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OS-6 Orchard Tractor and Spray Unit Spraying Crops
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McCormick-Deering Model OS-6 orchard tractor in operation in an apple orchard with a 500 gallon Hardie Spray Rig. The rig had a 30-35 gallon pump capacity and was equipped with an International Model U-2 power unit. The equipment was owned and operated by John Humphreys, pictured here on the scaffold atop the spray unit.
1946
International Harvester Company
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H.S. Teig with his new McCormick-Deering O-4 grove tractor and harrow. Mr. Teig was born and raised in Norway and emigrated to California.
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1941
Farmer operating a McCormick-Deering O-4 orchard tractor and disc harrow.
F.M. Barden with T-20 Crawler Tractor
June 1, 1938
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O-12 Orchard Tractor Brochure
1937
Cover of an advertising brochure for the McCormick-Deering O-12 orchard tractor. Features a photo of a man using an O-12 tractor to spray trees in an orchard. Includes the text: "Power for the Frui...
