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Leland Sudlow Collection 70-9-2. A black and white photo of five women up on a raised stage ironing shirts. There are multiple people seated in the audience.

Ready, Set, Iron! (10/19/23)

By Staff October 19, 2023

This photograph from our Leland Sudlow Collection shows a shirt ironing competition during the Farm and Home Week show on campus in February 1946.

2023:024 Softcover book with green title and black words reading "My Book Profits in Poultry" and "W.A. Weber, Mankato Minnesota". In the center of the cover is a black and white image of a small child wearing overalls and a hat surrounded by white chickens.

Profits in Poultry (10/18/23)

By Staff October 18, 2023

W.A. Weber wrote and published “My Book Profits in Poultry” in 1927, a catalog and guide in raising poultry that shows the different breeds you can purchase from the Weber Hatchery.

Black and white photo of a man walking through a dust storm. There are drifts of soil surrounding the man on the ground. The photo is backed on a gray paper that reads "Serial No. 33-202:- Iowa Township, Shue Creek Area, South Dakota. Same field as No. 33-201, human figure (Caird) going South into the 26 mile wind. Small drifts can be seen, in the foreground of the picture, forming on the protected side of each Russian Thistle. (10/15/35)"

Blown Away (10/12/23)

By Staff October 12, 2023

This photo taken by Joseph Hutton is dated October 15, 1935. Taken in Beadle County, this photo shows a person who is walking against a dust storm.

2023:024 Black metal ring with wood lattice. Wooden lattice has black metal spikes coming out of it.

Spinning ‘Round and Smooth it Down (10/11/23)

By Staff October 11, 2023

This round harrow rotates clockwise or counterclockwise to level the ground to smooth seed beds and incorporate chemicals into the soil.

Black and white photo of a woman riding a John Deere tractor. To the left of the tractor is a dog.

Pitching In (10/5/23)

By Staff October 5, 2023

In 1947, Rita Lyle Barnett's father was trying to get harvest in and there were no hired men available, so Rita convinced her father to allow her to help.

Donated by Douglas McFarland 2023:022 Metal micrometer balanced on three legs with a thickness sensor on top of the base.

Want to know how fresh your eggs are? Use a Haugh Micrometer (10/4/23)

By Staff October 4, 2023

The Haugh Meter is a micrometer that measures the thickness of the albumen (egg white) closest to the yolk.

Leland Sudlow Photograph Collection. A black and white image of three women in a kitchen judging 37 cherry pies. Some of the pies are on two metal carts while one of them is being held by the women in the center of the photograph.

Sweet as Pie (9/28/23)

By Staff September 28, 2023

This is a photo of women judging a cherry pie contest here at SDSU during Club Week in August 1957.

1970:018:001 Blue buhr mill on a metal platform. Yellow printed text on one side reads "International 6 Inch Feed Grinder".

International Harvester Feed Grinder (9/27/23)

By Staff September 27, 2023

Buhr mills were used on farms to grind hard, small grains for animal feed.

Leland Sudlow Photograph Collection 70-1-42. A black and white photo of an older women with curled hair and a white dress arranging flowers. In the background, there are lace curtains covering a window, a picture hanging on the wall, and a photograph of a young women on a mantle.

Eminent Homemakers (9/14/23)

By Staff September 14, 2023

his week we have a photograph of Ethel Wieting who was named Eminent Homemaker in 1956. The Eminent Homemaker award was given out starting in 1928.

SDAHM 2021:032:017 & 2021:032:018. Two arm bands that are made of white cardboard. The band on the upper left side has the number 327 printed in black ink, while the band on the lower right side has the number 379 in black ink.

And the winner goes to… (9/6/23)

By Staff September 6, 2023

Arm bands are worn by the Little International Exposition participants when showing animals. The judges use the numbers to track and identify the participants for awarding points.

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