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Newspaper Clipping, Freighting Cotton In The Early Days
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.