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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Daniel Kenney Sr. with his team of oxen preparing to harvest rockweed.
19 of 116 		Daniel Kenney Sr. harvesting rockweed at Pea Jack , Brier Island
20 of 116 		Marie Outhouse helps Clair Whitenect sharpen his scythe before haying.
21 of 116 		William Howard raking hay.
22 of 116 		Will Howard and Hampton Outhouse
23 of 116 		George Morrell's hay cart
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Haying at Small's farm
25 of 116 		Sometimes an empty hay cart can be a luxury method of transportation.
26 of 116 		Hay chopper
27 of 116 		Oxen in Central Grove during the 1920s. These are a 'brindled' pair.
28 of 116 		These oxen are hauling a load of fertilizer that is to be spread on a farmer's field.
29 of 116 		Bushel and peck measures
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A double yoke
31 of 116 		Single plow, which was used by island residents to grow their own small garden.
32 of 116 		Farming implements
33 of 116 		A 'spoke shave '
34 of 116 		Sailor's Palm, used to sew or repair canvas sails
35 of 116 		Robert MacDormand shows the manner in which a sailor's palm was worn
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