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| Title | Farm equipment at the National Plowing Contest of 1964, Wheatland, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1964-09 |
| Description | A view of the National Plowing Contest showing people looking around at farm equipment, such as Oliver 770 and Oliver 1650 tractors. There are many signs and billboards advertising, including "Best year yet to go Ford! '65 Mustang, " Standard, " "NFO, " "Ford, " and "SKELLY." There are many tents in the background. |
| General Subject | Agriculture
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| Subject (LCTGM) | People
Tractors
Billboards
Agricultural machinery & implements
Exhibitions
Posters
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| Organization Name | National Plowing Contest
Ford Motor Company
Standard Oil Company
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| Location | Wheatland (N.D.)
Cass County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 2070.516.3 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 23 x 36 cm. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Many organizations worked together to turn the State Plowing Contest of 1964 into a national competition known as the National Plowing Contest and Soil Conservation Field Days. The farm of Elmer and Ramona Fraase near Wheatland was chosen to host the event. Three acres of trees were planted as an example of windbreaks. Fraase planted 300 acres of alfalfa to be used as an airplane runway and parking lot during the event. Power lines and light poles were erected as well as a 250-foot radio tower. Interstate 94 was still under construction, but permission was obtained from the government to open the road during this event, connecting the plow contest with the city of Fargo. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Tom Hoheisel and Andrew R. Nielsen. Images of America: Cass County. (Chicago: Arcadia, 2007), 45. |
| Repository Institution | Cass County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Cass County Historical Society Photography Collection 2070 (Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo)
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| Credit Line | Cass County Historical Society,Bonanzaville, West Fargo (2070.516.3) |
| Ordering Information | http://www.bonanzaville.org/main.php,
(701) 282-2822
Cass County Historical Society
1351 West Main Ave.
West Fargo, ND 58078 |
| Language | eng; |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dm20705163 |
