MB1870: Manitoba Historical Photographs

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Photographer: Unknown

August 14, 1952

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Grain harvesting around Portage

The old vs. the new — Fast fading from the prairie landscape are scenes such as this, a field of stooks. With the increasing use of modern farm machinery, combines and swathers have practically replaced the binder completely, except for cutting feed. These stooks, each sheaf filled to the brim with oats, are on the farm of Harry Caldwell. He expects to thrash the heavy crop next week.