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Steam Tractor with Sod-breaking Plows

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Description: Two men are posing standing on a steam tractor on the right, probably a Linnell, attached to sod-breaking plows steered by two men on the left. Behind them...
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CUNA Office in Cottage Grove Coop

Date: 02 05 1941
Description: Claire Onsgard, treasurer of the Dane County Farmers Equity Union Coop Credit Union in Cottage Grove showing member Fritz Swenson where to sign his loan ap...
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Old Man with Pumpkin and Turkey

Date: 1918
Description: An elderly man, possibly a farmer, holds a turkey and a pumpkin under each arm.
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Model of Men Working with Farm Equipment

Date: 1932
Description: A model or diorama depicting farmers with a Farmall tractor, truck, harvester-thresher (combine) and a horse in a field. The display was likely part of Int...
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Woman with Poultry Housing Display

Date: 1915
Description: A woman holding a chicken is standing beside a display illustrating quality poultry housing (chicken coops).
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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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Mr. Chaddick with Incubator

Date: 05 1923
Description: Mr. Chaddick of the Fox River Poultry Farm, wearing coveralls and a cap, turning eggs in a Buckeye #8 incubator.
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Farmer Inspecting a Litter of Piglets

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Description: A farmer inspects a sow and litter of six piglets in a pigpen.
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Children Visit the Farm

Date: 04 1987
Description: City children visit the O'Connor farm for a hands-on experience.
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You Can't Keep Veterinarian Down on Farm

Date: 05 19 1954
Description: Farmer George Stenjen (right) helping veterinarian Dr. R.H. Romaker (left) coax a calf into a stanchion for a brucellosis vaccination.

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