Breaking the speed barrier, Oliver’s new “more speed—less draft,” plow bottoms demonstrated that furrows could be beautiful even when plowed at 6 to 7 mph. And it was done with a purple tractor and an ...

Though his name is not nearly as familiar as John Deere’s, James Oliver of South Bend revolutionized agriculture with his invention of a new type of plow. An 1878 advertisement for the Oliver Chilled ...

Gerald Morgan's purple 1850 Oliver attracted lots of attention at last week's Farm Progress Show. Morgan farms at Lone Tree, Iowa. His unique Oliver was on display at last week's Farm Progress Show in ...

This is one in a series of essays focusing on the state’s top events, ideas and historical figures leading to the celebration of the Indiana Bicentennial in December 2016. Though his name is not ...

Dale DeLong’s Lyon County farm near Emporia was a beehive of activity recently for a national show featuring antique Oliver tractors and farm equipment. It was a trip down memory lane for those of us ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

In 1907, the Oliver Chilled Plow Works erected on top of its factory what was said at the time to be the largest electric sign in the world, which could be read up to 2 miles away. It is no surprise ...

Though his name is not nearly as familiar as that of John Deere, South Bend's James Oliver revolutionized agriculture with his invention of a new type of plow. An 1878 advertisement for the Oliver ...