Alfalfa production at Cornfalfa Farms, New Berlin Historical Society

May 2, 2013

The Society has recently digitized a series of glass lantern slides and photographs that document the many steps involved in growing alfalfa at Cornfalfa Farms, from plowing and seeding to fertilizing and harvesting.

Peter C. Swartz used the slides to illustrate his presentations to the Wisconsin Farmers’ Institutes and other educational events for farmers across the state.

Read more about Cornfalfa Farms and the Swartz family in Libbie Nolan's, “Alfalfa Seeded in County History,” New Berlin Citizen, August 18, 1983. To view more historical pictures click here. FG

—From Recollection Wisconsin website

PHOTOS
TOP RIGHT: Man loading alfalfa hay onto conveyor feeding hay press. Second man attending press. Third man driving team of horses pulling tined device for transporting loose hay.

Photo courtesy of Recollection Wisconsin.

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