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"Revolutionizing Agriculture: A Glimpse into the World of Farm Machinery" Step back in time to 1931

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Young farmer, member of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, plowing... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Young farmer, member of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, plowing... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Young farmer, member of Ola self-help sawmill co-op, plowing while others work in sawmill. Gem County Idaho

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Possibly: Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year... Gem County, Idaho, 1939

Possibly: Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year... Gem County, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
[Untitled, possible realted to: Young Idaho farmer plowing in the fall of the year while the other members of the Ola self-help sawmill co-op are working in the sawmill

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Farmers come to town on Saturday afternoon for auction sale... back street in Nyssa, Oregon, 1939

Farmers come to town on Saturday afternoon for auction sale... back street in Nyssa, Oregon, 1939
Farmers come to town on Saturday afternoon for auction sale held on back street in Nyssa, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
George Cleaver, new farmer, has five boys. The three older boys, ages twelve, sixteen, and eighteen, are needed at home to develop the farm and do not go to school. Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Stephen brothers, Nyssa Heights district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Stephen brothers, Nyssa Heights district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stephen brothers. Joe, Jim, Eugene, Fred. All from Nebraska. All good farmers. Their combine purchased by FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperators loan

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Stephen brothers, Joe, Jim, Eugene, Fred, Nyssa Heights district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Stephen brothers, Joe, Jim, Eugene, Fred, Nyssa Heights district, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Stephen brothers. Joe, Jim, Eugene, Fred. All from Nebraska. All good farmers. Their combine purchased by FSA (Farm Security Administration) cooperators loan

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Oklahoman, worked three years as farm laborer... near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Oklahoman, worked three years as farm laborer... near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Oklahoman, worked three years as farm laborer, starts next year on his own place. Quit school after third day. Can neither read nor write. Is " best farm laborer" this farmer ever had

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Mr. Browning in his field getting ready to mow hay, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Mr. Browning in his field getting ready to mow hay, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mr. Browning in his field getting ready to mow hay. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Farmer in his field getting ready to mow hay, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Farmer in his field getting ready to mow hay, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Possibly related to: Mr. Browning in his field getting ready to mow hay. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Farmers feeding corn into cooperatively owned... near W Street at Carlton, Oregon, 1939

Farmers feeding corn into cooperatively owned... near W Street at Carlton, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers feeding corn into cooperatively owned ensilage cutter. Near W Street at Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon. [Warning: Keep Securely Fastened While In Motion ]

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Each farmer brings his own wagon and team for the days work, near West Carlton, Oregon, 1939

Each farmer brings his own wagon and team for the days work, near West Carlton, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Each farmer brings his own wagon and team for the days work. Note ensilage cutter cooperatively owned by eight farmers in use. Near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Yard of one of the eight cooperating farmers... near West Carlton, Yamhill Country, Oregon, 1939

Yard of one of the eight cooperating farmers... near West Carlton, Yamhill Country, Oregon, 1939
Yard of one of the eight cooperating farmers whose corn is being stored on this day. Note the newly built silo and the ensilage cutter in use. Near West Carlton, Yamhill Country, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Mr. Browning prepares to go into the field to mow his hay, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939

Mr. Browning prepares to go into the field to mow his hay, Dead Ox Flat, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mr. Browning prepares to go into the field to mow his hay. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Farmers feeding corn into cooperatively... near W Street at Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939

Farmers feeding corn into cooperatively... near W Street at Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939
Farmers feeding corn into cooperatively owned ensilage cutter. Near W Street at Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Umatilla Valley wheat farms, Umatilla County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Umatilla Valley wheat farms, Umatilla County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Umatilla Valley wheat farms. Umatilla County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Cooperating farmers feeding corn from the wagon... near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939

Cooperating farmers feeding corn from the wagon... near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon, 1939
Cooperating farmers feeding corn from the wagon through the ensilage cutter from which it is blown through the pipe into the silo. Near West Carlton, Yamhill County, Oregon

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Farmers talking politics, potato fields, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Farmers talking politics, potato fields, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Farmers talking politics. Potato fields. California

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Mule teams near Montgomery, Alabama, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans

Mule teams near Montgomery, Alabama, 1935. Creator: Walker Evans
Mule teams near Montgomery, Alabama

