Unidentified rural photo; image might be of road construction; water tower in background; equipment may also have been used for farming; summer foliage; sepia tone photograph.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The 1953 Dodge County Extension annual report contains two documents: the 32-page Annual Extension Review, Analyses, Interpretation and Presentation Summary; and the 50-page Extension Narrative Report. The Narrative Report contains: Extension Organization Commissioners, budget and expense (pages 1-3); Program Planning meetings includes Township leader names (pages 4-7); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 8-11); 4-H Club Program Planning (pages 12-13); Home Economic Program Planning (pages 14-15); Crops overview, location map Crop Plots (pages 16-17); Livestock Production Cow Testing Association, location map Cow Testing membership, artificial insemination, disease control, outlook (pages 18-21); Beef buying right and feeding for less (page 22); Poultry income from eggs ranks close to dairy (page 23); Swine (page 25); Sheep keeping weeds down not income (page 25); Horses Dodge County Saddle Club, sires for draft hors d'oeuvres mares (page 26); Marketing, Distribution, Farm Service (pages 27-28); Soil Conservation farmers need more selling on idea of buying fertilizer to fit their soil needs (page 29); Farm Business (page 30); Buildings and Mechanical Equipment sanitation codes, cost analysis (page 31); Home and Family Programs - food, clothing, home safety, community (pages 32-36); 4-H Club overview, club names, location map clubs (pages 36-45); Miscellaneous Agriculture information (pages 46-48); Summary (page 49); Use of Press and Radio (page 50).
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1904
Description:
Poster of race horse Dan Patch, featuring his 1904 world record for the fastest mile by a harness horse (1 minute, 56 seconds). Includes list of all world records made by Dan Patch up to November 1904. Poster advertises the livestock feed produced by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage. Savage bought record breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business. Dan Patch would best this record in 1906 and set a new world record for the fastest mile by a harness horse at 1 minute, 55 seconds. Dan Patch is featured on many International Stock Food Products. The horse and his owner had a close connection: Dan Patch died July 11, 1916; Savage died of a heart attack a few days later. Dan Patch became less significant as America embraced the automobile. Ironically, Savage started manufacturing the Dan Patch automobile in 1911.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Grandma Emelia Ulrich Hilke with two teams of horses in a field. Photograph is inscribed, "Grandma Hilke at Good Thunder, Emelia ULRICH Hilke (Mrs. Frederich)."
Panoramic view of an unknown farmstead in winter. From left to right the image depicts: a large two-story house, several small buildings, a power pole, a bus vehicle with a logo "Carson Lake," three horses, and a large barn with silo.
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for animal feed sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purported to tone horses, make cows produce more milk, speed growth, and cure or prevent diseases. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two hitches of horses doing field work on the D. M. Holland farm four miles north east of Worthington in the south east quarter section 26 of Elk Township. On the far right of the photograph is the bridge over Elk Creek. The farm site is in the background with three men, two dogs and eight horses and mules by the farm implements.
Outdoor photo of Petter Weldon pausing from plowing wheat field. Wears overalls and work shirt, broad brimmed hat; Stares at the camera with one hand on his hip the other on his plow handle. Plow is a steel of iron beamed mold board plow hitched to two horses facing away from camera. In center foreground is young girl with floppy hat and pony tail with back to the camera.
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
International Stock Food Company poster showing Images as follows: steer with beef cuts illustrated, number 111; pig, number 124; horse skeleton, number 108 and horse, number 123. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
International Stock Food Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1905?
Description:
Advertisement for gall cure sold by the International Stock Food Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Gall Cure was supposed to be effective on gashes, sore shoulders, sore necks, sore backs, sore months, cuts and bruised heels. It was backed by a positive cash guarantee. The cost of a tin of the Cure was $0.25. International Stock Food Company was owned by Marion Savage, a Minnesota-based entrepreneur for whom the town of Savage, Minnesota, was named. Savage bought record-breaking harness race horse Dan Patch to help promote his business.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library