Ronning Ensilage Harvester

Patented in 1915, the ensilage harvester improved on standard practices for harvesting and storing crops, and streamlined farm work. Its basic design, largely unmodified, is still used by agricultural implement companies worldwide.

Farmers' Institute at Badger, Minnesota

Farmers' Institute at Badger, Minnesota

Farmers' Institute at Badger, Minnesota, in Roseau County, June 9, 1904.

Oren C. Gregg, superintendent of the Farmers' Institute

Oren C. Gregg, superintendent of the Farmers' Institute

Oren C. Gregg, superintendent of the Farmers' Institute, and Lyon County auditor for ten years, c.1905. Photograph by James A. Brush.

Gregg, Oren Cornelius (1845–1926)

In the 1880s, agricultural education in Minnesota was in trouble: farmers would not travel to the Twin Cities for classes, and university students did not want to study farming. Oren C. Gregg, a successful dairy farmer from Lyon County, Minnesota, saved the day by bringing lectures directly to Minnesota farmers.

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill, view of the mill, Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill, view of the mill, Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill, view of the mill, Anoka, Minnesota, reprint, c.1930.

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the milling district, Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the milling district, Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the milling district, Anoka, Minnesota.

Rebuilding the turbine wheel house on Lincoln Mill

Rebuilding the turbine wheel house on Lincoln Mill

Rebuilding the turbine wheel house on Lincoln Mill in Anoka. Postcard, 1918.

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and a bird's-eye-view of Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and a bird's-eye-view of Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and a bird's-eye-view of Anoka, Minnesota, 1918.

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the Rum River, Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the Rum River, Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill and the Rum River, Anoka, Minnesota, c.1910.

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill on the Rum River in Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill on the Rum River in Anoka, Minnesota

Pillsbury Lincoln Mill on the Rum River in Anoka, Minnesota, c.1890.

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