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Snake River Farm Minnesota

We raise and sell grass-fed bison, beef, and pastured hogs. Sold by the 1/4 & 1/2, direct to families We pasture raise all of our animals in a natural setting.
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We sell grassfed bison and beef and pastured hogs direct to the consumer, by the1/4 and 1/2. We pasture harvest our animals to minimize stress for them and for us. The Snake River created a unique landscape of native prairie, oak savanna, wooded lowlands, wet meadows and tamarack swamp. We seasonally rotate the herds through open and wooded pastures as is best for the animals and the land. Meat an

imals are humanely harvested and processed locally. We tame mustang horses that we adopt from the BLM as yearlings. We train all of our horses to ride, to drive and for farm work. a one-room schoolhouse, farm museum and wildlife. We welcome visits and tours especially educational groups but by appointment only, as this is a working family farm. Please email for information. [email protected]

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08/16/2024

We built a roof over the old log cabin last week.
The cabin is 142 years old. It was the original homestead of the Ellefson family when they immigrated from Kragero, Norway, in 1882. The cabin is fifteen by twenty feet. It had a shallow loft for the children to sleep in. The cabin roof and most of the loft was repurposed when a true second story was added in the early 1900s. The cabin was built with local rough logs and a few stones for footings.
Over the years the pioneer family grew, and the house grew along with the family. There were at least five additions. Those additions completely engulfed the original cabin. Four wings were added to the original footprint. They were a sixteen by twenty living room, a sixteen by twenty kitchen, a twelve-by-twelve utility and washroom, and a six by sixteen entry room. A second story was also added with three full-sized bedrooms.
At some point a dirt floor cellar was dug under the cabin.
We bought the farm in late1969. We renovated the old farmhouse and discovered the log cabin inside.
By 1969 the farm had changed owners several times. The family we bought the farm from did not know the log cabin existed. We discovered the cabin when I opened the interior walls to improve the living spaces. My young family and I lived in that house until 1977, when I built our existing home on the north end of the farm.
In 2020, we tore the wobbly old farmhouse down so daughter Shannon, and her family could build their beautiful new log home on the site.
The old log cabin was saved, however.
In 2022 we moved the cabin to the Kragero School yard. It was placed on a new concrete slab just south of the school. The Kragero School was carved out of our farm in the 1890s.
Last week the same crew of volunteers who poured the slab, and moved the cabin, built a beautiful pavilion roof over the cabin. That roof should protect the Ellefson cabin for another century.

Photo #1. The finished pavilion with the cabin protected beneath.
The crew from the left, Travis my brother Jim’s grandson, Juan my grandson-in-law, brother Jim, Dave (blue shirt) friend and frequent helper, Jim’s grandson Logan, Jim’s son Jeremy, Jim’s son-in-law, Jesse.
Jeremy was the construction supervisor and worked with me on the design.
Behind Jesse, to the far-right of the cabin notice two layers of exterior siding. The older layer (lower in the photo) is “shiplap” siding. So named because the first know use of such overlapping thin boards was on ancient wooden ships. That layer was added to the cabin-house after most of the additions were made. Wood siding of this type was quite common by the 1910s.
The second layer is composite asphalt which was popular by the 1940s. It had substantial draft, moisture, and insulation value. It was also considered decorative at the time. This type of siding was very popular, especially on farm homes.

Photo #2. View from Kragero School House steps, (from the northeast).
In the photo, Travis, Juan, Jeremy’s granddaughter, Candace, Jeremy’s partner.

Photo #3. North view, from close to the school.
In the photo, Logan holding the ladder, Jim on the stepladder, Juan on the roof.

Photo #4. Framing the pavilion.
Jesse holding the stepladder, Juan on the beam.

Photo #5. The old farmhouse as it existed in 2020.
My Pa and I added the light green aluminum siding and aluminum storm windows in 1970.

Photo #6. Travis and my nephew Paul, removing remnants of the farmhouse from the now exposed cabin walls in 2020. Jeremy is precariously perched on the ceiling.

Photo #7. We braced the cabin walls when the surrounding house was removed. It stood that way for two years until the new log home was completed.

Photo #8. Granddaughter Samantha tidying up when the cabin wall was exposed after one hundred years.

