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Cornfalfa Farms
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View from rear of three men working in a field at Cornfalfa Farms of the Schwartz Bros. They are using horse-drawn side delivery rakes to turn heavy alfalfa, showing how easily the rake will turn a crop of alfalfa growing two ton to the acre, and leaves it airy and loose. This protects the leaves and tops from the sun which is a good practice.
1913
International Harvester Company
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Stacking Alfalfa
Horse-drawn wagons surround a large stack of alfalfa while men are using horses to lift more on the pile. Cornfalfa Farms.
Alfalfa Ricks on Cornfalfa Farm
1913
Four men posing near a large, tall stack of alfalfa. One man is sitting in an automobile. The ricks of alfalfa are on the Swartz Brothers' Cornfalfa Farm in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The three brothers,...
Side Delivery Hay Rake in Alfalfa
September 4, 1925
A farmer using a horse-drawn side delivery hay rake for alfalfa on Prospect Farm.
Bales of Alfalfa
Bales of alfalfa in large stacks shaped like barns, with tarps tied over the top. Men are working on the far left.
Man Using Horse-Drawn Dump Rake
1909
View down field towards a man using a horse-drawn dump rake. Further down the field men are using a hay loader. In the background are farm buildings.
Field of Alfalfa at IH Demonstration Farm
May 1931
Two men work in a field, and another man drives a team of horses pulling a hay rake. Original caption reads: "Demonstration farms. Alfalfa, with and without 400 lbs per acre of acid-phosphate."
