Thematic Farming - Agriculture

timb64 · 06-08-2018, 05:00 AM - **5 Likes**

DA55-300WR

**goatsNdonkey** · 06-08-2018, 09:56 AM - **3 Likes**

Soybean seedlings coming up in last year's corn stubble.

Pentax FA f1.4 50mm
Pentax PZ-10 film body, program mode
Fujicolor 200
Devl & scans by Dwaynes Photo in Kansas
Some tweaking of file in Shotwell

**pepperberry farm** · 06-16-2018, 02:54 AM - **4 Likes**

winter wheat harvest

**noelcmn** · 06-16-2018, 01:32 PM - **4 Likes**

**dwalt** · 06-17-2018, 09:56 AM - **5 Likes**

I grew up on a dairy farm over 50 years ago and the Farmall C was our small tractor. It was a very old model then. It _always_ ran - no matter what the weather. Here is one I came across at the Legacy of Flight Air Show. Its clearly still working with a tow set up front and back and a tow strap in the tool box. Lots of memories come back.....

**Des** · 06-17-2018, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by dwalt

I grew up on a dairy farm over 50 years ago and the Farmall C was our small tractor. It was a very old model then. It _always_ ran - no matter what the weather. Here is one I came across at the Legacy of Flight Air Show. Its clearly still working with a tow set up front and back and a tow strap in the tool box. Lots of memories come back.....

Nice images. What are the shafts coming out of the axles for? My guess is to use as a windlass in case the tractor gets stuck? They remind me of the swords on the chariots in the film "Gladiator", but I doubt they were for the same purpose. ;-)

**dwalt** · 06-17-2018, 01:48 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Des

Nice images. What are the shafts coming out of the axles for? My guess is to use as a windlass in case the tractor gets stuck? They remind me of the swords on the chariots in the film "Gladiator", but I doubt they were for the same purpose. ;-)

This was a "Row Crop" version of the tractor. Which meant it was designed to work crops as they grew. My guess is the long axle was so you can change the wheel location depending on the crop row spacing. Our C didn't have the extra long axles. We had the cultivator bits which bolted on the sides and back to weed out the corn crop as it grew. The other guess would be to add a second set of rear wheels. Never saw a version with duellies though.

**Des** · 06-17-2018, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by dwalt

This was a "Row Crop" version of the tractor. Which meant it was designed to work crops as they grew. My guess is the long axle was so you can change the wheel location depending on the crop row spacing. Our C didn't have the extra long axles. We had the cultivator bits which bolted on the sides and back to weed out the corn crop as it grew. The other guess would be to add a second set of rear wheels. Never saw a version with duellies though.

Both of those explanations make more sense than my guesses.

**jacamar** · 06-17-2018, 06:35 PM - **5 Likes**

Onion fields on rich loam, taken in early May when they were still planting.

**KC0PET** · 06-19-2018, 07:27 PM - **2 Likes**

Bollinger Mill and Burfordville Covered Bridge. From the Missouri State Parks web site: "After the Civil War, the bridge became a vital link, especially to farmers driving wagonloads of grain destined for the mill."

**bobbotron** · 06-20-2018, 07:56 AM - **3 Likes**

My chicken coop, chickens were hiding.

**bobbotron** · 06-21-2018, 09:01 AM - **2 Likes**

A local farmer working the hay in the field beside my place.

**jacamar** · 06-21-2018, 09:08 AM - **3 Likes**

This is still an active ranching area, but some of the infrastructure is looking a little bit tired!

**bobbotron** · 06-21-2018, 11:16 AM

If it still works, why fix it?

Farmers have to keep their costs down, fencing is expensive!

---------- Post added 06-21-18 at 02:17 PM ----------

Nice, sharp photos btw!

**jacamar** · 06-21-2018, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by bobbotron

If it still works, why fix it? Farmers have to keep their costs down, fencing is expensive! ---------- Post added 06-21-18 at 02:17 PM ---------- Nice, sharp photos btw!

Thanks bobbotron. This is an alvar area with very shallow topsoil over bedrock so post holes aren't an option. Despite snake fencing, props etc. things fall over easily.
RE: the sharpness, the 35mm macro limited (with polarizer this time) gives me an unfair advantage.

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