Re: Farm Show magazine, ever heard of it?

Posted by JMS/MN on January 08, 2007 at 11:52:33 from (204.73.106.15):

In Reply to: Farm Show magazine, ever heard of it? posted by Chris in MO on January 08, 2007 at 11:09:16:

I subscribed for many years, but over time they went from a farm innovator magazine to a city slicker one. On the phone with them one day, trying to straighten out some gift subscriptions, I mentioned some ideas I had come up with. About 18 of them. Guy told me he'd send out a throw-away camera, and wanted pix. Talking to him I knew he knew diddly squat about mechanics, so I said I'd send my own pix and text on one item. He rewrote it, made up 'quotes', etc. I demanded a retraction- which they made in the next issue. Gave me a few years extension on the subscription. Told him I could submit more ideas, but he would not agree to let me write the text without revision. Still have 17 ideas left. They have very little left of farm inventions- mostly town stuff. I don't give gift subs anymore. They have about 3 people in the office, send out cameras, and they write the story. Ever notice the common text in what people make out of SP combines- it's because one person does the writing- not the innovator. Many other mistakes with machine ID, etc., but they don't know the difference. Their archives still have some value, but recent stories don't have much.

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