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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Marie Outhouse helps Clair Whitenect sharpen his scythe before haying.
19 of 107 		William Howard raking hay.
20 of 107 		Will Howard and Hampton Outhouse
21 of 107 		George Morrell's hay cart
22 of 107 		Haying at Small's farm
23 of 107 		Sometimes an empty hay cart can be a luxury method of transportation.
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Hay chopper
25 of 107 		Oxen in Central Grove during the 1920s. These are a 'brindled' pair.
26 of 107 		These oxen are hauling a load of fertilizer that is to be spread on a farmer's field.
27 of 107 		Bushel and peck measures
28 of 107 		A double yoke
29 of 107 		Single plow, which was used by island residents to grow their own small garden.
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Farming implements
31 of 107 		A 'spoke shave '
32 of 107 		Sailor's Palm, used to sew or repair canvas sails
33 of 107 		Robert MacDormand shows the manner in which a sailor's palm was worn
34 of 107 		Dory Scoop, used to bail water from a small dory boat
35 of 107 		A girdy for hauling line over the side of a boat.
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