Taylor Farms: THE REST OF THE STORY!

[Chris Taylor]

Well guys I wanted to tell yall of the history behind our 1500 acre farm in North East Missouri.

It all started when my Great Great Grandpa, Charlie Taylor came to MO from Illinois. They settled where my Uncle now lives. (my grandpa's younger brother) It was the winter of 1900.
I'm not to sure what all tractors they had before the 1920s. I did how ever find the sales bills of all the tractors bought new before the late 1950s and found some pictures of the others that we don't have the sales bills to. They did do custom feed grinding and threshing in the 20's through the mid 40s. Now I will get more pics of the tractors and such and more scans of sales bills tomorrow or Thursday. Here is a list of tractors.

non-moveable Rumly oil Pull (shown in a picture below, not sure on year)
1-20-30 Rumly Oil Pull (not sure on year)
Avery Rumly (shown in picture and not sure of year)
(I have a sales bill for one of theses and it says the year. Ill get it scanned and the info off of it tomorrow)

1939 Oliver 90 on steel with comfort seat. Brand new traded 1-20-30 Rumly for it

year un-known Farmall Regular (shown in picture) Traded it for a JD 60 (more info on the 60 tomorrow when I get it's bill up)

year un-known Farmall F20 (shown in picture) In a ditch right now bought new I think)

year un-known John Deere G (bought used)

1956 (I think) John Deere 60 First New tractor my Grandpa Bought. In shop right now.

year un-known right now John Deere 720 Diesel.

year un-known John Deere 4520 (traded for a 4440 powershift)

year un-known John Deere 3020

year un-known John Deere 4020 (with blade)

year un-known John Deere 4430

197? 4030 with 148 loader (still have)

1977 4440 Quad range (still have)

year un-known 4440 power shift

1983 4650 fwa (still have)

197? 1586

198? 5288 (still have)

1997 CAT 45

2005 Challenger MT665B (still have)

Now I will get more info on some of these tomorrow and hope to get more pics tomorrow. For now these pics will have to do.

(I know one pic is up side down)


My Great grandfather dressed up by his Ford. then my Great Grandfather, my grandpa and my Great Uncle on the Farmalls.


I will post some scans of some sales bills tomorrow.

[Gordy Schultz]

Hey Chris thanks for sharing your family history. I like reading about farming history, I will be looking foward to reading more tomorrow.

[Josh Nuxoll]

Thanks Chirs for your family history i cant wait to see more

[Chris Taylor]

a better pic of the Advance Rumley. (now that I think of it, Im not sure if we didn't have a few more steam tractors. Ill ask my grandpa tomorrow)

[HuskerGLEANER]

Awesome info Chris, i doubt i could trace the history of our farms' tractors back past 1970.