Research Guides: Wisconsin Agriculture and Rural Life Bibliography

Serials

Allis, Edward P., & Co. Illustrated Catalogue of the Reliance Works, Milwaukee, Wis.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Edward P. Allis & Co., 18--?- . (Milling machinery.) (WHS has 1871.) MADCAT

Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. Allis-Chalmers Agricultural Catalog, '35.  [Milwaukee] : Allis-Chalmers, 1935. 80 p. MADCAT

Althouse, Wheeler and Company. Illustrated Catalogue of the Althouse & Raymond Wind Mill.  [Waupun : Althouse, Wheeler and Company, 1876?] [15] p.

*American Thresherman.  Madison, Wis. : Clarke Publishing Co., 1898-1915. MADCAT American Thresherman and Farm Power.  Madison, Wis. : Clarke Publishing Co., 1915-1922. MADCAT American Thresherman.  Madison, Wis. : Clarke Publishing Co., 1923-1931. MADCAT American Thresherman and Farm Equipment. Madison, Wis. : Clarke Publishing Co., 1931-1932. USAIN (Incomplete.) MADCAT

Badger Incubator Company. Annual Catalogue and Poultry Guide of Badger Incubator Co.  Delavan, Wis. : Badger Incubator Company. (WHS has 190-?) MADCAT

Case, J. I., Threshing Machine Company. Annual Report of the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. (WHS has 1914, 1920-1928)  MADCAT J. I. Case Company. Annual report of J. I. Case Company.  [Racine, Wis.]:  J. I. Case Company, 1929-[1969?] (WHS has 1929-1937, 1940, 1945-1948, 1966, 1968-1969.) MADCAT

Case, J. I., & Company. Annual catalogue of J. I. Case and Co[mpany] : Manufacturers of Threshing Machines, Down & Mounted Powers, Portable Steam Engines, Circular Saws, Frames, Trucks, &c.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case & Company. (WHS has 1876.) MADCAT

Case, J. I., Threshing Machine Company. Case Cash with Order Supply Catalog.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. (WHS has 1922.) MADCAT

Case, J. I., Threshing Machine Company. Case Courier and Cash with Order Supply Catalog  : Illustrating Threshing Machinery, Steam Engines for All Purposes, Road Building Machinery, Automobiles, Thresher, Farm and Automobile Supplies.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., [1912?] 47 p. WHS MADCAT

The Case Eagle.  Racine, [Wis.] : [J .I. Case] Employes' Benefit Association, Board of Trustees, 1916- . WHS MADCAT

Drew Line Company. Drew Line Equipment Catalog. Fort Atkinson, Wis.: Drew Line Co. (WHS has no. 30, c1930.) MADCAT

The Eagle's Nest.  Racine, Wis. : [J. I. Case Co.], [1943?]-1946. ("Published in the interest of all Case folks in the service of their country.") MADCAT

Fuller & Johnson Farm Pump Engine.  Madison, Wis. : Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Co. (WHS has 1909 and 191-?) MADCAT

Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company. Catalog.  Madison, Wis. : Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company. MADCAT Illustrated Catalog. Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company. MADCAT

*Gas Review. Madison, Wis. : The American Thresherman ; Clarke Publishing Co., 1908-1917. MADCAT Tractor and Gas Engine Review.  Madison, Wis. : Clarke Publishing Co., 1918-1925. USAIN MADCAT

James Manufacturing Co. Poultry Equipment.  Ft. Atkinson, Wis. : James Manufacturing Co., [1938] 53 p. MADCAT

The James Way : A Book Showing How to Build and Equip a Practical Up to Date Dairy Barn.  Fort Atkinson, Wis. : James Manufacturing Co. MADCAT The Jamesway : A Book Showing How to Equip a Practical Up to Date Dairy Barn. Fort Atkinson, Wis. : James Manufacturing Co. MADCAT The Jamesway Book : A Book Showing How to Build, Ventilate and Equip, Practical, Up to Date Farm Buildings...  Fort Atkinson, Wis. : James Manufacturing Co. MADCAT

The Jamesway Farm Building Book. [No.150-B.].  Ft. Atkinson, Wis. : James Manufacturing Co., [1941?]

The Jamesway Ventilation Book.  Fort Atkinson, Wis. : James Manufacturing Co., [1925] 53 p.

