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Agricultural Extension Lecture to Schoolchildren
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International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department employee J.E. Waggoner delivers a lecture to children and farmers assembled at Providence School. A lecture chart titled "alfalfa balances the corn ration" helps Waggoner tell the story of the corn fed pig and of his twin brother who liked alfalfa with his corn. The school house has a partition to make two rooms.
February 1915
International Harvester Company
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Agricultural Extension Lecture from Car
1915
Professor Holden of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department expounds the benefits of alfalfa from the back seat of a car.
Crowd Watching Agricultural Extension Alfalfa Lecture
1913
Farm children, families and other onlookers watch an alfalfa series lecture by J.H. Skinner of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. The lecture took place in Kent County, Mi...
Caught at the Milk Station
1913
Mr. J.E. Waggoner, International Harvester Company Agricultural Extension Dept. employee, delivering roadside alfalfa lecture to a crowd of farmers arriving at local milk station during Dupage Coun...
School Meeting
March 6, 1915
A group of children and adults gathered on the steps at Western Alabama Agricultural School to listen as Miss Zella Wigent presents on the subject of livestock diversification. She uses a pointer t...
Group Gathered for "Corn is King" Lecture
1917
Group of men and women seated on the front steps of a building (possibly a school) with corn cobs and other items used for an Agricultural Extension lecture called "Corn is King."
Group of People at Alfalfa Campaign Talk
Group of men, women and children gather outside around a man lecturing about growing alfalfa.
