Pastor Hartsough. D.M. Hartsough. Daniel Hartsough. D. Maurice Hartsough. Tracking him down in newspapers, trade journals and archives has been as difficult as finding a photo (which I still have not), or piecing together the tractors he designed and launched. Or the trail of partners …
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The John Deere Story story
One of my professors gave me perhaps the best research advice I’ve ever received. It was early in my college career. It was simple. “The book you need is next to the book you’re looking for.” He was referring to the library bookshelf. You search …
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I’ll admit it. I did not grow up on the farm. But green and red combines are a vibrant memory. I grew up in East Moline, Illinois, in one of the Quad Cities. In the big city I thought, with a population approaching thirty thousand. …
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