Photograph
The Hay Crop
| A promotional card advertising the large amounts of hay that can be growth in northern Wisconsin. The image shows three men posing on and beside a wagon carrying bundles of hay. Behind them there appears to be a man with a woman and child sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. The caption reads: "THE HAY CROP. - It is generally supposed that very little hay can be growth in Northern Wisconsin for the reason that the land is all occupied by standing timber. It is true that hay will not grow the timber but there are large ares which have been cleared and there are many acres of natural hay meadows from which the finest kind of winter forage can be secured. This view shows a Price County farmer on the road to Phillips with hay to sell. He has a surplus above what is necessary to support nine heads of stock. Prof. Henry has said in regard to the hay crop in Price County, "Timothy grows to a degree perfectly surprising to farmers who have only seen what timothy can do in Southern Wisconsin or further south." |
| Image ID: | 94115 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1895 |
| Creator Name: | Perkins, H. J. |
| City: | Phillips |
| County: | Price |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | H.J. Perkins negatives and photographs, 1895 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6509 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Part of the promotional materials created by the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company Land Commissioner to publicize the sale of land in northern Wisconsin, primarily in Price, Taylor, and Ashland counties, owned by the railroad, circa 1895. One side of the card has illustrations of farming conditions, crops, forest resources, homesteads, small towns, and rural scenes in northern Wisconsin. A number of the illustrations are from photographs made by Harvey J. Perkins for "Northern Wisconsin: a hand-book for the homeseeker" and "Hand book of Price County." The reverse side of the card has text touting the abundance of resources available in northern Wisconsin, some of which was taken from "Northern Wisconsin: a hand-book for the homeseeker," edited by William A. Henry. |
| Snow |
| Agriculture |
| Hay |
| Cows and Cattle |
| Horses |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Coats |
| Hats |
| Advertising |
| Land use, Rural |
| Children |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portraits, Group |
| Women |
| Roads |
| Wagons |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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