When Horses Pulled the Plow : Life of a Wisconsin Farm Boy, 1910-1929.
Larson, Olaf F.
When Horses Pulled the Plow : Life of a Wisconsin Farm Boy, 1910-1929. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (204 pages) - Wisconsin Land and Life Series . - Wisconsin Land and Life Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Setting: Family, Farm, and Locality -- 2. The Farmstead and Farmhouse -- 3. Crops -- 4. Livestock -- 5. Equipment -- 6. Hired Men -- 7. Patterns of Work and Farm Life -- 8. Transportation and Communication -- 9. Country School and High School -- 10. Health and Medical Care -- 11. Playtime, Pets, and Projects -- 12. Other Memories of My Life on the Farm -- Epilogue: Back to the Farm, 1943-1944 -- Suggested Readings.
As he turns 100 years old, Olaf Larson looks back at his farm boyhood, weaving invaluable historical details of farming and rural life with wry tales about his family, neighbors, and one-room schoolhouse in the American Midwest.
9780299282035
Larson, Olaf F.--Childhood and youth.
Farmers--Wisconsin--Edgerton--Biography.
Tobacco farmers--Wisconsin--Edgerton--Biography.
Farm life--Wisconsin--Edgerton--History--20th century.
Tobacco farms--Wisconsin--Edgerton--History--20th century.
Edgerton (Wis.)--Rural conditions--20th century.
Electronic books.
S417
630.9775/8 B
When Horses Pulled the Plow : Life of a Wisconsin Farm Boy, 1910-1929. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (204 pages) - Wisconsin Land and Life Series . - Wisconsin Land and Life Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Setting: Family, Farm, and Locality -- 2. The Farmstead and Farmhouse -- 3. Crops -- 4. Livestock -- 5. Equipment -- 6. Hired Men -- 7. Patterns of Work and Farm Life -- 8. Transportation and Communication -- 9. Country School and High School -- 10. Health and Medical Care -- 11. Playtime, Pets, and Projects -- 12. Other Memories of My Life on the Farm -- Epilogue: Back to the Farm, 1943-1944 -- Suggested Readings.
As he turns 100 years old, Olaf Larson looks back at his farm boyhood, weaving invaluable historical details of farming and rural life with wry tales about his family, neighbors, and one-room schoolhouse in the American Midwest.
9780299282035
Larson, Olaf F.--Childhood and youth.
Farmers--Wisconsin--Edgerton--Biography.
Tobacco farmers--Wisconsin--Edgerton--Biography.
Farm life--Wisconsin--Edgerton--History--20th century.
Tobacco farms--Wisconsin--Edgerton--History--20th century.
Edgerton (Wis.)--Rural conditions--20th century.
Electronic books.
S417
630.9775/8 B