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Possibly: Large scale agriculture, near Meloland, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Possibly: Large scale agriculture, near Meloland, Imperial Valley, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Near Meloland, Imperial Valley. Large scale agriculture. Gang labor, Mexican and white, from the Southwest. Pull, clean, tie

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Large-scale agricultural gang labor, Mexicans and... near Meloland, Imperial Valley

Large-scale agricultural gang labor, Mexicans and... near Meloland, Imperial Valley, 1939 Creator: Dorothea Lange
Large-scale agricultural gang labor, Mexicans and whites from the Southwest pull, clean, tie and crate carrots for the eastern market for eleven cents per crate of forty-eight bunches

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: 8 a. m. migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field, near Meloland, Imperial County, CA

8 a. m. migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field, near Meloland, Imperial County, CA
8 a.m. Migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field. Note carrot digging tractor in background. " They ll sleep in the row (to hold a place in the field)

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Carrot digger, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Carrot digger, Imperial Valley, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Carrot digger. Imperial Valley, California

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Carrot digger, Imperial Valley, near Meloland, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Carrot digger, Imperial Valley, near Meloland, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Carrot digger. Imperial Valley, near Meloland, California

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: A sharecroppers yard, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans

A sharecroppers yard, Hale County, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
A sharecroppers yard, Hale County, Alabama

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: A threshing machine struck by lightning in Brittany (colour litho)

A threshing machine struck by lightning in Brittany (colour litho)
2795651 A threshing machine struck by lightning in Brittany (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A threshing machine struck by lightning in Brittany)

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Steam thresher (chromolitho)

Steam thresher (chromolitho)
977643 Steam thresher (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam thresher. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: The Tractor, 1933 (w / c & pencil on paper)

The Tractor, 1933 (w / c & pencil on paper)
BIR189839 The Tractor, 1933 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); 39x46.4 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Garrett and Sons Patent Combined Threshing and Dressing Machine (engraving) (b / w photo)

Garrett and Sons Patent Combined Threshing and Dressing Machine (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF366811 Garrett and Sons Patent Combined Threshing and Dressing Machine (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Factory of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company, manufacturers of Champion farm machinery

Factory of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company, manufacturers of Champion farm machinery, Springfield, Ohio
6032912 Factory of the Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company, manufacturers of Champion farm machinery, Springfield, Ohio, USA (colour litho) by American School

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: American trade card advertising the Richardson Manufacturing Companys Buckeye horse-drawn mower

American trade card advertising the Richardson Manufacturing Companys Buckeye horse-drawn mower, c1880s (chromolitho)
5236015 American trade card advertising the Richardson Manufacturing Companys Buckeye horse-drawn mower, c1880s (chromolitho) by American School

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Deering farm machinery (colour litho)

Deering farm machinery (colour litho)
3105702 Deering farm machinery (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deering farm machinery.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Garrett and Sons Improved Cleven Row Suffolk Lever Corn and Seed Drill (engraving)

Garrett and Sons Improved Cleven Row Suffolk Lever Corn and Seed Drill (engraving)
KW200161 Garrett and Sons Improved Cleven Row Suffolk Lever Corn and Seed Drill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: George Byerley on 2th May 1986 with his Marshall twin cylinder portable

George Byerley on 2th May 1986 with his Marshall twin cylinder portable steam engine which is driving a Ransomes heavy duty threshing machine which in turn is driving a Jones wire bailer

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: George Byerley on 7th May 1986 with his Marshall twin cylinder portable

George Byerley on 7th May 1986 with his Marshall twin cylinder portable steam engine which is driving a Ransomes heavy duty threshing machine which in turn is driving a Jones wire bailer

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Two dogs sleeping on the ground; a plough, farm equipment, bunches of straw, and a

Two dogs sleeping on the ground; a plough, farm equipment, bunches of straw, and a fence beyond, ca. 1641-78

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Cider Making, 1840-41. Creator: William Sidney Mount

Cider Making, 1840-41. Creator: William Sidney Mount
Cider Making, 1840-41

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: London Bridge, 1872, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

London Bridge, 1872, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
London Bridge, 1872, 1872. London Bridge was built to designs by John Rennie, under supervision of his son from 1824 with an official opening on 1 August 1831. From, " LONDON

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Grading Walnuts in California, c1910s. Creator: Unknown

Grading Walnuts in California, c1910s. Creator: Unknown
Grading Walnuts in California, c1910s. Workers sorting walnuts. Postcard. [Newman Post Card Co. Los Angeles, California, USA]