Photo #9. When I rebuilt the farmhouse in 1970, I exposed a section of cabin between the living room and kitchen. I cleaned out the twigs which were packed into the log spaces with horse tail hairs and manure. Then I sanded and shellacked the exposed logs.
Notice the irregular stones and concrete chunks under the wall. That is all there was for footings.
This photo was taken from the area of the former living room.
We heated the house with a brand-new Sears & Roebuck fuel oil burning heater. The stove pipe reached the chimney through the port on the upper left.

Photo #10. A photo of the Kragero School from the location of the cabin and pavilion.
We put a green steel roof on the school about ten years ago. The school and cabin are on the two-acre lot where the school was built in 1897.
The two historic buildings look good together.
You can visit the school and cabin anytime during daylight hours. Tom
p.s. John Herbst did the site preparation for the cabin and pavilion. That required the removal of six red oak stumps the trees had succumbed to oak wilt.

08/15/2024

While at a farming event this week the topic of Bison came up. Bill the herd leader is always the one I took signals from however a gentleman disputed the bull leads rather a cow would be the one signaling. I guess it’s the same in my household. You never quite know who wears the pants at any particular time!

08/02/2024

Hazel at the Benton County Fair.
The Benton County Fair is this week. Benton County is east of St. Cloud. It is a rural county. Foley is the largest town.
Granddaughter Hazel lives in northern Sherburne County, just two miles from us. But the 4-H club she is in goes to the Benton County Fair.
Hazel brought six exhibits to the Fair. She won five blue ribbons, one red ribbon, two purple ribbons, and two trophies.
She won a purple Grand Champion ribbon with her pony, first photo.
In the second photo Hazel is being quizzed by the judges.
The third photo is her “Fairy Garden”, for which she also won Grand Champion.
I admit that Fairy Garden is a new concept to me, but it is lovely in photo three.
Photos four and five are the two trophies she won at Fair with her pony. I have not spoken to Hazel today, but the two categories she won are probably for the condition of horse and a second judged class called showmanship which has to with training and presentation.
Her other four ribbons were garden plants, including beautiful potatoes.
Great work by Hazel.
Gail, I, Katrina, Arthur, Samantha and Hazel’s parents Sarah, Jordan, with her brother Saul will be at the Fair tomorrow to watch Hazel compete in horse riding events.
Photo six is Grandson Tonny bringing Hazel home from daycare when she was a year old.
Hazel, like Ella, can say she knows horses, she has been riding horses all her life.
Daughter Sarah took the photos. Best regards, Tom.

08/02/2024

Back in March I was introduced to the Sustainable Farming Association at their Soil Health Summit. It is Farmer to Farmer networking and sharing sustainable health practices into the future. Guess who introduced me to the group and gave me the opportunity to connect with this amazing group?? Yep Tom! He and Gail ( and family) hosted them at the farm recently. Always teaching and leading the way.

07/26/2024

Cedar waxwing and colorful finches cooling by the river on the farm. Looks like a good weekend to find a watering hole 😄

07/25/2024

Beside "wallowing in mud" which allows the water to evaporate off them, drinking plenty of water, decreasing their food intake, and using shady well-ventilated areas to keep cool also help these guys stay happy and healthy!

07/22/2024

Red headed woodpeckers are adept at catching insects in the air, and they eat lots of acorns and beech nuts, often hiding away extra food in tree crevices for later. This magnificent species has declined severely in the past half-century because of habitat loss and changes to its food supply (allaboutbirds.org) Another important sighting on the farm.

