The wheelbarrows wheel spokes are made w/common pins. Two bobsleds – one about 9″ long w/horses pulling. A little brass weathervane on the ventilator. Hayloft door is balanced w/counter weights. Barn has 2 sliding doors on one side – big door on the back w/spring counter balance like a garage door – lifts up & in. Barn cleaner w/rachet lever that moves the chain. Pulley goes up & locks into trolley & unlocks the trolley so it can go in. There is a water pump w/ cylinder & 2 check valves – actually pumps water.īarn has hay trolley w/all self-locking devices copied after the Lauden hay trolley. Has 1/2″ eccentric that lifts the pump rod up & down. Windmills designed after the aerometer w/ tension type blades, 3 to 1 gear ratio.
The one-horse-mower was the only piece of machinery small enough to maneuver in such a spot.Ĭhristmas card picture is of a farm set Palmer made in early Winter 1997. Wheat in our garden that we use for our own flour and cereal. We’re fortunate enough to have two of these machines. One horse New Ideal Deering – 3-1/2′ cut. In 1951 the local dealer told Palmer’s Dad, Alfred Berglund, that the two #9’s that he had in stock were the last that the dealer could get. Am not using tongue truck wheels as it pulls easier with out them w/ 2 horses. We also have 2, E4 power-take-off grain binders. We purchased it in Thunder Bay, Ont, Canada. The original owner only used it for a couple of years. The person riding has to keep a potato in every cleat of the conveyor. (Many loads of rock were picked off first.) Palmer Berglund’s potato planter. Seeding oats and grass seed w/JD Van Brunt. Most of the time he doesn’t dare ride on the plow – walks behind. Palmer put a new plow bottom complete w/moldboard land slide and throw-away shares, from the Pioneer that he saw in the SFJ – it works wonderful. McCormick-Deering #100 Spreader – Palmer added dollies on the front for the horses. Palmer made this chute (stock), summer of 1997. If any of you are ever in the vicinity, stop in – we have extra room and we would love to meet you. Thank you again for your magazine and all you folks are doing – keep up the good work. Of course if you follow the money I think we will understand why these big companies are pushing it so. We just have to let off steam about how we feel about articles in big ag magazines about no-till, computer, and artificial fertilizer chemical farming.
Can’t tell by the picture but we had about 5′ of snow on the ground at the time. We were grooming our bobsled trail with the help of our little granddaughter Jade and our 3 Australian Shepard dogs, Sarah, Abe and Honey. Palmer made all three sleds – all having cross chains and independent knees on the runners. If the politically correct environmentalists have their way, our farm will be no more, becoming a part of the wilderness experience (BWCA). The BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area) takes up most of our land in this county – we are living in what is called the red zone (biodiversity). Our east field over-looking Lake Superior. We have gone from logging, fishing and farming to tourism. After government regulations in the 1950’s we have dwindled to three working farms in the whole county. When we were young there were small farms all over our county, which is the largest county in our state. If something doesn’t change we’re going to end up with one big government-controlled farm. Thanks to the big agriculture department. The country will be paying for this some day. We also are sorry to see the small getting smaller and the big getting bigger. We personally admire the way the Amish farm. We most enjoy working with horses, but have 200 acres and run from 45 to 100 beef cows, so we must use a lot of modern equipment also. The hat I am wearing is made by Palmer out of oat straw – the braid is 75″ long.Įnclosed are some pictures we thought you might be interested in. Manufacturers name plate says Deere and Weber Mfg Mpls., Minnesota.
Ginger Berglund driving Muffy and Amy on a buckboard. Now with the new throwaway share I’ve plowed about twelve acres, in rock, and it works just as good now as it did new – for about $8.00 I can get a new one. We don’t have a blacksmith to sharpen the conventional plow share that doesn’t last very long in our rocky soil. For instance, if you will notice in the picture of the JD sulky plow, it has been converted to an Oliver Pioneer plow bottom – your readers might be interested in the fact that it can be done. Especially about horse equipment, plow adjustments, eveners, manuals, equipment ads like Miller Tire, Pioneer Equipment, etc. Sorry we haven’t written before to tell you how much we appreciate the SFJ. Minnesota Farm Visitīy Palmer & Ginger Berglund of Grand Marais, MN
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