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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.
Brochure, "Roldo Rowden Cotton Seed"
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"
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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"
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 …
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 …