07/21/2024

2024 Summer Tours FFA and SFA.
The Glencoe-Silver Lake, Future Farmers of America (FFA) visited the Snake River Farm yesterday.
The Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) visited us last Saturday.
The FFA students pulled up in a big yellow school bus at 9 a.m.
These educational visits generally start with lecture around the campfire. I always think the talk will be short, but it always runs well over an hour with questions. Gail and Janelle help me more and more with that.
We talk about soil regeneration, pasture management, silvopasture and savanna restoration, animal handling, and dozens of related topics.
Then Janelle takes the group on a walking tour of the immediate farmstead. That focuses on hogs, hog paddocks and how she seeds and manages those paddocks, sheep, lambs and poultry.
Next is a wagon ride to tour the farm pastures, with stops at the bison and cattle herds. This year with the farrowing that Juan and Janelle have started, there is also a stop at the old farmstead to see that and the hog breeding herd.
Juan normally dries the tractor for the wagon ride, but he drove off to a Canadian fishing trip after helping set things up for the day. Grandson Saul is a good tractor driver, so I asked him to drive.
Janelle and Samantha rode along as tour guides. Janelle, who manages the bison and cattle with Juan, does an excellent job of speaking at the stops.
From start to finish the talks and walks and tour takes three hours more or less depending on questions.
The FFA students were particularly keen on tasting bison, Gail prepared a great lunch of grilled bison burgers, beans, and her special potato salad. The burgers were sensational.
After lunch the class had time to play on the swing set, visit the farm museum over the barn, and to walk 150yards to the old school. Samantha guided them at the Kragero School.
They left at 2 p.m. for Canterbury Park.
The SFA visit the week before was quite similar, but we forgot to get photos.
Samantha and Gail took these photos. Best regards, Tom.

07/20/2024

Lush pastures on Snake River Farm.

07/19/2024

Tom talked about the efforts they made to improve pastures and Mother Nature sure added to the outcome this year with an abundance of rain. You’ll continue to hear more farms taking up these practices that Snake River implemented decades ago.

07/07/2024

The Splendid Pastures of 2024.
We have been working to improve our pastures for thirty years.
The first step was to stop tillage. Followed by careful planting with many types of Native and domestic forages.
Then we inter-seeded more variety year after year, along with careful short-term grazing, with high numbers of cattle or bison.
These fields had been plowed for one hundred years and were long ago reduced to “blow sand.”
We then divided eighty acres into forty grazing paddocks. Each paddock has water faucets all supplied from the farm well.
The beef herd, which may vary from thirty to seventy animals is moved into each paddock in turn for a one to two day stay.
We try to let most paddocks go to seed sometime each growing season. That has been hard to achieve in the recent drought years, but we never overgrazed. This year, with its abundant rains, we have the luxury of countless seeds to thicken improve our pastures and soil.
Gail standing a luscious sward of grasses, legumes, and forbs.
Grasses in this photo include Brome Grass, Blue Grass, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Quack Grass, Indian Grass, Big Blue Stem, Switch Grass and many more that will appear in late summer.
Legumes include many varieties Alfalfa, Red and White Clovers, Yellow and White Sweet Clovers, Vetches, Birdsfoot Trefoil plus many small native legumes.
Forb varieties number in the hundreds including many weedy plants with beneficial tap roots, Common Milk W**d, seen on the left of the photo, Fox Glove, Daisies, Gaillardia, Black Eyed Susans, two varieties of Four O Clocks, many varieties of Marigolds, Noon Fowers, Mullein, several varieties of Thistles, and dozens more.
The second photo shows Gail and Great granddaughter Katrina in an area especially thick with Brome Grass seed heads.
The third photo is also of Gail and Katrina, but Katrina is standing, so virtually hidden in the grass.
I hope these frequent rains are not causing trouble for you. Tom

07/02/2024

We were in the Big Lake Spud Fest Parade on Saturday.
Casey and Jeremiah arrived at the Farm at 8 am to harness the horses and then load the horses in the trailer. Casey had time braid their manes.
Timothy showed up around the same time, to help with many other tasks. He offered to tow the parade wagon to town.
Casey and Jeremiah towed the horse trailer.
Line up was scheduled at 10 am. The parade started at 11am, but we were 82 out of 101. So, the parade actually started for us about 12:30.
Our mustang horses were grand, the crowd was very pleasant and friendly.
We had a wonderful time.
First photo. In the parade.
Casey, the teamster. Her Mother, Sandy is seated next to her.
Great Granddaughter Katrina is waving, along with Daughter Amy.
Katrina’s Mom, Samantha is walking behind. Sam volunteered for horse clean-up duty. It happens.
Second Photo. Preparing before the Parade.
Granddaughter Ela, Great-grandson Arthur, and Grandson Saul horsing around. Jeremiah and Ella’s Dad, Timothy preparing for the parade.
Third Photo. Waiting in line.
Daughter Shannon, Jeremiah, Casey, Sandy, Amy, Granddaughter Hazel, and Arthur.
Fourth Photo. Waiting in line.
Ella, the Mustangs, Hombre, (palomino), and Blue, (Blue was a blue roan when young), Sandy, Casey, Daughter Sarah, Gail, Jeremiah, Samantha Hazel, Tom.
Fifth Photo. Waiting in line.
Ella apparently holding two Mustangs back.
Sixth Photo. Waiting in line.
Timothy and some old farmer in need of a ride.
Seventh Photo. Waiting in line.
Eighth Photo. Finally Parade Time.
Jeremiah and Saul giving out candy. The rules said, “no candy throwing.” We should hand it to kids. That seemed sensible.
Ninth Photo. Finally Parade Time.
Hazel and Sarah giving out candy. We handed out fifty pounds of individually wrapped candy. Over 5,000 pieces.
Notice Katrina waving from the wagon bench.
Eleventh photo. The parade is over. Nap time.
Katrina did the “parade wave” for the entire route, then fell fast asleep.
Next, we plan to do the Palmer Parade in September. Best regards, Tom

