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Manure Piles near Barn

Date: 03 1930
Description: A cow standing near manure piled behind a barn.
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Manure Pile Near House

Date: 04 1926
Description: View of a manure pile near a barn. Used to demonstrate the dangers of placing waste too near to a house. A rooster is standing atop the pile, and a bicycle...
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Hauling Manure

Date: 1914
Description: A man is using a shovel to load manure into a wagon pulled by two horses. One of the horses is wearing a turnout blanket marked "IHC."
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Manure Storage

Date: 1911
Description: A pile of manure lying against a weathered wooden barn in front of what appears to be a field of corn.
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Concrete Manure Pit and Litter Carrier

Date: 1925
Description: A concrete manure pit and litter carriers operated on pulleys stand in front of multiple farm buildings.
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Man Loading Litter Carrier

Date: 03 1930
Description: J. Williams, wearing a baseball cap and coveralls, loading a litter carrier next to a manure pile in a barnyard. A dog is standing near him, and a silo and...
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Mr. Snyder Removing Chicken Droppings

Date: 05 1924
Description: Mr. Snyder using a scraper to move poultry droppings from roosts into a box on a litter carrier at the Holden farm.
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Theresa Waste Disposal System

Date: 02 24 1978
Description: "Theresa Waste Disposal System. Village man, Jim Zillmer, checks out sprinkler system."
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Sunny Brae Farm

Date: 1968
Description: "Brenda Widmer walks her dog Bonnie next to the disposal system. In distance is Sunny Brae farm, site of present-day Schnitzler River View Hills mobile hom...
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Ridge and Furrow Disposal System

Date: 05 1980
Description: "On a hillside off McArthur Road, waste water from Widmer Cheese Factory is dumped into a ridge & furrow disposal system."
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Man Operating Lifting Jack for Hay Press

Date: 11 08 1910
Description: Man outdoors operating lifting jack for a hay press. There is a large pile of wood in the background and a fence.

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