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Farming Agriculture moved in as the lumber business moved
out. Thousands of acres of
cut-over land were now available to those willing to make the physical
effort necessary to prepare the land for farming.
Not all of the land in For some reason or another, we were unable to obtain very many pictures that related to early farming. The few we do have are woefully inadequate to properly tell the story. Slides 180 – 185 |
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1. This is a picture of what one of the early pioneer farms must have looked like. |
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2. The horse or ox was the only source of power on the first farms. |
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3. A
reaper or harvester like this was perhaps one of the first machines used
to harvest grain. A team of
horses provided the necessary power.
The first threshing machine was brought into |
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4. Hay loaders eliminated some of the back breaking labor involved in harvesting the hay crop. The first mowing machines were used in 1886 and the self-binder in 1889. |
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5. Stationary gasoline engines – and sometimes steam – were later used as a source of power. |
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6. One
of the sweetest things about |
