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Poultry Barn Designs - SDAHM Poultry Collection

Barn Raising (5/20/21)

By Staff May 20, 2021

New poultry barn designs are showcased at a South Dakota poultry convention.

Don't Rock the (Stone) Boat (5/19/21)

By Staff May 19, 2021

Find out more about this stone boat used in Brookings community until 2014.

Keep Trim With Eggs - SDAHM Poultry Collection

Keep Trim With Eggs! (5/13/21)

By Staff May 13, 2021

Keep trim with eggs!

Keeping it Under Control (5/12/21)

By Staff May 12, 2021

A bull leader or bull tongs hook into a bull’s or cow’s nose or nose ring to control the animal while being transported or receiving medical treatment. The plier action controlled by the spring keeps the leader in place.

Potato Cutting (4/28/21)

By Staff April 28, 2021

This Aspinwall Potato cutter is from the Henry Meyer ranch, 25 miles south and west of McLaughlin. This machine was used to prepare potatoes for planting or selling to commercial growers. A potato cutter is used to cut potatoes into sections called sets.

Keeping the Business Rolling (4/22/21)

By Staff April 22, 2021

Tens of thousands of producers left the sheep business after Congress eliminated the National Wool Act Incentive program. Because so many producers went out of business, millions of ewes were exported or slaughtered.

"You don't want to Tassel with me!" (4/21/2021)

By Staff April 21, 2021

In the 1931 W. Bingham Company catalog, this item is described as coming in two colors—old gold and mulberry and sold for $3.

Bales of wool at the Center of the Nation Wool warehouse. June 2015, Belle Fourche, SD

Center of the Nation Wool Warehouse (4/15/21)

By Staff April 15, 2021

In 1960, a group of ranchers from the Belle Fourche area felt that their wool was not getting marked as premium product. The states of Wyoming, Montana and western South Dakota was and still is the finest wool in the U.S.