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Plowing Soybeans, Rose City
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of three unidentified African American men plowing a soybean field with mules near Rose City in Pulaski County.
Ribbon Cane Syrup Production
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph showing ribbon cane syrup production in Nashville. On the right is a pile of cut sugarcane, and on the left is a shed for cooking the sugar. Two mules are waiting with a wagon in the center.
Strawberry Trucks At Railway Loading Platform, Bald Knob
Strawberry Trucks At Railway Loading Platform, Bald Knob
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of trucks unloading crates of strawberries on a railway platform in Bald Knob.
Strawberry Pickers' Camp, Bald Knob
Strawberry Pickers' Camp, Bald Knob
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of a strawberry pickers' camp with tents, campers, and automobiles at Bald Knob.
Seeding Rice Near Lonoke
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of three men in a tractor-pulled machine planting rice in a field near Lonoke.
Binding Rice On The Grand Prairie
Binding Rice On The Grand Prairie
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of two men riding a machine that is cutting and binding rice on the Grand Prairie.
Cutting Rice On Willman's Farm Near Lonoke
Cutting Rice On Willman's Farm Near Lonoke
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of two men on a tractor-pulled harvester, cutting rice on Willman's Farm, near Lonoke.
Loading Fodder Into A Wagon
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of two unidentified men loading fodder into a horse-drawn wagon from a corn shock.
Sorghum Mill At Work, Fulton
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of a sorghum mill at Fulton. There are two mules hitched to a large wooden lever and walking in a circle to operate the mill. A man is sitting by the mill to feed the cane.
Women Cleaning Spinach At Canning Factory, Van Buren
Women Cleaning Spinach At Canning Factory, Van Buren
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of women cleaning spinach at a canning factory in Van Buren. There is a large spinach spinner on the right side of the photo.
Cottonseed Cake Press, Cottonseed Oil Mill In Rose City
Cottonseed Cake Press, Cottonseed Oil Mill In Rose City
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of two unidentified African American men working at a cottonseed cake press in the Rose City Cotton Oil Mill.
Cotton Gin Near Natural Steps
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of a cotton gin near Natural Steps in Pulaski County.
Hulling Cottonseed, Cottonseed Oil Mill In Rose City
Hulling Cottonseed, Cottonseed Oil Mill In Rose City
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of an unidentified African American man running a brush over a tray of seed to hull the cottonseeds in the Rose City Cotton Oil Mill.
Cotton Field At Lake Dick
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of an unidentified man working with a cultivator in a cotton field at the Lake Dick Farm Security Administration Project.
Brochure, "It's Apple Blossom Time"
Brochure, "It's Apple Blossom Time"
Farming in Arkansas
This is a brochure about the apple orchards and apple industry in Northwest Arkansas.
Men Picking Peaches In Summersweet Orchard Near Colt
Men Picking Peaches In Summersweet Orchard Near Colt
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of several unidentified men picking peaches in Summersweet Orchard near Colt, on Crowley's Ridge.
Strawberry Pickers In Mcrae
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of strawberry pickers in a field at McRae in White County.
Pamphlet, "Mississippi County, It's The Soil"
Pamphlet, "Mississippi County, It's The Soil"
Farming in Arkansas
This is a pamphlet about favorable farming conditions of Mississippi County.
Plowing A Corn Field
Farming in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Richie and Joe Washam plowing a cornfield using a mule.
Map, "Arkansas Farm Tenancy"
Farming in Arkansas
This is a map of farm tenancy in Arkansas from the Arkansas State Planning Board in 1930.
Maps - "Peaches, Berries, And Apples In Arkansas"
Maps - "Peaches, Berries, And Apples In Arkansas"
Farming in Arkansas
This is a page of three small maps of Arkansas showing where peaches, berries, and apples were being grown in Arkansas in 1930.
Maps - "Corn, Cotton, And Rice In Arkansas"
Maps - "Corn, Cotton, And Rice In Arkansas"
Farming in Arkansas
This is a page of three small maps of Arkansas showing where corn, cotton, and rice were being grown in the state in 1930.
Application For Order Of Sale, Howard V. Burchfield
Application For Order Of Sale, Howard V. Burchfield
Farming in Arkansas
This application for order of sale of perishable property is part of an ongoing lawsuit. The plaintiffs: Sarah W. Howard, John W. Howard, J.N. Howard, C.C. Howard, and P.T. Howard, are suing the defendant, W.M. Burchfield. The Howards allege that Burchfield rented fields from them to farm in 1925 and signed a contract to pay $1200 rent by January 1, 1926. In the suit, they state that the defendant failed to pay all but $100, so they put a lien on his crops. Instead of paying the Howards, Burchfield allegedly sold some of his crops, then skipped town. The application …
Hog Butchering
Farming in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of hogs being butchered. From left to right: workers, Adolph Bullock, Dewitt Clarence Williams, Sant Lunn (Mrs. Atkin's Father), and Bent Palmer, who lived in the house in the background. This photograph was taken on Highway 289 across from English Creek in Mammoth Spring.
John Rosslott V. Greene And Lawrence Drainage District
John Rosslott V. Greene And Lawrence Drainage District
Farming in Arkansas
John A. Rosslott owned land in Lawrence County that was assessed for taxes in 1912. He disputed the amount assessed and the court issued a decree for the new amount that Rosslott owed to the Drainage District. However, there was an error in the court's decree. In 1913, Rosslott filed this petition for an order of "nunc pro tunc" which is a Latin legal term that means "now for then" and would amend the previous court decree to include an additional tract of land that was missed. The money from these taxes went towards draining the Cache River and surrounding …
Postcard, Punny Vegetables
Farming in Arkansas
This is an unused postcard complete with a funny, pun-filled poem. It uses vegetables for many clever plays on words.
Musick Deed
Farming in Arkansas
John Hadly sold his grist mill on Spring Creek off the White River along with all of his hogs to Asa Musick in 1814 for $300. This deed was the first one recorded in Lawrence County, which was formed in 1815. This was a high price for the time period, which indicates that it was a valuable property and that farmers were active in the area.