Man Feeding Pigs in the Barnyard, ca. 1895

    Adult man wearing bib overalls and holding an empty metal bushel basket seen standing in hog pen with about two dozen hogs likely feeding.
    Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, ca. 1895

    Description

    #2 Occupation: Farm Laborer, Member of Farm Family
    Farming was a very big job around 1900, requiring lots of hours and a great deal of hard work. Farmers typically raised crops such as corn, soybeans and oats and livestock such as cows, horses, hogs and chickens. Often, many people were needed to finish all of the jobs on a farm, and many times several family members all worked together to make the farm a success. This farmer is seen with an empty bushel basket that likely carried the corn he brought to feed the hogs.

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