In the 30's and 40's, Dad wouldn't go to town for groceries for a month or two. I don't know where they stored all those sacks of flour and sugar, but I helped carry them into the house and up the stairs. Getting stormed in for a few weeks didn't even worry most people as farmers were pretty self-sufficient in those days.
There was a severe snowstorm in March of 1966 with neighbors that ran out of food in a couple of days. I had a deadbeat uncle (by marriage) that was home alone with the 3 boys. The only thing left in the house was some frozen liver that none of them liked so they went hungry for 3 days after their food ran out!
We don't have that kind of weather here in the desert but we could easily go at least 2-3 weeks without going to a grocery store. Maybe because we were kids in the 1930's when food was a huge concern to everyone.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
