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Photograph, Arkansas State Rice Milling Company

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Black and white photograph of the Arkansas State Rice Milling Company with rail cars that carried the milled rice from the rice mill.

Rice Harvesting In Stuttgart

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Black and white photograph showing two men harvesting rice on a John Deere tractor and a mechanical reaper. The way the process would work is one man would drive the tractor while the other one would catch the rice stalks as they came off the reaper's conveyer belt and "bind" them.

Watering Rice Near Mccrory

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Black and white photograph showing well water being pumped into an irrigation canal by a John Deere tractor hooked up to a well pump using a belt drive system. The tractor is hooked up to a secondary fuel tank so it can run longer without needing more fuel.

Newspaper Clipping, Freighting Cotton In The Early Days

Farming in Arkansas

As part of a special interest column, the Mammoth Spring Democrat often ran old photos. This article depicts horse and mule drawn wagons hauling five cotton bales each from a farm in Camp, Arkansas to a cotton gin in Mammoth Spring for processing.

Steam Tractor And Baler

Farming in Arkansas

This is a black and white photograph of an early steam-powered tractor and baler depicted at harvest time along with farm laborers and horses.

Brochure, "Roldo Rowden Cotton Seed"

Farming in Arkansas

This is an advertising brochure for Roldo Rowden cotton seed bred by Robert L. Dortch of Scott.

Brochure, "Dortch's Southern Hybrid Seed Corn"

Farming in Arkansas

This is an advertising brochure for Dortch's Southern Hybrid Seed Corn produced by Robert L. Dortch in Scott.

Farmer Preparing Fields

Farming in Arkansas

Photograph of a farmer on his tractor working a field in autumn.

Great Depression In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the effects of the Great Depression in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. A choice of activities allows teachers to adapt this lesson for various types of students.

This lesson plan was produced for 8^th grade, 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Cotton Harvest

Farming in Arkansas

Color photograph of a cotton farmer clearing the harvesting equipment of the gathered raw cotton.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Letter From Governor Harvey Parnell To George Welch, Harvey Parnell

Great Depression in Arkansas lesson plan supplemental materials

Typed reply from Governor Harvey Parnell to George Welch in response to a letter written by Welch asking for assistance in finding employment. Parnell suggests Welch apply to the Red Cross for assistance.