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Taking a break from filling a silo with corn silage in Hermon

Taking a break from filling a silo with corn silage in Hermon

A crew of farm workers rest beside stooks (stacks or piles) of corn with a Green Mountain silo in the background. Corn was chopped before being fed into the silo, where winter feed for livestock was stored. This was very dusty work. One worker wears an early respirator. Circa 1900-1910. Hermon, NY.

View of businesses on Main Street in Hermon

View of businesses on Main Street in Hermon

View of businesses on Main Street in Hermon, looking north towards intersection with Church Street. Farmers Sheds on left and various commercial enterprises including Pepper’s Clothing store. Note rutted, unpaved road with early automobile on left and horse/wagon at far end of street on the right. Circa 1910. Hermon, NY.

View of Church Street in Hermon

View of Church Street in Hermon

Pictured on the left is Hendrickson appliances and paint store, the First National Bank of Hermon. Pictured on the right is the Hotel Hermon, Green Furniture Company, department store, gas station and fire-proof garage, and in the far back the Baptist church. Circa 1950. Downtown Hermon, NY.

Frank Squire using John Deere tractor to cut hay in Hopkinton

Frank Squire using John Deere tractor to cut hay in Hopkinton

Frank Squire, a 4th generation farmer, cutting hay on the same farm his great grandfather, Aschbel Squire, cleared in 1803. This job used to be done with a scythe. In this picture he’s using a John Deere # 5 sidebar mower and John Deere tractor. Squire Farm is one mile west of Hopkinton on Hopkinton-Potsdam […]