Podcast:…
A New Perspective on a Vegetable
Sometimes it’s hard to get kids to eat their vegetables. Now imagine the vegetable looks like a hand grenade and people believe you can choke when eating…
Of Golden Eggs, Geese, and Backyard Farms
We’ve all heard of the goose that laid the golden eggs. While it would be hard to find such a bird, a goose that raises…