06/26/2024

The Showy Lady Slipper
Many years ago, I found a Showy Lady Slipper on our farm.
The Showy Lady Slipper is a rare orchid of northern wetlands. The Showy Lady Slipper is especially beautiful. So rare and so gorgeous, that it was designated the Minnesota State Flower in 1929.
This is the only “known” Lady Slipper in Sherburne County.
Our Lady Slipper is at least fifty years old. The plants can live one hundred years or more.
It has been photographed countless times and it has even won photography awards.
In the past it has produced as many as twenty-four blossoms.
In those years I actively nurtured it by trimming shading brush and pulling competitive plants.
I have not been able to get to the plant for some years.
Several weeks ago, Granddaughter Samantha asked me to show her the location of the Lady Slipper. It was totally buried under brush and competing plants. Sam immediately went to work and spent over two hours giving the plant lots of sunlight and free space.
You can see a second bud in the photos.
Sam says the second stalk has more buds.
Samantha will take care of the Lady Slipper for future decades. Tom

06/22/2024

The graduating veterinarians from the U of M visited us Wednesday.
The Veterinary College professors have been bringing their students to visit us for at least ten years. In past years, the new vet class has included women and men. This class is all young women.
Their instructor is our good friend, Dr Perle Zhitnitskiy, DVM, MSpVM. In the photo, Dr Zhitnitskiy is most distant, wearing sunglasses. Gail took the photo.
Normally, the class is split between large animal care (farm vets basically) and small animal care (pet vets). This year’s class are all headed for small animal care except one. She already had a job with the USDA.
There is a growing shortage of farm animal veterinarians.
As in the past, we begin with a talk about our farm and farming methods, especially animal handling. That takes an hour or more around the campfire. The young vets had a lot of excellent questions.
Then we strolled around the farmstead to visit five paddocks of pigs, two paddocks of sheep and lambs, poultry in ponds and runs, and a small group of recently purchased cattle, still in quarantine.
Janelle spoke about our written animal health protocols.
Then Janelle took the group on a wagon ride to see the bison herd.
She gave them an excellent talk at the bison herd. People always have many questions about bison. I was impressed with how sleek the bison were after only one month on this spring’s lavish grasses.
Janelle had earlier locked the herd in the viewing paddock.
Juan and Samantha were on a cattle buying trip this day.
Best regards, Tom

06/20/2024

Smiles abound-Take Time to Play!

06/16/2024

Wishing a Happy Father's Day to all Dad’s-the dads in heaven-dads to be-the father figures who guide us-They all play an important part so enjoy the day!

06/02/2024

Yesterday a teenage girl commented I want to have horses when I grow up it’s such a status thing-it means you’re rich…for me having quiet moments with these beautiful creatures is my take on a rich life.

