Taylorsville in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Cultivator

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, January 15, 2026

1. Cultivator Marker

Inscription. Emerson-Brantingham was innovative in offering specialized implements for specialized purposes. Included was this 1919 model of its No.1 Beet Cultivator, a unit designed especially for the purpose. It was intended to cultivate four rows at a time. Emerson-Brantingham also built a few copies of a motor cultivator. Before it had fully developed a tractor-mounted design, the company was bought out by J. Case Co., in 1928. The term "field cultivator as we know it today" did not come into general use until after World War II. World War II is the great dividing line between horse-powered Agriculture and mechanized agriculture. Granted, major strides toward farm mechanization were made in the 1930s, but these were considerably stifled by the Great Depression. Under the extreme circumstances of those years, farmers were forced to get by as economically as possible, there simply was very little money for anything but dire necessities. On its heels came WWII and the demands of war put an effective end to most farm machinery production for several years. After hostilities ended in 1945, it took a couple of years before farm machinery

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production could again resume. When it did, many of the small manufacturers were gone, never to return. Of those remaining, some contioued producing horse-drawn machinery until about 1950.

Cultivators of some sort have roots in antiquity, dating back to the earliest of farm implements. In modern times, meaning in the period from 1850 onward, the cultivator received major attention. A study of U.S. Patents reveals literally thousands of patents granted for cultivators and their attachments.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 40° 39.87′ N, 111° 56.005′ W. Marker is in Taylorsville, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is on West 4800 South, on the right when traveling east. On the east side of the Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1490 W 4800 S, Salt Lake City UT 84123, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the Colorado Plateau.

Globally,

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, January 15, 2026

2. Cultivator Marker

it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Manure Spreader (here, next to this marker); Potato Machinery (here, next to this marker); Hay Rake (a few steps from this marker); Hay Loaders (a few steps from this marker); John and Jeanette Gerrard House (a few steps from this marker); Taylorsville Baptisms (within shouting distance of this marker); Sulky Plow (within shouting distance of this marker); Mowers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylorsville.

Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, January 15, 2026

3. Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 3, 2026, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.