La Belle Wagon Works. Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of the Celebrated La Belle Wagons : Freight, Farm, Spring, Plantation.  [Fond du Lac?, Wis. : La Belle Wagon Works?, 1879] La Belle Wagon Works. Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of the Celebrated La Belle Wagons : Freight, Farm, Democrat, Plantation.  [Fond du Lac? Wis. : La Belle Wagon Works?, 1882]

Lindsay Brothers. Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Lindsay Brothers : Manufacturers and Jobbers of Agricultural Machinery and Farming Tools.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Lindsay Brothers, 1881.

Mandt, T. G. (Firm). Illustrated Catalogue of Farm and Spring Wagons, Buggies and Carriages Manufactured by T.G. Mandt, Stoughton, Wisconsin.  Stoughton, Wis. : T.G. Mandt's Steam Job Print., 1880. 40 p.

Mandt, T. G.,  Manufacturing Co. Catalogue and Price List of Wagons, Carriages, Buggies, and Sleighs.  Stoughton, Wis. : Hub Steam Print, 1884. 48 p.

Mandt, T. G.,  Manufacturing Co. T.G. Mandt Manufacturing Co., Manufacturers of Farm, Spring Wagons, Carriages, Buggies, and Bob Sleighs.  Stoughton, Wis. : [s.n.], 1888. 31 p.

Mandt, T. G., Manufacturing Co. T.G. Mandt Manufacturing Co., Manufacturers of Wagons, Carriages, Buggies, and Sleighs.  Stoughton, Wis. : [s.n.], 1887. [16] p.

Mandt, T. G., Vehicle Company. Catalogue and Price List of the T.G. Mandt Vehicle Co., Stoughton, Wis.  Madison, Wis: Democrat Print. Co; [189-] 100 p. MADCAT

Marshall, G. M., and Son. Illustrated Catalogue and Price List of Marshall's Radial Wind Mill, for Pumping and for Power Purposes : Also the Eagle Pump ... Also Marshall's Cylindrical Rotary Force Pump.  Kilbourn City, Wis. : G.M. Marshall & Son; [1883]. 16 p. WHS MADCAT

Massey-Harris Company. Modern Farming Equipment General Catalog No. 82.  Racine, Wis. : Massey-Harris Co., 1923. 189 p.

Milwaukee Harvester Company. Annual Catalogue of the Milwaukee Harvester Co., 1895 : The Milwaukee Leads.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Milwaukee Harvester Co., 1895. 24 p. WHS

Milwaukee Harvester Company. Twenty-second Annual Catalogue of the Milwaukee Harvester Company, Manufacturer of High-Grade Grain and Grass Cutting Machinery.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Milwaukee Harvester Co., 1901. 32 p. WHS

Moline Plow Company. Crescent Farm Wagons : Made by Moline Plow Co., Mandt Wagon Branch.  Moline, Ill. : Moline Plow Company, [191-?] 44 p. WHS MADCAT

S. L. Sheldon (Firm). Wisconsin Price List. Madison, Wis. : S.L. Sheldon. (Farm equipment.) (WHS has 1872.) MADCAT

Smalley Manufacturing Co. (Manitowoc Wis.) Annual Catalogue of Smalley Goods.  Manitowoc, Wis. :  Smalley Manufacturing Co. (WHS has 1900, 1911.) MADCAT

The Wisconsin Implement Dealer.  Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Implement Dealers Co., Inc., [1934?]-1967. SML MADCAT

*Wisconsin Rural Electric Cooperative Association. First Yearbook, 1938.  [Madison?, Wis.] : Wisconsin Rural Electric Cooperative Association, 1938. 56 p. WHS USAIN MADCAT

Wisconsin REA News.  Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Electric Cooperative, 1940-[1963?] SML WHS MADCAT

Monographs

Allis, Edward P., and Company. Illustrated Catalogue of Roller Mills and Other Special Machinery : Manufactured Exclusively by Edw. P. Allis & Co., Reliance Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Milwaukee : Cramer, Aikens & Cramer, engravers & printers, [1888] 71 p. WHS MADCAT

Allis, Edward P., Company. Catalogue of Flour Mill Machinery and Supplies Manufactured or Sold by the Edward P. Allis Co., Reliance Works, Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Milwaukee : Edward P. Allis Co., [1895?] 136 p.

Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. Industrial Service. Service Manual for HD Series Diesel Tractors.  Milwaukee, Wis . : [Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., 194-?] 1 v.

Berlin Canning Machine Works. Canning Machinery.  Berlin, Wis. : Berlin Canning Machine Works, Schaefer Manufacturing Co., [192-?].143 p. MADCAT

Better Barns : The Seven Essentials of a Satisfactory Dairy Barn.  Fort Atkinson, Wis. :  James Manufacturing Co., 1922. 61 p.

