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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

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.

The Oombulgurri Project Clancy Committee Report, D J. Clancy, P Mccosker, C Mayberry, A J. Millington, P Ryan

All other publications

In early August the Oombulgurri community requested assistance in the following terms.

"On behalf of the Oombulgurri Community, we invite assistance in developing the grain and pasture cropping at Oombulgurri. We have experimented with peanuts, sorghum, and many varieties of vegetables. This has tested the reality of hopes to expand acreage and varieties to become self-sufficient in stock feed. The Farm and Garden Guild now needs the expertise of your services to plan a four-year programme. vie need assistance in choosing from the many options, opinions and advices available from Australia and elsewhere, for grain production, pastures, methods appropriate to …

Triage, Howard B. Peterson

Faculty Honor Lectures

Throughout most of this century Utah State University has been developing its competence to a position of eminence in the science and art of irrigation and related fields of agriculture and engineering. It has accepted the responsibility to train local as well as international students and through a contract with USAID, conduct research in developing countries. Thus, we in irrigation find ourselves an integral part of the U.S. strategy to assist in closing the gap in development and hopefully winning the battle against world famine. To many this seems hopeless, and it may be, but I have a feeling that …

The Agricultural Co-Operative Movement In Japan, G C. George

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Agricultural adviser Gil George, the author of this article, returned earlier this year from 21/2 years' study in Japan, where he gained a Diploma in Japanese Language from the Osaka Institute of Foreign Studies and a Master's Degree in Economics from Hitotsubashi University, one of Japan's foremost economic institutions.

In Japan he examined the post-war development of the Japanese agricultural co-operative movement, and some aspects of marketing of agricultural products.

He also participated in the Japan- Australia Project (a committee studying the interdependence of the two economies), carried out some work for the Japan Economic Research Centre and edited papers …

G76-284 Hand Signals For Agriculture, Rollin D. Schnieder

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

This NebGuide contains hand signals useful for communicating around noisy equipment and from a distance.

Throughout history, man has devised methods of contacting others who were out of voice range or who could not be heard because of excess noise. The Indians were skilled at using smoke signals or by imitating some form of wildlife such as the owl or coyote.

The early explorers used other signs to guide them. The slashing of bark on trees or sticks pointed in a certain direction were keys for keeping the persons from getting lost or for others to follow.

The railroad used …

Ec76-1741 Christmas Trees: A Management Guide, Donald E. Janssen, Neal E. Jennings

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

In America the decorated Christmas tree has become an accepted tradition. Christmas would seem barren to most people without it. Raising Christmas trees is a growing industry and has proven to be a profitable use of land if high-quality, salable trees are produced.

Planting, managing, and harvesting Christmas trees is a high labor, high risk endeavor. Here is a list of questions. If you can answer "yes" to every one, you will be a successful Christmas tree grower.

Are you willing to plant trees every April?

Are you willing to shear or prune every tree, every year (mid-June to mid-July) …