Agriculture

A threshing crew, probably photographed during the 'teens, worked among Garland wheat fields during the summer harvests. Cut and bundled wheat, stacked into shocks, was pitched into mule-drawn bundle wagons and hauled to a steam-powered thrasher to separate grain from the stalks. Children who did odd jobs or furnished water to the crew were sometimes referred to as "hauling monkeys."

 
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