Will County Threshermen's Association

Uses of Farm Steam Engines

In their day, agricultural steam engines were used to...

 ... thresh wheat and other small grains...

 

 ... run saw mills...

 

 ... move buildings...

 

 ... and plow.

 

Other uses included: shelling corn,providing heat, hauling,
cutting silage, running husker-shredders, steaming tobacco, pulling stumps, removing boulders, and helping build roads.