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 ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — An important piece of South Bend history received a special designation on Thursday. The History Museum dedicated an Indiana State Historical Marker for JD Oliver and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...