Bolens Tractors.  Port Washington, Wis. : Gilson Mfg. Co, [192-?] 64 p. ("Catalog DJ 2".) WHS MADCAT

Case, J. I., Threshing Machine Company, Inc. General Information.  Racine, Wis.: J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1911. 36 p. MADCAT

Case Machinery after Seventy-Five Years, 1842 - 1917.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., [1917] 101 p. WHS

Case Manual, Instructions for Operation and Care of the Case Model RC Tractor : With Parts List. 1st ed.  Racine, Wis. : J.I. Case Co, [1935] 46 p. WHS MADCAT

Case Steam Engine Manual.  Racine, Wis.: J. I. Case Co., 1922. 69 p.

Case Threshers : Bigger Profits by Better Threshing.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Co ., 1929. 31 p.

Case Wood Engravings : Reminders of a Past Art.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Co., 1942. 15 p. WHS MADCAT

Comstock's Rotary Spader : Manufactory, Corner of 4th And Galena Sts., Milwaukee, Wis.  Milwaukee : Starr & Son's Caloric Presses, [1863] 20 p. WHS MADCAT

Cribb, George C. (Firm : Milwaukee, Wis.) Illustrated Catalogue No. 4, 1883-4.  Milwaukee, Wis. : George C. Cribb Firm, 1883. 176 p. (Agricultural implements and hardware.)

Descriptive Circular of the Sulky Disc Harrow Manufacturing Co., Madison, Wisconsin : Exclusive Manufacturers of These Celebrated Wheeled Disc Harrows.  [Madison, Wis. : Sulky Disc Harrow Manufacturing Co., 1901] [8] p. WHS MADCAT

Dingee, W. W. Science of Successful Threshing. 4th ed., rev.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1904. 215 p. MADCAT

Drew Complete Barn Equipment.  Waterloo, Wis. : Drew Carrier Company, [192-?] 99 p. WHS MADCAT

Farm Practices : Plowing, Harrowing, Planting, Cultivating.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company Tractor Divison, [1943?] 253 p. MADCAT

*Fish, N. S. Fifty Years of Progress in Silo Building.  Madison, Wis. : College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, 1923. [23] p. WHS USAIN MADCAT

Geuder, Paeschke & Frey Company. Cream City Milk Cans : Ice Cream Packing Cans and Dairy Supplies.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Geuder, Paeschke & Frey Co., [190-?] 32 p. WHS MADCAT

D. W. Hall & Company. Broad-Cast Seed Sowers & Cultivators Combined.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Starr, [1863?] 19 p. MADCAT

Hallett, F. W. Plans for Poultry Houses.  Milwaukee, Wis. : C. N. Casper Co., [1933?] 79 p.

Jones, Edward Richard. Farm Structures : A Treatise on Surveys for, and Designs of, Systems of Land Drainage, Irrigation, and Erosion Control; Sub-Division of Fields, Planning the Farmstead, Water Systems, Heating and Ventilating, Buildings and Other Structures on the Farm, Including Sewage Disposal Systems : Supplemented with Handy Practices in the Art of Doing Things Well, with Problems, References, Illustrations and Field Exercises, for Use in High Schools, College Short Courses, and on the Farm. 1st ed.  Madison, Wis. : Edward Richard Jones, 1933. 197 p. MADCAT

MacGregor, Wallace F. The Science of Successful Threshing.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1899. 168 p. MADCAT

MacGregor, Wallace F. Science of Successful Threshing. 5th ed., rev. and enl.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1907. 222 p. MADCAT

MacGregor, Wallace F. Science of Successful Threshing. 7th ed., rev. and enl.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1915. 263 p. MADCAT

Maggard, James H. Rough and Tumble Engineering : A Book of Instructions for Operators of Farm and Traction Engines.  5th 3ed. Madison, Wis. : American Thresherman, 1891. 159 p.

Mcglauflin Patent Roll-Off Wagon : Manufactured Exclusively by A. Streich & Bro. Company, Oshkosh, Wis.  Oshkosh, Wis. :  A. Streich & Bro.,  [189-?] [6] p. WHS MADCAT

Milwaukee Air Power Pump Company. Individual Water System for Farms, Suburban Homes and Institutions.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Milwaukee Air Power Pump Co, [191-?] 15 p. WHS MADCAT

Milwaukee Harvester Co., Manufacturers of Light Draft Two-Horse Binders, Chain and Gear Mowers.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Milwaukee Harvester Co., 1888. 32 p. WHS MADCAT

