Focusing on the History of Agricultural Education and Rural America
In the previous Friday Footnote we looked at some of the early manufacturers of toy tractors. Today we look at the modern era of toy tractors U.S. Based Toy Tractor Companies Ertl – The Ertl company was founded in Dyersville, Iowa in 1945 Continue reading Toy Tractors – The Modern Era (6/28/2024)
In the previous Friday Footnote we learned about the Kentucky FFA toy tractor fundraiser. In working on that Footnote I had the opportunity to delve deeper into the world of toy tractors and toy farm implements. In this Footnote we look at Continue reading Toy Tractors – The Early Days (6/21/2024)
I don’t know why I hang on to it, but I have a cast metal John Deere toy tractor at least 75 years old. It is a rust color now and the wheels are long gone. It belonged to my Continue reading Who Doesn’t Love a Toy Tractor? (6/14/2024)
If you spent any time in the southern United States you might have heard the phrase “putting on the dog.” Here in the South we have several unique phrases or colloquialisms ranging from “bless your heart” to “heavens to Betsy.” Continue reading “Putting on the Dog” in Kentucky (6/7/2024)
We have a guest columnist this Friday. He is Matt Chaliff, Agricultural Education Consultant/FFA Executive Secretary in Kentucky. I am sure the readers will get an education about tobacco and vocational agriculture in Kentucky just like I did. Take it away Matt. Continue reading Tobacco and Vocational Agriculture in Kentucky (5/31/2024)