Perhaps the Rock Island Plow Company should have been called the Rock Island Cultivator Company due to the fact that if any one implement was more prominent in Rock Islands lineup, it was the cultivator. Although they never produced a tractor mounted cultivator, the sheer variety of offerings over the years is nearly as staggering as their plow selection. These implements were also well regarded, winning as many awards as Rock Islands signature plows. |
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The earliest Buford cultivators included the Black Hawk and Defiance in the 1870’s, with the Improved Defiance and Spring showing up in the 1881 atlas. |
1885 - 1893 This is a selection of the cultivators found in pocket companions from 1886 - 1893. |
1897 |
1900 - 1903 Besides the listed below, at least five other models were available circa 1903: The Peacock, Mascot, Ideal, Gopher and Magnolia as well as two disc cultivators: the Rock Island Cane and Veteran. |
1910 |
1913 |
1918 |
1882 Buford Spring Cultivator |
1921 |
1928 |