Moline Plow Company Mandt Wagon Branch. Spreaders : Flying Dutchman Endless Apron, Moline Return Apron, Moline Wagon Box Spreader with Special Steel Wheel Truck : Manufactured by Moline Plow Company, Mandt Wagon Branch.  Stoughton, Wis. : Moline Plow Company, [1913?] 31 p. WHS MADCAT

Moline Plow Company McDonald Pitless Scale Branch. Mcdonald Pitless Steel Frame Wagon and Stock Scales with Protected Bearings, Dormant Warehouse Scales.  Stoughton, Wis. : Moline Plow Co., McDonald Pitless Scale Branch, [1914?] 24 p. WHS MADCAT

National Electric Light Association. Rural Electric Service Committee. Developing Electric Service for the Farm, as Exemplified by the Organization and Methods of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company.  New York City : National Electric Light Association, [1928] 15 p. (Publication, no. 289-12.)

Petition to the Legislature of Wisconsin : Petition against the Renewal by Congress of Letters Patent Granted to Cyrus H. Mccormick and Others, for Improvements in the Reaping Machines.  [S.l. : s.n., 1855?] 9 p. WHS MADCAT

Radebaugh, Gustav H. Standard Mechanical Practices in Repairing Farm Machinery and Equipment.  Milwaukee, Wis. : The Bruce Publishing Company, [c1923] 260 p. WHS MADCAT

Radford, William A. Practical Country Buildings: A Handbook of Economical and Common-Sense Plans and Details for the Construction of Dwellings, Barns, Stock and Implement Sheds, Ice-Houses, and All Types of Farm Structures.  Wausau, Wis. : Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Manufacturers Association, 1912. 192 p.

Roehl, Louis Michael. Farm Shop Record.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Bruce Pub. Co., 1921. 135 p. MADCAT

Roehl, Louis Michael. The Farmer's Shop Book.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Bruce Pub. Co., [1923] 429 p.

Roehl, Louis Michael. The Farmer's Shop Book.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Bruce Pub. Co., 1924. 429 p. MADCAT

Roehl, Louis Michael. The Farmer's Shop Book.  Enl. and rev. ed. Milwaukee, Wis. : Bruce Pub. Co., [c1936]  471 p.

Roehl, Louis Michael. The Farmer's Shop Book.  6 th ed. enl, and rev.  Milwaukee, Wis. : The Bruce Pub. Co., [c1939] 422 p.

Roehl, Louis Michael. The Farmer's Shop Book.  Tenth printing. Milwaukee, Wis. : Bruce Pub. Co., [1941] 422 p.

Roehl, Louis Michael. The Farmer's Shop Book. Rev. 8th ed.  Milwaukee, Wis. : Bruce Pub. Co,  [1945] 456 p. MADCAT

Roehl, Louis Michael. Fitting Farm Tools.  Milwaukee, New York : The Bruce Pub. Co.,  [c1940] 120 p. MADCAT

Rowell (J. S.) & Co. New Improved Force Feed Broadcast Seeder and Cultivator Combined For 1873.  Beaver Dam, Wis. : [J.S. Rowell & Co.], 1873. 24 p. WHS MADCAT

Skinner's Climax Light Draft Reaper and Mower : Manufactured by E.W. Skinner & Co., Madison, Wisconsin.  Madison : State Journal Book and Job Printing House, 1867. 7 p. WHS MADCAT

Thomsen, L. C. Outlines of Dairy Mechanics.  [Madison, Wis.] : Thomsen, 1937. 274 p.

Thresher Manual : Instructions on Operation and Care of Case Grain Threshers.  Racine, Wis. : J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1920. 31 p.

Universal Natural Milker : Instruction Book for Types N and F Milker Units, Little Giant, 20M and 20L Electric Vacumm Systems, Taylor Vacuum Engines, Universal Washer-Sterilizer, Strauss Dairy Water Heater.  Waukesha, Wis. : Universal Milking Machine Company, 1931. 32 p.

