Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A demonstration of plowing with a six-horse and mule hitch, a technique that reduces side draft and increases efficiency. A large gathering of men are on both sides of the furrow as the driver plows ahead toward the end of the field on the image...
Farm Equipment; Agriculture; Iowa State University;
A six-horse team pulling a grain wagon marked ""Winona."" Two drivers are dressed for a draft horse show. The team and wagon are posed in the middle of a grass expanse. The photograph was taken in the fall of 1904, probably on Excursion Day.
Compiled and written by the Iowa Writers' program of the Works Projects Administration in the state of Iowa. Jessie M. Parker, state superintendent of public instruction, state-wide sponsor of the Iowa Writers' program. Sponsored by county...