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Winter Moon Over Cotton Field
Farming in Arkansas
Image of a full moon over an old church and a cotton field during winter.
Cotton Harvest
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of a cotton farmer clearing the harvesting equipment of the gathered raw cotton.
Red House And Cotton
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of nearly ready to harvest cotton fields surrounding an unidentified red farm house.
Fodder Shocks
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of hay turned into fodder shocks for harvesting at the Jennings farm. A metal barn stands in the background filled with hay that has already been harvested.
Powhatan Courthouse And Log Building
Powhatan Courthouse And Log Building
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of the Powhatan Courthouse and the Imboden-Ficklin log house with a garden in the foreground. The photograph was taken before the log house was restored.
Watering Tub By The Old Barn
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of an old bathtub being repurposed as a watering trough in front of an old wooden barn.
Winter Barnyard Scene
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a barnyard scene, which includes chickens in a tree, a cow by the barn, and other chickens roaming free.
Garden Plow And Saw
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a garden plow and saw left out in the garden over winter.
Soybean Field At Sunset
Farming in Arkansas
A picturesque landscape photograph of a soybean field at sunset.
Rufus Laine And Mule Team
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of Rufus Laine, who used a team of mules to pull his plow. Laine was a farmer in Craighead County.
Rufus Laine On A Plow
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of Rufus Laine on his mule-drawn, double plow. Laine was a farmer in Craighead County.
Rice Stalk At Sunset
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of a ripe rice stalk in silhouette against the setting sun.
Caroline Laine With Woodstove
Farming in Arkansas
Image of Caroline Laine, wife of Rufus Laine, standing by her primary cooking tool, a wood burning stove.
Caroline Laine With Waterpump
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of Caroline Laine, the wife of Rufus Laine, sitting in her kitchen by the water pump.
Rufus Laine Dual Plow
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of Rufus Laine using a dual plow drawn by a team of mules. Laine was a farmer in Craighead County.
Rufus Laine With Waterpump
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of Rufus Laine utilizing the waterpump on his property. Laine was a farmer in Craighead County.
Mr. Dehls' Hay Feeder
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a hand-built hay feeder outside of Mr. Dehls' barn.
Mr. Dehls' Hay Barn
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a ladder leading up to a large, stocked hayloft in Mr. Dehls' barn.
W.H. Warren's "Lizard" Used To Haul Rock
W.H. Warren's "Lizard" Used To Haul Rock
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a wooden sled called a "lizard" that is designed to haul rocks.
Frozen Cotton Field
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a cotton field that has iced over before being fully harvested.
Fordson Tractor
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a Fordson Model F tractor in a field in Northeast Arkansas.
Barn And Grader
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a horse-drawn grader in front of an older barn with a wagon under the overhang.
Manure Spreader
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a wagon with a metal attachment used for spreading manure.
Kate The Logging Mule
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a mule named Kate who was used for hauling logs.
Brush Arbor
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a simple arbor created with brush in a farmer's field.
Drainage Ditch Workers
Farming in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of unidentified workers improving a drainage ditch near the crossroads of Johnson and Burke in Jonesboro with Riceland Rice Mill in the background. A crane holds up a concrete culvert. Drainage ditches are critical to keeping farmland from reverting to swamp land.
Sara Matthews, Ffa Sweetheart
Farming in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Sara Matthews. Matthews competed in a beauty competition and was crowned the Future Farmers of America Sweetheart at one of the FFA's galas. Her talent was baton twirling.
Allison Farm Map And Plan
Farming in Arkansas
The Farm Map and Plan was part of the soil conservation efforts that were enacted after the Dust Bowl in the 1920s. In this plan, there is an aerial picture of the Allison farm from the Soil Conservation Service photogrammetry department as well as handwritten descriptions of the land.
Norman Leonard, Bono Ffa President
Norman Leonard, Bono Ffa President
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of Norman Leonard. Leonard was president of the Future Farmers of America at Bono High School for the 1957-1958 school year.
Courtney Soil And Water Conservation Plan
Courtney Soil And Water Conservation Plan
Farming in Arkansas
The Soil Conservation District of Lawrence County, under the authority of the United States Department of Agriculture and Soil Conservation Service, assisted local farmers in developing plans to manage their lands. These plans included suggestions for preventing erosion, water pollution, and crop failure. For J.J. Courtney, a plan was developed to manage his farm outside of Walnut Ridge that would prevent soil erosion and promote soil health for good crop yields.