Like most farm kids having grown up in the 1940s, Roger Bailey knows the importance of a windmill to one’s survival.
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Roger Bailey was born and raised on this farm east of McCool Junction, Neb. The family’s windmill can be seen next to the house in this photo taken before 1940.
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From the outside, the design of the prairie machine building harkens to a different era with tall arched windows and painted brick front. A 35-foot tall Eli model shadows the old factory where these windmills were once made.
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Sitting in his office, Roger Bailey spins the wheel of a Carter and Sons salesman’s model that a friend made for him. His friend whittled molds out of wood, then cast the pieces in brass. The base is mahogany wood from Bailey’s timber.
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Since he was 8, Roger Bailey has had a fascination with honeybees. Bailey Enterprises became one of the largest honey production companies in the U.S.
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Roger Bailey’s collection of more than 200 windmills could be the largest of its kind in the world. He started collecting when he noticed that farms—and windmills—were disappearing. This one came from a farm near Battle Creek, Neb.
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Very seldom did Roger Bailey find a complete windmill. He takes extreme care to replicate missing parts and restore the windmill to mint condition, such as this Plattner Yale windmill.
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Roger Bailey selected and restored a windmill especially for his daughter Kristen and her husband Troy. Erected June 13, 2020, it now overlooks their home in Odessa, Mo.
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Roger Bailey was inducted into the York County Ag Hall of Fame for his contributions to the community and agriculture in 2022.
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No longer collecting windmills, Roger Bailey is doing what he can to take care of the ones he has.
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com .
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