*University of Wisconsin. Agricultural Engineering Dept.  Farm Building Plans.  Madison, Wis. : Agricultural Engineering Dept., College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, 1924. 1 v. (loose-leaf.) SML USAIN MADCAT

 *University of Wisconsin. Agricultural Engineering Dept.  Rural Electrification Handbook.  Madison, Wis. : Agricultural Engineering Dept., College of Agriculture, University of Wisconsin, 1929-1932. 1 v. (loose-leaf) SML USAIN MADCAT

Van Brunt Mfg. Co. Price List of Extras of the Van Brunt Drills and Seeders : Made by the Van Brunt Mfg. Co., Horicon, Wisconsin : No. 109.  [Horicon, Wis. : Van Brunt Mfg.Company; 1909?] 50 p. WHS MADCAT

A Visit Through the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co.'S Works : Located at Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A., Illustrated.  Buffalo, N.Y :  Matthews-Northrup Co., [1895?] 38 p. WHS MADCAT

Wallis Certified Tractors and J. I. Case Power Farming Implements.  [Racine, Wis.: Western Print. & Lith. Company, 1927] 46 p. MADCAT

Warrick, L. A. Cannery Waste Disposal Lagoons : A Summary of Cooperative Work Conducted in Wisconsin by the Wisconsin State Board of Health and the National Canners Association and Wisconsin Canners Association.  Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin State Board of Health, 1945. 48 p. WHS MADCAT

Western King Gasoline Farm Engine.  Eau Claire, Wis. : Western Machine Manufacturing Co., 1911. 32 p.

Winchester & Partridge M'fg. Co. The Whitewater Wagon.  [Whitewater?, Wis.] : Winchester & Partridge M'fg. Co., 1874. 16 p.

Wissenschaft von Erfolgreichem Dreschen.  Racine, Wis. :  J. I.. Case Threshing Machine Co., 1904. 227 p. MAXKADE

*Wisconsin Development Authority. Wisconsin Gets a Power Program : A Story of the WDA.  Madison : WDA, 1938. 24 p. WHS USAIN MADCAT

*Wisconsin.  Public Service Commission.  Rates and Research Dept. A Survey of Rural Electrification in Wisconsin : Comparison of Retail Rates, Rural Line Extension Policies, Growth & Distribution of Customers, Cost & Consumption Ratios, Miscellaneous Statistics Relating to Rural Electric Service in Wisconsin.  [Madison, Wis.? :  Public Service Commission?],  1939. 32 p. WHS USAIN MADCAT

Theses & Dissertations (in chronological order)

Quaintance, Hadley Winfield. The Influence of Farm Machinery on Production and Labor.  Thesis (Ph.D.), University of Wisconsin, 1905. 106 p. MADCAT

Schneider, Henry Charles. Theory and Development of Windmills. Thesis (M.E.), University of Wisconsin, 1911. MADCAT

White, Earl Archibald. A Study of Fuel Consumption at Varying Loads on the Farm Type of Internal Combustion Engines. Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1913. 70 p. MADCAT

Mulholland, Lionel George. History and Development of the Centrifugal Cream Separator. Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1917. 37 p. MADCAT

MacGregor, James John. A Study of Equipment and Machinery on Wisconsin Dairy Farms.  Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1930. 94 p. MADCAT

Schwantes, Arthur John. Engineering Practices in the Utilization of Power Labor and Machinery on Wisconsin Farms.  Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1930. 100 p. MADCAT

Buck, Myron Justus. Some Factors that Influence the Efficient Use of Heat and Power in Small Dairy Plants.  Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1933. 33 p. MADCAT

Graves, Donald Elliot. Study of Standard Wiring Materials as a Basis for Improvement of Wiring on the Farm.   Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1933. 70 p. MADCAT

Murray, Vernon Moffatt. The Effects of Lightning Surges on Secondary Distribution Systems in Rural Wisconsin. Thesis (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1934. 33 p.  MADCAT

Locations

Materials included in the bibliography may be found at various locations:

Most of the materials are included in MadCat and are available through libraries on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. This includes titles beginning with an asterisk * which indicates it has been microfilmed. Microfilmed materials are located at UW Madison Memorial Library Microforms/Media Center and United States National Agricultural Library.

Some of the materials have been digitized and are available online from the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections - http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.USAIN.

Some of the materials are located elsewhere. The locations below are indicated at the end of the citations as applicable. There may also be other locations not included in this bibliography.

  • ARCHIVES - University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives and Records Management Service, 434 Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Dr., Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-0428 
  • GEOL - University of Wisconsin-Madison Geology and Geophysics Library, 1215 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-8956 
  • GIANNINI - Library, The Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 248 Giannini Hall #3310, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3310; 510-642-7121 
  • MAXKADE - Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, 901 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI 53705; 608-262-7546 
  • MEM - University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library, 728 State St., Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-3193
  • MILWPUB - Milwaukee Public Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233, 414-286-3000
  • PLANTPATH - University of Wisconsin-Madison Plant Pathology Library, 584 Russell Labs, 1630 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-8698 
  • SML - Steenbock Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 Babcock Dr., Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-9635
  • WHS - Wisconsin Historical Society Library, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706; 608-264-6535