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: A Small Motor Tractor Getting a Huge R.A.F. Bombing Machine into Position... (1919)

A Small Motor Tractor Getting a Huge R.A.F. Bombing Machine into Position... (1919)
A Small Motor Tractor Getting a Huge R.A.F. Bombing Machine into Position on an Aerodrome Near Liges-Court in France, (1919). Scene from the First World War, 1914-1919

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: PlowBoy & PlowMan Tractors, c1916

PlowBoy & PlowMan Tractors, c1916
PlowBoy & PlowMan Tractors, Specifications of the 10-20 and 13-30, c1916. Poster for the Interstate Engine and Tractor Company, Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Days Motor Under Way, November 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Days Motor Under Way, November 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Days Motor Under Way, November 1911, (1913). Bernard Day passing Inacessible Island with his sledge pulled by a motor tractor, laden with food and supplies

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Chief Stoker Lashly (Who received the Albert Medal), 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting

Chief Stoker Lashly (Who received the Albert Medal), 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Chief Stoker Lashly (Who received the Albert Medal), 1911, (1913). William Lashly (1867-1940) standing next to a motor sledge

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: The Motor Party (Left to right - Lashly, B. C. Day, Lieut. Evans, Hooper), October 1911, (1913)

The Motor Party (Left to right - Lashly, B. C. Day, Lieut. Evans, Hooper), October 1911, (1913)
The Motor Party (Left to right - Lashly, B.C. Day, Lieut. Evans, Hooper), October 1911, (1913). Expedition members William Lashly, Bernard Day

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Threshing for straw for soldiers use, France, World War I, 1916

Threshing for straw for soldiers use, France, World War I, 1916. During the Somme Offensive of July-November 1916

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: North America: USA; Wshington; OLd Colorful Field Truck in field

North America: USA; Wshington; OLd Colorful Field Truck in field
North America:USA; Wshington; OLd Colorful Field Truck in field

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Centre pivot irrigation, near Twizel, Mackenzie District, South Canterbury, South Island

Centre pivot irrigation, near Twizel, Mackenzie District, South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: North America; USA; Idaho; Fairfield; Horse Drawn Hay Rake in Field

North America; USA; Idaho; Fairfield; Horse Drawn Hay Rake in Field

Background imageFarm Machinery Collection: Tractor unit pulling an earth grading machine at a site near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1954

Tractor unit pulling an earth grading machine at a site near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1954. The Allis-Chalmers HD10W Tractor/Bulldozer was introduced in 1940



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"Revolutionizing Agriculture: A Glimpse into the World of Farm Machinery" Step back in time to 1931, where steam threshing and haymaking by machinery were transforming the agricultural landscape. These innovations brought efficiency and productivity to farmers, allowing them to handle larger crops with ease. In 1939, George Cleaver embarked on a mission to develop 177 acres of raw land in Malheur County, Oregon. With determination and the help of farm machinery, he turned barren soil into fertile fields that would sustain his livelihood for years to come. The Ranch House at Grant-Kohrs Ranck National Historic Site in Deerlodge stands as a testament to the role farm machinery played in shaping our history. It served as a hub for innovation and progress, where ideas were exchanged among pioneers who relied on motor sledges like Herbert Ponting's creation from 1911. As the sun sets over vast fields, combine harvesting takes center stage. The golden hues illuminate this modern marvel of technology as it efficiently gathers crops from every corner of the field. Vincent van Gogh captured similar scenes in his masterpiece "La Route Aux Cypres, " showcasing how farming has always been intertwined with artistry. Centre pivot irrigation near Twizel showcases another advancement that revolutionized farming practices. This ingenious system ensures water reaches every inch of farmland efficiently, maximizing crop yields even in arid regions like South Canterbury's Mackenzie District. From Italy to Southington, Connecticut in 1942 came James Pompey - an immigrant farmer who embraced new methods and technologies wholeheartedly. His farm became a symbol of resilience and success thanks to innovative machines that allowed him to cultivate bountiful harvests year after year. Traveling further south brings us to southeastern Georgia around 1940 when Marion Post Wolcott documented farmers harvesting oats using cutting-edge equipment. These powerful machines made light work out of what was once labor-intensive, ensuring a more prosperous future for these hardworking individuals.