Tater Tales Sept 13th: Harvest Days of Yesteryears

It’s funny how things can change so much yet remain completely same. These photos were taken approximately 30 years ago in the mid 1980’s. To my untrained eye I am surprised to see how similar some of this equipment looks when compared to what we are using today.  In fact, the bulk truck still resides at our farm as far as I can tell. (Of course, I could be wrong since distinguishing between different makes and models of vehicles has never been one of my strong points as RJ and my sons could tell you!) While today’s equipment is more sophisticated, the basic work flow is still the same.  In these photos of the potato harvest of yesteryears, RJ is using the windrower to dig up potatoes.  Don follows with the harvester to pick them up along with a few extra rows. The potatoes get loaded into a bulk truck and taken to the farm for storage over the winter.  To have a closer look at some of the equipment we use today you can visit our "Photo Gallery.”