Harvesting Wheat with International 8-16 Tractor and Binders | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Harvesting Wheat with International 8-16 Tractor and Binders

Harvesting Wheat with International 8-16 Tractor and Binders | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Farmers harvesting wheat with an International 8-16 HP kerosene tractor and two Deering seven foot binders on the farm of W.P. Ridley in Maury County. Three African American farm hands are binding and stacking bales. An original letter attached to the back of the image notes that the workers cut eighty acres of wheat within thirty hours using 30 gallons of kerosene and about 5 quarts of cylinder oil, with a total cost per acre of about eleven and three-fourths cents for fuel.
DESCRIPTION
Farmers harvesting wheat with an International 8-16 HP kerosene tractor and two Deering seven foot binders on the farm of W.P. Ridley in Maury County. Three African American farm hands are binding and stacking bales. An original letter attached to the back of the image notes that the workers cut eighty acres of wheat within thirty hours using 30 gallons of kerosene and about 5 quarts of cylinder oil, with a total cost per acre of about eleven and three-fourths cents for fuel.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:8526
Creation Date: 06 14 1921
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Columbia
County:
State:Tennessee
Collection Name:International Harvester Company corporate archives central file (documented series), 1819-1998
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:M2001-125, box 46, folder 85
Original Dimensions:11 x 7 inches
SUBJECTS
Rural areas
Agricultural machinery
Field crops
Fields (Agriculture)
Harvesting
Tractors
Hats
Umbrellas
Work clothes
Farms
Fences
African Americans
Men
Outdoor photography
Farmers

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