06/01/2024

The Seniors of Willows Landing Visited Yesterday.
Well not all seniors, some of the staff visited also.
This was their second visit.
They arrived mid-morning, mostly on a bus, and left about 1:30. The weather was excellent, and the staff brought lunch for all of us.
After introductions and a short talk around the campfire, they went on a wagon tour of the Farm and animals.
Linda Johnson and my sister Ann arranged the visit.
Juan drove the tractor, Janelle, Samantha, and Gail were the tour guides.
Some guests were particularly keen to see the bison.
The bison are normally visible throughout the year, but the herd has been secretive lately. It is calving time. They have a 40-acre pasture with places to hide when newborns are present.
Three calves were born in the past two weeks, and I expected a least one more.
Juan and Janelle took the wagon deep into the wooded pasture to locate the herd. Sure enough, there was a fourth calf, just freshly born.
The guests were especially delighted. Best regards. Tom.
p.s. Juan made the beautiful side boards on the wagon.
Side boards are not just decorations. They protect kids from falling under the wagon wheels.

05/31/2024

Peek a boo-with Juan and Janelle’s help I finally caught a glimpse of two of the newborns. I know the momma’s are still protective and my theory is I have been taking photos of the Bison exclusively under the old Bills watch. He was confident on his surroundings and what posed a threat to the herd. New Bill is slightly more cautious. I’ll patiently wait for his approval 😉

05/30/2024

Wild lupine are in full bloom near the farm on Prairie’s Edge drive. Lupine contribute to the overall biodiversity of its native ecosystems. They attract various pollinators. They also increase soil fertility. Its presence or absence can provide valuable insights into the health and condition of its surrounding ecosystem.

05/28/2024

Thank you to all the wonderful Volunteers, Guests and the Barthel Family for hosting another successful Farm Day.

Yesterday I had internet issues however today it was mostly a struggle with FB stating I was pirating music although I was not so tried turning into a Reel where you get hundreds of musical options, the video is too long so turn on some music and enjoy...my final version does not contain any music.😝

05/28/2024

Tom likes variety-just look at all these bright colorful pigs.

05/28/2024

Thank you all for coming out to Spring Farm Days at Snake River Farm on Saturday. A few little internet issues happening here so stay tuned the video will be up tomorrow 🤞🏻

05/27/2024

When You Are Fancy and You Know It!!

05/26/2024

We looked and looked for the newborn baby bison-2 were born last week and the last one less then 24 hours from our visit.
Bison calves are born fully developed and able to run shortly after birth. They are ‘followers’ that stick with mothers and run in the herd, rather than hiding behind in the grass like baby deer. Most likely because of the newborn the herd stayed deeper in the marshy areas while I was at the farm. The moms are very protective of their newborn’s.
The kiddos did find the cows easier to spot and the pictured one was particularly interested in interacting.

05/25/2024

Off to the schoolhouse with Juan at the wheel!

05/25/2024

Beautiful day at Snake River Farm Day 2024. One room school house.

05/20/2024

New bison calves.
Ella does chores on Sunday. Whenever possible I ride along.
This Sunday there were two newborn bison. One was so recent the cow had not completely expelled the placenta. Farmers would say the cow had not “cleaned” yet. Sometimes that takes a couple of hours. One of the pictures shows that. Can you tell?
In one photo the calf is standing under its mother’s throat. That is a common position for a bison calf. The cow knows exactly where the calf is, and she is in an ideal place to defend it.
Getting anywhere between the cow and her calf would be equivalent to getting between a bear and her cub. I do not recommend it.
The cows have just begun shedding their winter coats. They look perfectly normal for bison at this season. It will take two to four months to shed their old coats completely. During that time, the bison will vigorously rub on every tree and bush they come upon. That is one the ways bison can turn thick woods into savannas. Like many other creatures bison take an active role in forming their environment. Ella took these photos.
Best regards. Tom

05/16/2024

Tom is a wealth of knowledge regarding sustainability-animal behaviors-tractors just to name a few topics of discussion often overheard. He creates an emotional connection, so that we can gain a deeper understanding of topics and education is emphasized at this working farm. We appreciate the way he sprinkles a little humor into them as well. Tom is a wonderful storyteller.

