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Twin Silos

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A man is filling one of two silos near a barn with silage from nearby wagon on the Babson Farm. A tractor in the foreground is used to power what appears to be an ensilage cutter and blower.

Date Created:
October 1923
Creator:
International Harvester Company

Publication Information

Creator International Harvester Company
Date Created October 1923

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 17 x 22 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935
Call Number MCC MSS 13Z, Album 43
Media Number Box 24

Copyright Information

Copyright Status IN COPYRIGHT
Unique ID
W0130EA
Legacy ID
WHi 75031

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Pitching and Loading Silage

Pitching and Loading Silage

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Men Filling Silo

Men Filling Silo

1916

Two men are loading silage into ensilage cutter and blower to fill a silo.

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Tractor Powered Silo Filler

Tractor Powered Silo Filler

1915

Two men wearing long overcoats and hats are standing directly behind a large tractor or stationary engine being used to power a belt-driven ensilage cutter and blower. The machinery is next to a si...

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Farmers operate McCormick-Deering Ensilage Cutter

Farmers operate McCormick-Deering Ensilage Cutter

October 26, 1923

Farmers filling a silo using a McCormick-Deering belt-driven ensilage cutter run by 10-20 or 15-30 tractor.

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Filling Silo with Ensilage Cutter Powered by Farmall Tractor

Filling Silo with Ensilage Cutter Powered by Farmall Tractor

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A man is using a Farmall tractor to belt-drive an ensilage cutter to fill a silo. The man is working at the back of a horse-drawn wagon. Another person, perhaps a young child, is standing in anothe...

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Filling Silo

Filling Silo

October 24, 1923

A man is using a tractor powered ensilage cutter to fill a silo.

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