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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.
Vintage Vineyard
Farming in Arkansas
In this black and white photograph, an unidentified man stands in a vineyard with an old barn in the background. The caption on the photograph says, "In the Thubler Vineyard."
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.
Raw Cotton To A Cotton Gin
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of horse or mule drawn carts carrying raw cotton to a cotton gin for processing.
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.
Grandpa's Cultivator
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a cultivator hooked to an older model tractor.
Farm Truck And Barn
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of a flat bed Chevy truck, a large oak tree, and an old barn in the Ozarks.
Ford 600 Tractor
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of a 50-year-old Ford 600 model tractor.
Cattle Grazing On A Hillside
Farming in Arkansas
Image of a herd of cattle grazing on a hillside on a sunny day.
Plowed Field And Abandoned House
Plowed Field And Abandoned House
Farming in Arkansas
Image of a field that's been prepared for planting cotton with an abandoned farm house and collapsed building in the background.
Winter Moon Over Cotton Field
Farming in Arkansas
Image of a full moon over an old church and a cotton field during winter.
Cotton Harvest
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of a cotton farmer clearing the harvesting equipment of the gathered raw cotton.
Red House And Cotton
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of nearly ready to harvest cotton fields surrounding an unidentified red farm house.
Fodder Shocks
Farming in Arkansas
Color photograph of hay turned into fodder shocks for harvesting at the Jennings farm. A metal barn stands in the background filled with hay that has already been harvested.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.