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Corn Harvest - Texas Style :

Corn Harvest - Texas Style

Updated: Aug 30, 2008 2:41pm PST

Barns of the Midwest : Weathered barns in the rural countryside

Barns of the Midwest

Weathered barns in the rural countryside

Updated: Jul 26, 2008 2:54pm PST

Golden Harvest Day 2008 :

Golden Harvest Day 2008

Updated: Jul 03, 2008 5:27am PST

Heart of Texas Tractor & Engine Show :

Heart of Texas Tractor & Engine Show

Updated: Jun 09, 2008 5:29am PST

Richfield Thresheree : Antique farm machinery, threshers, steam tractors

Richfield Thresheree

Antique farm machinery, threshers, steam tractors

Updated: May 17, 2008 7:44pm PST

Tractors and Farm Implements : Historic farm vehicles and equipment

Tractors and Farm Implements

Historic farm vehicles and equipment

Updated: Apr 05, 2008 9:15am PST

Farms - Nova Scotia : Nova Scotia currently has several industries at work. Mining, fishing, forestry, agriculture, tourism, and the Military. One of our guests recently and correctly pointed out:

" ... there are really four major industries at play in Nova Scotia - Forestry, Fishing, Mining and Agriculture. Currently mining is contributing a major component to the "big four" mostly because both fishing and forestry are on hard times and agriculture is usually 4th anyways.

Our general population are not aware of the importance of mining to the provincial economy when, in fact, has the highest per capita dollars produced in the nation. True that Tourism is also important but it's numbers are somewhat clouded by what they actually consider to be tourism. For example, they include the lucrative convention industry dollars, and general business travel in their total and I would dispute that this is valid. In any event, they are also big contributors."

Fishing is not as prevalent as it once was because of a tremendous depletion of fish stocks over the past 5 decades due to mismanagement by the various levels of government and overfishing from offshore as well as local commercial trawling fleets. Farming is still a factored industry in the Annapolis Valley region - the agricultural heart of Nova Scotia. Along with traditional farming, apple orchards are a mainstay industry in the valley where you can find hundreds of orchards thriving. Vineyards also have a fairly strong presence in the valley although not as much as one would find in Ontario or British Columbia. Finally tourism is still a lucrative industry in Nova Scotia and hundreds of thousands of people are drawn to it's pristine and wild beauty each year from every corner of the globe. Nova Scotia, and in particular, Halifax (the capital city) is home to the Canadian Unified Forces with emphasis on the naval sector.

Farms - Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia currently has several industries at work. Mining, fishing ...

Updated: Feb 16, 2008 8:32pm PST

Sunflower Harvest 2007 :

Sunflower Harvest 2007

Updated: Oct 25, 2007 11:29pm PST

Junkyard Tour :

Updated: Oct 24, 2007 7:38am PST

Nebraska Homestead : Stopped at this homestead in western Nebraska to take a few photos with mom. I remembered our family stopped and looked around once as a kid and the place has always stuck in my mind. I guess I have been fascinated with old buildings since then. Ended up staying longer than planned, but got some great shots even with the less than desirable weather. We couldn't decide if the two parts of the house were built together or if another homesteader's house was moved in and simply added on to the original. It wasn't uncommon to move houses or barns by teams of horses or tractors back then. The two story house has tin siding and wider boards than the stuccoed portion. I welcome any comments or theories on this. The way the equipment is placed looks as if though the owner's just packed up and left. The sandy soil was not ideal for farming and most of the homesteaders could not make a living on their 640 acre claim. They ended up selling their land back to the cattle ranchers. I have seen some homesteads where the crop furrows could still be seen in the sand. Note how the sand has overcome the equipment. You can also see how the sand has shifted from around the house.

Nebraska Homestead

Stopped at this homestead in western Nebraska to take a few photos wit ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2007 3:00pm PST

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