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Young Ivan Palmer helps to celebrate September's National Chicken Month, with his bicycle buddy.

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Ice cream, a major product of milk, has tempted the tastebuds for hundreds of years. This week's Throwback Thursday celebrates ice cream as a treat!

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Threshing grain took a significant amount of help in the harvest season. Multiple steps demanded people, machinery, and other resources be available to keep harvest progressing. This week’s Throwback Thursday shows the E.M. “Gene” Young threshing crew.

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This week's Throwback Thursday honors the timeless tradition of picnics.

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Sugar beets play a significant role in the accessibility of sugar during WWII. Due to difficulty in obtaining sugar cane due to the war, this crop helped fill in the gap, resulting in an increased demand for sugar beets.

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Vital to livestock survival, hay making still occupies much of summer farm life. This week's Throwback Thursday shows the meeting of ways of haymaking.

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As food production fell off in war-torn countries, rallying cries for home gardens and produce became synonymous with victory. Victory Gardens cropped up and home food production increased.

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In the rationing food and materials during WWII, new fabric limitations brought about changes in basic fashion. The Victory Dress reflected these changes.

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Extension Clubs provided significant amounts of education on a variety of topics. During WWII, one of the major points was food preservation. The Cheerio Extension Club of Pennington County educated on the importance using pressure cookers to can low-acid foods.

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From boiled to deep fried, the potato has been a staple in people's diets for centuries. However, harvesting techniques have changed. From hand-digging to potato digging machines, the potato has to come out of the soil.

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Poultry production was considered to be a patriotic endeavor during WWII.

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With over two million pigs in the state, the swine industry brings in a significant amount money. ������Ƶ spent a great deal of effort to learn the best practices of raising these animals. Leeland Sudlow captured a part of this process.

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Victory Gardens provided homegrown food for the home front during WWII. They became so popular that SDSC, the predecessor to ������Ƶ, hosted shows to celebrate the produce from these gardens. This week's Throwback Thursday recognizes the Victory Garden Shows.

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