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Art Smallsreed submitted this photo of Eileen Schilinger with her father, Marion, on their farm in Ashley, Ohio, in the summer of 1943. Eileen is now Art's wife, and their son, Steven (fifth generation) currently operates the Smallsreed farm with help from his family.

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Sid Case of Cortland, Ohio, submitted this photo from 1928 or 1929. His father, Maynard Case, took them at the Marcy Equipment Sales auction in Pierpont, Ohio. This photo was taken looking west on Route 167 near Route 7.

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Rush and Merle bryan and their grandparents' Astabula County farm on Stanhope Kelloggsville Road, near Leon, Ohio, in 1913. His father, Harold Bryan, is one of the youngsters seated on the left with his younger brother. When his grandfather moved to the farm from Parks Road, Sycamore, he road in the cattle car with his 10 cows and horses.

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Sid Case of Cortland, Ohio, submitted this photo from 1928 or 1929. His father, Maynard Case, took them at the Marcy Equipment Sales auction in Pierpont, Ohio. Lee Marcy's farm was on the northwest corner of Routes 167 and 7. The sale included farm equipment and used cars.

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This 1905 photo captured Joseph Brokaw delivering milk in Flushing, Ohio. His great-grandson, Wayne Bricker, of Bolivar, Ohio, shared this photo with us.

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John R. Dutton, Sr., of Mineral City, Ohio, shared this photo c. 1914 that shows a full lineup of family members and others. With the side-delivery rake, pulled by horses Don and Roy, is E.C. Dutton. In the carriage is Harriet Edna Ryan Dutton, and children Evangeline, about age 4, and Dwight "Tom", about age 3.

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Ray Burger of Louisville, Ohio, shared this vintage photo of a 4x4 hydrostatic drive High Boy crop sprayer and corn tassel cutter, c. 1949 or 1950.

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Nancy Bricker submitted this photo of her grandparents, Charles and Mary Freitag Tomer, with sons Charles and John, in 1918. The farm was located in Bolivar, Ohio. The family raised sheep, cattle and chickens and sold milk, butter, eggs and vegetables.

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Richard Miller is shown doing the evening milk at his Aurora, Ohio, farm c. 1955. Now 92, Richard still lives in the farmhouse and sells produce during the summer at his roadside stand.

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Dale Duerr submitted this photo of life on the farm, taken about 1918 in Guernsey County near Antrim, Ohio. In the photo Novella Morrison Cunningham, standing on the stump, is holding her nephew, Richard Morrison. Two other nephews, Ernest and Clancy Morrison, are standing on the horse, Doc. The little girl wearing the hat is Novella's daughter, Ethel Cunningham, who later moved to Bolivar, Ohio, and married Robert Duerr. She spent the rest of her life on a dairy farm. 

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DeWayne Horne of Jamestown, Pa. shared this photo of him during his earlier years unloading milk cans at a milk receiving plant in Adamsville, Pa. in the 1950s. Now 81, Horne said his father, Vere Horne, purchased a 1924 Model T Ford truck for $450 to haul milk. In 1926, the elder Horne was the first contract hauler to the milk receiving plant in Adamsville. The milk was delivered to Pittsburgh by rail in 10-gallon cans. He continued this route until retiring in 1964. Horne proudly adds that his four children remain dairy farmers today.

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This photo from July 1952 shows the first combine on the Smallsreed farm in Braceville Township after years of using a custom threshing machine and help from neighbors. Glenn Smallsreed is on the tractor, Glenn's children Miriam and Arthur (on seat) are on the bagging platform.

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This 1925 photo shows Roy Cooper with a precious winter cargo of two little girls. The older girl is Alice Hoover, and peeking over her shoulder is her little sister, Grace. This photo was taken in Butler County, Pa.

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Pictured are Kenny Canankamp, age 7, and his dad, Jessie E. Canankamp, age 30, of Berlin Center, Ohio. Horses Nellie and Bob, and dogs Shep and Brownie, are also shown in this 1940 photo. The barn, in Wayne County, off Route 3 in Plain Township, is still standing.

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This April 1962 photo shows Merwyn Brenner plowing with a tandem hitch on the Dave Moving farm near East Greenville, Ohio. Wife Matilda writes, "Merwyn still loves his horses, however he has retired now. At age 86 1/2, too much work for an old man!"

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This 1962 photo shows threshing at the Dale Fasnacht farm near Massillon, Ohio.

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Merwyn Brenner of Dalton, Ohio was just eight or nine years old when this photo was taken in 1936.

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