Broomcorn Archives - Baca County History

I will probably work at adding to this in pieces, maybe in the form of a timeline, but I thought it would be […]

The Challenge of the Broomcorn Harvesting Machine

“No machine has yet been invented to successfully replace the hand labor. The men, using broomcorn knives with sharp five-inch knives, move […]

Rise and Fall of the US Broom Industry is an overview of the broom & broomcorn industries in the U.S. The foundation […]

In the talks I have given about broomcorn I have always mentioned that Benjamin Franklin is often credited with bringing broomcorn to […]

Reposted with Permission by Dr. Sam Moyer. Although there hasn’t been broomcorn production in Baca County for many years, there actually has […]