North Country At Work

Three men work to fill a silo using an ensilage cutter on the W.M. Corey Farm. Circa 1912. Hermon, NY.

Workers for the Oswegatchie River Improvement Association work to remove a blasted rock, which was destroyed by dynamite. Remains of old iron blast furnace from 19th century plant on far right. July 1914. On the Oswegatchie River in De Kalb, NY.

Destroying “Bullhead Rock” in the riverbed near Cooper’s Falls on the Oswegatchie River. 200 pounds of dynamite were used. They were removing it because the rock caused ice jam build ups which led to flooding of the lowlands on farms near De Kalb. Circa July 1914. De Kalb, NY.

Almeron Judd (front) and Frank Judd (rear) mowing on the Wallace farm, which operated 1910-1941. Photo taken circa 1910s. Canton, NY.

Reaping grain using a grain binder on the Wallace farm. Frank Judd is in foreground stooking (upright bundling) oats. Circa 1910s. Canton, NY.

Judd Family loading hay with hay loader at Wallace Farm. One of the men on the wagon is Almeron Judd, the man on the ground is Frank Judd. Circa 1910s. At the Wallace Farm in Canton, NY.

Reaper Glenn Aldrich driving his grain binder, which he traveled from farm to farm with. Here he is pictured at the Langdon Farm. Horse is equipped with fly net. Circa 1920s. Langdon’s Corners in Canton, NY.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up from ice storm. On Farnes Road. June 1998. Canton, NY.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up after the January ice storm, trimming trees at Judd’s Farm. June 1998. Canton, NY.

Jeff Hunt’s crew cleaning up after the 1998 Ice Storm, which blacked out a region from northern New York across southeastern Ontario and Quebec (as far north as Montreal), and across northern New England. Power outages lasted as long as 3 weeks in some areas. Judd’s Farm on Farnes Road in Canton, NY. June of 1998.