05/13/2024

Saturday the tenth lamb was born. The mom is a mostly black, a hair sheep. The father is a mixed breed, white, wool sheep.
Ella does the chores on Sunday mornings. I asked her to check the sheep closely.
Sunday was a particularly beautiful spring morning.
Later, I saw her walking toward the house with the Saturday lamb in her arms. I immediately thought the lamb was sick or injured.
I was in the library which has lots of windows-walls and a sliding glass door.
Ella slid the door open and just smiled with the lamb in her arms.
I asked what was wrong.
She replied, “Nothing, I just thought this lamb is especially cute”.
I agree.
The first photo is of Ella and the auburn-colored lamb.
The second photo is a selfie of Gail, Ella, and the lamb. Happy Spring. Tom

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Lush pastures on Snake River Farm. #farminglife #bison#sustainablefarming

Thank you to all the wonderful Volunteers, Guests and the Barthel Family for hosting another successful Farm Day. Yesterday I had internet issues however today it was mostly a struggle with FB stating I was pirating music although I was not so tried turning into a Reel where you get hundreds of musical options, the video is too long so turn on some music and enjoy...my final version does not contain any music.😝

Sometimes I can't find them...sometimes they come find me! #bison #farmlife #luckyme

Do Bison flare their nostrils to warn you? Nope it's part of the mating ritual.

Do you remember my post- Do Bison flare their nostrils as part of the mating ritual or as a warning? I did not stick around to find out. Per my recent conversation with Tom it is part of the mating process. Also wallowing where the Bison rolls aggressively on the ground is another mating behavior. In either situation caution is recommended. They like their privacy too.

Just amazing looking at this sequence how the bison approached the fence and then leapt over. Apparently they have a vertical jump of up to 6 feet, are good swimmers and can spin around quickly to defend themselves against predators. #bisonranch #bison

Gail’s video capture of the Pileated woodpecker feeding her young.

Juan took this 53 second video with his phone while tending to the flock. It is grainy but worth watching to the end. It starts with the ewe and one new-born lamb and ends with two lambs. Birthing is easy for some creatures. Tom

Snake River Farm Fall Event

SPRING FARM DAY 2022-SNAKE RIVER FARM

Education Day at Snake River Farm! Paleontological Dig 2022

Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota again spearheaded the excavation at Snake River Farm. Education Day allowed over 800 visitors to get an inside look at the excavation and talk with crew members. In collaboration with teams from across the US and hosted by the Barthel Family it has allowed research into what things may have looked like 5,000 years ago. Big thanks to all the volunteers who are essential to making this day run smooth.

Family Fellowship Food and lots of Fun! Thanks for coming out! Thanks also to the Jopp's. Saddled up for the first time on the farm.

Cooling off in this summers heat. Cindy made this short video of pigs right after Gail turned their sprinkler on. Gail does this for all the pig pastures on hot days.

2021 Farm Day Returns!

What a successful event. I hope you all enjoyed the day! The Barthel family, Mammoth Site and all the volunteers made for a delightful -knowledge filled day.

WINTER FARM DAY 2019

Winter Farm Day 2019

This antique tractor is a Farmall “Regular”. The International Harvester Corporation, (IHC), developed the “Farmall” in the early 1920s. Before the Farmall, tractors were huge, slow moving, clumsy contraptions. Those tractors were good for running stationary machines like threshers or pulling large, many bottom plows. There were no tractors available for the common farm work of making hay, planting or cultivating crops. There were no tractors available that were sized right or cheap enough for most midwestern farms. IHC did not know how successful the Farmall would be. The first 200 Farmalls were built in 1924. Each year, farmers demanded more Farmalls. By 1932 the company had sold 130,000. The company was so busy that it took until 1931 to introduce larger and smaller versions of the Farmall. When new tractors came out, IHC decided to use the now very popular Farmall brand name. The larger tractor was designated the Farmall F30. It was around 30 horsepower. The smaller tractor was named the Farmall F12. It was around 12 horsepower. Using the Farmall brand name on addition models rendered the original Farmall essentially unnamed. To remedy that, Farmers called the original tractor the “Regular”. That identifier caught on quickly and to this day, the first Farmall model is called a Regular. In 1932, IHC came out with an improved version of the Regular. That was named the Farmall F20. In 1938, the F12 was replaced by the F14. In 1939, the F14 was replaced by the Farmall A, the F20 was replaced by the Farmall H and the F30 was replaced by the Farmall M. By 1939, almost 500,000 of these early Farmalls were sold. Many were sold with steel wheels and without starters. Most were converted to rubber tires and some had after-market starters and generators added. You may have noticed that the Regular in this video is grey. In fact, all Regulars were grey. IHC switched from grey to red in 1937. This particular Regular has an interesting history. Gail and I traveled to Des