Real Iowa Tractor Boy

Here you see an Iowa Tractor Boy with his family in a field of Soybeans. The Second Son is not quite tall enough to be totally visable.

Again, still in the Soybean Field. Here you see an Iowa Tractor Boy who is also employed by John Deere, Dubuque with his three Sons.

Of course every Iowa Tractor Boy that grows corn has to pose in the field such as the Baseball Players did in the 1989 "Field of Dreams" classic film staring Kevin Costner. Here is the Iowa Tractor Boy and his three Sons at the edge of the Corn Field.

For those who may not know, the film "Field of Dreams" was filmed in Dubuque County, Iowa near Dyersville which is about 25 air miles from the field where this picture was taken.

As a Former Iowa Tractor Boy, I will never forget the classic line from the film: "It This Heaven?" "No, It Is Iowa."





This Farm is near the Mississippi River just off of Kale Avenue in Clayton County near Guttenberg, Iowa. You will note that the crops are planted on the contour to help reduce erosion.

Former Iowa Tractor Boy

Juliette, Georgia

As you may know the originator of this Blog was raised in Iowa. Recently he visited Juliette, Georgia which is also the site for the filming of "Fried Green Tomatoes."

There is an old cotton mill in this town which is now a private home and a motorcyle museum. Near the museum there was this John Deere Tractor of some years back. Of course the Former Iowa Tractor Boy had to check it out.

Helos Join the Fungus Fight

Iowa Tractor Boys Employ Modern Methods

More than normal rainfall has caused the crops in Clayton County, Iowa to experience fungus problems more than average. Here you see a helo in operation. This equipment is the modern day equivalent of the former "Crop Duster Aircraft."

Here is an image of the helo restocking chemicals. I am sure that the helos are more effective in as they do not need long approaches and long departures over a field which results in excessive use of chemicals. The helo can deliver with pin-point accuracy.

A distant shot of the helo in operation over a cornfield near Kale Avenue in the Guttenberg, Iowa area.

As a Former Iowa Tractor Boy I continue to be impressed on the inovations employed by current Iowa Tractor Boys to provide us all with the items that we enjoy on a daily basis - food!!!