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Men Working on Construction of Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Men working on the construction site for a new silo. Three men work in a pit to establish the foundation, and three other men work in the background near a...
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Man Loading Silage from Trench Silo on Wagon

Date: 1924
Description: View looking down snow-covered slope towards a horse attached to a small sleigh standing in a trench. At the back of the trench a man is pitching silage fr...
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Titan 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1921
Description: A Titan 10-20 tractor attached to a belt is being used to power an ensilage cutter(?) as men are loading hay from a wagon into the loft of a barn.
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Men Baling Hay

Date: 1921
Description: Two men are using a belt-powered hay baler or hay press in a farm field.
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Mixing Superphosphate

Date: 10 1930
Description: A man standing on the back of a McCormick-Deering manure spreader to pour superphosphate over manure at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental far...
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Loading McCormick-Deering Manure Spreader

Date: 04 1930
Description: A man is using a shovel to load a McCormick-Deering manure spreader pulled by two horses.
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Man with Lime Sower

Date: 1920
Description: A man is using a shovel to transfer lime from a pile in a field into a lime sower pulled by two horses.
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Man with Lime Sower

Date: 1920
Description: A man holding a shovel is opening the lid of a lime sower pulled by two horses. He is standing next to a lime pile in a field, and what appear to be haysta...
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Farmall Tractor with Endgate Spreader

Date: 09 1927
Description: A man standing in an endgate lime spreader is using a shovel to spread lime onto a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The sprea...
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Man Smoothing Walls for Pit Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Man working on the construction of the walls for a pit silo. Original caption reads: "J.G. Haney using gauge for smoothing walls of pit silo."
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Men with Grain Cradles

Date: 1912
Description: Rear view of three men wearing hats, and pants with suspenders, using grain cradles to harvest a field crop. Multiple buildings, including a barn, are on a...
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Man Smoothing Cement on Silo Walls

Date: 1915
Description: Man using broom head to smooth cement along the walls of pit silo. Another man is working in the foreground.
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Stopping Gullies in Pasture Land

Date: 10 1929
Description: A man standing on a horse-drawn wagon is using a pitchfork to move hay into a field gully blocked with wood. Another man is standing behind the wagon.
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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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Man Catching Chickens

Date: 1925
Description: A man standing in front of a poultry house at Holden farm removing a chicken from a fish landing net after catching it. A number of chickens stand in the y...
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Chicken Slaughtering

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing a hat and suspenders is using an axe to slaughter a chicken, using a log as a base. A large pile of firewood is behind him.
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Man Butchering Chicken

Date: 1921
Description: A man is using an axe to butcher a chicken on a tree stump. A large pile of firewood is in the background.
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Farm Dangers

Date: 08 1927
Description: A farmer is standing on the edge of a wooden wagon pitching hay into a running thresher, demonstrating an unsafe operating position.
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Dangerous Position on Wagon

Date: 08 1927
Description: Two men holding pitchforks stand near the edge of a horse-drawn wagon piled with hay.
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Climbing Ladder with Nails in Mouth

Date: 07 1927
Description: A man wearing a hat and one-piece work suit climbing a wooden ladder while holding nails in his mouth. He appears to be holding an axe in his left hand.

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