Homesteader’s Library

International Harvester Tractors
If you enjoyed Leffingwell’s best-selling The American Farm Tractor, this stunning volume is an absolute must read! International Harvester Tractors beautifully chronicles the history of IH tractors, from the very first tractor through the IH ag division’s merger with Case in 1985. In addition to hundreds of nostalgic Farmall and IH photographs Leffingwell [...]

Ford Tractor Implements
Step back in time and take an in-depth look at the men behind the machinery. This dynamic history explores Henry Ford’s endeavors into the tractor industry through the Ford and Fordson brand, and the dream Harry Ferguson and Ford shared to make farming more efficient and safe. Plows, cultivators, planters, middlebusters, disks, dozers, [...]

International Harvester Farm Equipment Product History, 1831-1985
Discover for yourself the Titans and Moguls, the McCormick-Deerings and the Internationals, plus the implements and combines that IH produced to make the farmer’s job easier. This is the entire IH tractor history, from the first traction engine in 1906 until the last 5488 all-wheel-drive tractor rolled off the [...]

Antique American Tractor and Crawler Value Guide
Divided by tractor brand, this valuable reference establishes values for North American farm tractors and crawlers. Following the rating system established among car collectors, this unique guide lists tractors with values in five conditions. Values listed are based on prices actually realized at auctions. Expert collectors compare notes, references, [...]

Farm Tractors, 1975-1995
Join Big Bud, A-C, Ford, Deere, and all the others for a memorable journey through recent tractor history. Gay moves chronologically through each model year noting changes in models, financial situations, Nebraska Tractor Test results, and provides charts which summarize each brands model history. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 11, 256 pgs., b&w ill., 24 [...]

Classic Farm Tractors : History of the Farm Tractor
Subtitled: History of the Farm Tractor. A nostalgic tour of America’s agricultural heritage featuring John Deere, International Farmall, Case, Ford, Allis-Chalmers, Caterpillar, Minneapolis-Moline and more. Sftbd., 9 x 12, 192 pgs., 250 color ill.
Classic Farm Tractors : History of the Farm Tractor

American Farm Tractor
This is the first complete chronicle depicting the classic American farm tractor. Featuring over 200 extraordinary color photographs of famous and obscure makes like John Deere, Ford, Waterloo Boy, Best, and more. Each is brought to life in accurate, detailed accounts of their colorful past. The first of its kind, this long-awaited, one-volume [...]

Farm Tractors, 1950-1975
A year-by-year catalog of American farm tractor models published by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Included are brief comments on the state of the industry for each year plus highlights of the Nebraska tests. Sftbd., 8 1/2x 11, 184 pgs., 470 ill.
Farm Tractors, 1950-1975

John Deere : The Classic American Tractor
Stunning color photos, rare archival images, never-before-seen prototypes and styling drawings combine to recount the history of John Deere and its legendary tractors. From the D, GP and B models to the Waterloo Boy, Dain All-Wheel Drive and the Tractivator, to the New Generation Orchard and Hi-Crop models, this [...]

Oliver Tractor Data Book
Put everything you need to know about Oliver tractors in your hip pocket! All Oliver and Hart-Parr tractors and crawlers from 1924 to 1964 are covered in detail, with serial number listings for the last of the Oliver tractors produced in the late 1960s. Exhaustively researched at the Floyd County Museum and [...]