Much of the farm equipment that Missourians had prior to the Civil War was either stolen or destroyed during the war.  After the war, there was a great need to replace this equipment. It was also a time when there was a lot of interest in inventing new and better farm equipment. 

Four student enrolled in the Agricultural History Course researched the farming equipment that was available during the years just after the Civil War.

Follow the links below for information and scans of the "modern" equipment of the 1860's and 1870's.

References for all of the Equipment pages are the Agricultural Reports of Missouri for the years 1865 - 1872.

Go back to the SMS Ag History Home Page.

For more information, contact Lyndon N. Irwin