Potato Pick Planter - Blackfoot, Idaho
N 43° 11.326 W 112° 20.676
12T E 390739 N 4782654
This 1940's Pick Planter can be seen at the outside display of antique farm equipment at the Potato Museum.
Waymark Code: WMBRVX
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2011
Views: 4
The 2-Row Pick Planter made by John Deere in the mid 1940's was used to plant potatoes on the farmlands of Idaho. It was designed to be pulled by a 25 horse powered tractor. A seat on the rear is missing, it was there so a rider could watch as the planter dropped the potatoes into the furrows created by the machine.
This old farm equipment can be viewed from dawn to dusk at the Potato Museum located on Main Street.
Use or Purpose of Equipment: Plant potatoes
Approximate age: 70 years
Manufacturer and model: John Deere
Still in Use?: No
Location:
The 2-row pick planter is at the Idaho Potato museum near the parking lot where they have displayed old farm equipment.
Fee for Access: no
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