Overby Brothers

Through innovation and entrepreneurship, Theodore and John Overby revolutionized agricultural life in South Dakota. Hailing from Mellette, South Dakota, the Overby brothers designed and built a corn harvester that simultaneously husked the corn, mechanizing a labor intensive job before a machine was commercially available. The brothers patented a total of nine inventions relating to agriculture all while pursuing their own interests in agronomy and affecting change in their communities. 

A man on a tractor planting wheat

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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
Physical Address
977 11th St.
Brookings, SD 57007
Mailing Address
SAGM 103, Box 601
Brookings, SD 57007
Hours
Mon - Sat: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sun: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed on Sundays January-March
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