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The livelihoods of Western New York farmers were tied to commodity prices on the world markets, particularly those in London, and so The Genesee Farmer often devoted space to trends. Factors like global weather, crop failures, and emerging producers…

This idealized diptych appeared in The Genesee Farmer, an agricultural newspaper, showing its readers the clearing of forests so as to create farmland. By the date of publication, settlement and the "Pioneer" figure already was imbued with mythic…

Illustration accompanies a suggestion by editor of the Country Gentleman, perhaps Luther Tucker, as to a simple and cheap method for picking apples. Its extremely detailed description appears overly fussy, yet shows the careful thought behind even…

While others had previously submitted patents for harvesting machine, this one designed by Obed Hussey in 1833 is considered the first workable farm implement of its kind. Two horses and two workers could harvest grains at a much faster rate than…

During a time when wheat and other grains were hand-sown, there were debates as to the most effective methods. This illustration accompanied a description of a "sowing-sheet," which was a piece of square linen folded into a kind of sling, "having an…

Two horses and a farmer working the fields.