North Country At Work

Ruth Muller stands behind a flock of her turkeys, which she raised for sale, on the 5 Mile Line Road. 1942. Lisbon NY. Click here to read a North Country at Work story on a turkey markets.

Turkey buyers gather by the Lisbon Post Office. Turkeys were brought to town from nearby farms. Circa 1915. Lisbon, NY. Click here to read a North Country at Work story on a Lisbon girl who hid notes inside of the turkeys her family sold.

Threshing crew in front of a steam traction engine. Two wagons full of bundles of grain wait to be pitched into threshing machine on right. Workers hold pitch forks for moving bundles. Some of the crew have neckerchiefs around their necks, used to cover their faces for protection from the dust. Circa 1890-1900. Lisbon, NY.

Sowing grain using a four horse hitch on a grain drill. (Note photographer’s shadow in lower left corner.) Circa 1900-1910. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

Threshing Grain on the Elsey Farm. 1962. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

Loading hay on the Bacon Farm with horses named Dick and George. 1948. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

Two men threshing grain on the Elsey Farm. 1962. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

A man operates an early Moline tractor with lugs on its wheels. Circa 1920-1930. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

A load of loose hay being pulled by a team of horses. Circa 1920-1930. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.

The last load of hay for the season on the Elsey Farm on the Jeffers Road.  The woman is driving a tractor and on the wagon are examples of the first small round bales of hay. Summer of 1953. Town of De Kalb, NY. Donated by Pat Bacon.