The crop being harvested appears to be wheat. “Bill Read, Farmer” is written on the back of photograph

Creator:      Joseph Francis Macedo, Feilding
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1900

The photograph was captioned “Bullocks ploughing new land on the banks of the Manawatu River”. It is thought to have been in the vicinity of Linton, where there were extensive areas of swamp forming part of the huge Makerua Swamp.

Creator:      T H Whetton
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          1913

Clydesdales put to work ploughing-up grassland apparently at an exhibition or rural fair.

Creator:      R W Orr, Hastings
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

These three McCormick reapers and binders were owned by John Henson and were photographed on his farm at Penny’s Line, Mount Stewart. The driver of the machine on far left appears to be Wilfred Henson, son of John Henson.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1905 to 1910

The original photograph has “breaking in the land at Aorangi” written on the back. The plough in use is a heavy swamp plough, with a chain attached to the shear. The chain assisted in turning the rushes under the sod. The man on the far left is th...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1900

"Matusubara" was a large farm at Bunnythorpe owned by Mr A.S. Aldrich. Here, ploughing is underway for the season.The “Matsubara” homestead of Mr G H Aldrich was located two miles out of Bunnythorpe, on the Bunnythorpe – Ashhurst road. The homest...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1908