Type of Work: Agriculture

McFadden & Anderson Grist Mill employees in Heuvelton

Grist mill workers pictured from left to right: John Craword, Jr., Charles P. Anderson, Harlan Smithers, William Smith. The store was owned by George C. McFadden, who bought it in 1887 to establish a grist mill and feed store. The building was erected in 1853 at the northwest end of the bridge on State Street […]

End of Christmas Turkey Day in 1915 in Heuvelton

The end of Christmas “Turkey Day” in 1915. One sees turkey farmers and their wagons headed away from the train tracks, where they would have brought their slaughtered and dressed turkeys to be appraised and purchased by buyers from large cities such as New York, Boston, and Montreal, right before Thanksgiving and Christmas. St. Lawrence […]

Turkey Day in 1895 in Heuvelton

An early “turkey day” in Heuvelton—the largest and usually best market for local turkey farmers. Farmers waiting with their turkeys–for appraisal and purchase–in a line towards the railroad station. A car load of knocked down boxes would arrive to be distributed to the different buyers. These boxes were large enough to hold eighteen medium sized […]

Dairy farmer Anne Vineyard checking milking machine in Heuvelton

Anne Vineyard milking a cow on Horseshoe Road outside of Heuvelton. She converted her 40-head herd to a three times a day milking schedule in the 1970s. Originally published in an Ogdensburg Journal insert called Rural News, published July 8, 1975. Heuvelton, NY.

Hutchinson family with new 800-gallon bulk tank in Heuvelton

Howard Hutchinson and his son Lee Hutchinson with their new 800-gallon bulk tank. Left to Right: Fred Selleck, Lee Hutchinson, Bruce Selleck, Lowell Goodison, Charles Kennedy of Canton, service man for the Dairymen’s League. Originally published in the Ogdensburg Advance Journal. 1969. Heuvelton, NY.

The Black and White Dairy Cattle Show in Heuvelton

The Black and White Dairy Cattle Show in downtown Heuvelton, during which dairy farmers showed their Holstein cattle. Circa 1920. Heuvelton, NY. The audio clip is from Bryan Thompson, who grew up near Heuvelton.