… Happy Graduation Day! Congratulations Class of 2022! You made it through years of study and just like this early 20th century class, it is time to start the next new and exciting adventures of your lives. This photograph shows the South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts graduating class of 1916. It was taken June 7, 1916, on the roof of … Building and the new president’s house. Also, if you look closely, you will see telephone and electric poles indicating Brookings was quite a modern city! Throwback Thursday May. 5, 2022 StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … Congratulations Class of 2022! You made it through years of study and just like this early 20th century class, it is time to start the next …
… "Call 'Em In" To try to bring in the people working in the field away from the house could be a chore, and time consuming, while trying to keep dinner warm and ready to eat. This week’s What’s New Wednesday celebrates the time-saving … was used to call in men from the fields, call the cattle in from the field and an alarm system. By using what materials were available, a dinner bell was made to “Call ‘em In.” #WNW May. 28, 2024 These two horseshoes welded together and a clapper create a dinner bell to call people in for a meal. SDAHM StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … To try to bring in the people …
… Keeping it Under Control (5/12/21) A bull leader or bull tongs hook into a bull’s or cow’s nose or nose ring to control the animal while being transported or receiving medical treatment. The plier action controlled by the spring keeps the … clip at the end. The spring clip attached to the ring in the nose or the loop end of the bull tongs. The staff allowed a safe distance between handler and bull. What's New Wednesday May. 12, 2021 2021:004:001 Bull Leader and 1988:026:001 Bull Pole StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … A bull leader or bull tongs hook into a bull’s or cow’s nose or nose ring to control the …
… Bed Warmer (5/26/21) In the early 20th century, before central heating was common in houses, some rooms (especially those farthest from the chimney) were cold. If you wanted to warm the bed sheets before hopping in, you could fill a bottle like this … of the bottle is a wreath and in the center of the wreath is “Palco Worcester, Mass. Patents Appl’d For”. This hot water bottle is missing its flannel bag cover. What's New Wednesday May. 26, 2021 1989:046:008 Hot Water Bottle/Bed Warmer StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … In the early 20th century, before central heating was common in houses, some rooms (especially those …
… Combination Recorders Weather is always a topic of conversation in South Dakota. While everyone depends upon their favorite weather app to plan their weekend activities, farmers and … out their work. This piece of antique weather equipment was once used on the South Dakota State University campus ca. 1931-1950s. Combination recorders are one piece of equipment making up a weather station. Data is collected from a wind vane and anemometer mounted on a tower, a rain and snow gauge and a sunshine duration transmitter. More complex recorders can … it on a single chart. The cylinder drum on this machine has graph paper wrapped around it and different colored pen tips scribe the information on the graph. What's New Wednesday May. 25, 2022 StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … Weather is always a topic of conversation in South Dakota. While everyone depends upon their favorite weather app to plan their weekend …
… Fertilizer Distribution Machinery Project In the early 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Fertilizer Distribution Machinery Project in Beltsville, Maryland and Utah State Agricultural College conducted experiments with fertilizer … and correspondence between South Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station scientist Lawrence O. Fine and James Hardman of Utah State Agricultural College concerning the fertilizer hoppers. These photos are interesting because the museum collection contains 2 Allis-Chalmers “G” tractors that were used by SDSU Agricultural Experiment station in … into the delivery tubes, which are not visible in this photograph. Extra hardware had to be ordered from Allis-Chalmers to mount the hoppers on the tractor. Throwback Thursday May. 26, 2022 StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … In the early 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Fertilizer Distribution Machinery Project in Beltsville, Maryland and Utah State …
… Crock (5/10/23) During times when farm prices were down, American farm women stepped up to the plate to fill in the income gaps. They sold any excess cream, butter, and eggs to supplement their farm’s … They had five children, Edwin, who died in infancy, Edmund, Berdick, Orpha and Eva. Today, Ray’s Corner occupies the address where Haugen’s business was located. What's New Wednesday May. 10, 2023 1990:182:001 STAFFSD Ag Heritage Museum … During times when farm prices were down, American farm women stepped up to the plate to fill in the income gaps. They sold any …
… A Transitional Time Threshing grain took a significant amount of help in the harvest season. Multiple steps demanded people, machinery and other resources be available to keep harvest progressing. This week’s Throwback Thursday shows the E.M. “Gene” Young crew. Taken in 1941 near McLaughlin, South Dakota a New Way Harvester, a predecessor to the more modern combine, provides the backdrop for the 11-man Young crew. Mr. Young is on the far left. When WWII broke out, manpower and resources became stretched. Threshing crews and machines took … was a transitional time in the field of agriculture as it moved from the threshing crews, to combine harvesters like the E.M. Young Crew ran to the more modern combines of today. May. 15, 2024 The E.M. Young threshing crew stands in front of their threshing machine, near McLaughlin, SD. SDAHM StaffSD Ag Heritage Museum … Threshing grain took a significant …
… 1842, Jerome Increase Case left his home in Oswego County, New York and headed to Wisconsin with six ground hog threshers. On his way west, Case sold five of the six threshers, keeping one for himself. A groundhog thresher had a spiked cylinder that rotated inside a concave side. These hand powered machines separated the straw from the grain, yet the grain still the chaff had to be cleaned from the grain by using a winnowing basket. Settling in Rochester, Wisconsin, Case began working to … the Fox River. So, Case loaded up his business and moved to Racine, which became the hub of is farm equipment and machinery business. In 1880, Case incorporate the J.I. Case Threshing Company. Case was blessed with vision and an understanding that farmers needed a wide variety of equipment. Along with the threshing machines J I Case Company produced steam traction …
… #MeetSDStateNursing—Bailee Storm Meet Bailee Storm, a student at the Rapid City site, originally from Meadow. What motivated you to choose a career in nursing? I have always known I wanted to do something in healthcare. I love the variety and endless opportunities that come with a nursing degree. Every day is challenging, interesting, and full of learning opportunities. Every day you will touch a life or another life will touch yours. Why did you … program, even if others do it different. Also, make time for yourself, your friends and your family. Nursing school isn’t your whole life, don’t burn yourself out! #MeetSDStateNursing May. 6, 2022 SDState Nursing … Meet Bailee Storm, a student at the Rapid City site, originally from Meadow. … What motivated you to choose a career in nursing? … I have always known I …