North Country At Work

A man riding a new kicker hay baler on 5 Mile Line Road. Mid-1960s. Lisbon, NY. Photo courtesy of Bob Thompson.

Two men unloading a load of loose oats onto a stack, while a third rakes scatterings. A large stack of hay next to them. Circa 1880. Location unknown. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Courtesy of the Chapman Museum.

Raking hay with hand rakes and a dump rake on a farm in Johnsburg. Circa 1890. Johnsburg, NY. Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

Orchard Hill Farm in Johnsburg. Circa 1900. Johnsburg N.Y, Photo courtesy of Joan Reynolds.

Farmer Samuel Taylor posing with his horse. Circa 1910-1920. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Two men haying on the Dibble farm in Keene Valley. George Dibble is standing on top of the load. Circa 1890. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Willard Dibble making hay with the Taylors. Circa 1900. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Willard Dibble stands in front of the hay rig along with his family and dog at their farm. Circa 1900. Keene Valley, NY. Courtesy of the Keene Valley Library Archives.

Two men and a nun in the chicken yard at the Gabriels Sanatorium. From a color postcard. Circa 1906. Saranac Lake, NY. Courtesy of the Paul Smith’s College Joan Weill Adirondack Library Archives.

Woman with cow. Circa 1890-1910. Town of Lake Pleasant, NY. From the Wickes Family Collection. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.