Description: This wild skunk cabbage was photographed by Joe Munroe on Louis Broomfield's famous Malabar Farm near Lucas, Ohio, 1952. Bromfield was an accomplished author and journalist with a passion for farming. He advocated a subsistence way of farming and practiced new techniques designed to have less impact on the environment. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_F811_JPG161
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Malabar Farm; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming; Farming and rural systems economic
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Truck Farming along the Muskingum River." Truck farmers grew vegetables to transport to the local markets. The common vegetables were sweet corn, tomatoes, melons, onions, strawberries, potatoes and green vegetables. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_010_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Truck farming
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a building on the farm of Joseph Wing near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Wing was an internationally-known farmer who traveled domestically and internationally to teach farming practices. He was known by some as the "alfalfa king" because he brought the crop east of the Mississippi River for the first time, and was highly regarded for his sheep farming methods. The representative from the Ohio Department of Agriculture estimated that Wing had twelve to fifteen acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F23_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Rural Life
Places: Mechanicsburg (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows the Wing farm family home owned by Joseph Wing near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Wing was an internationally-known farmer who traveled domestically and internationally to teach farming practices. He was known by some as the "alfalfa king" because he brought the crop east of the Mississippi River for the first time, and was highly regarded for his sheep farming methods. The representative from the Ohio Department of Agriculture estimated that Wing had twelve to fifteen acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F23_002_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Farmhouses; Rural Life
Places: Mechanicsburg (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a barn on the farm of Joseph Wing near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Wing was an internationally-known farmer who traveled domestically and internationally to teach farming practices. He was known by some as the "alfalfa king" because he brought the crop east of the Mississippi River for the first time, and was highly regarded for his sheep farming methods. The representative from the Ohio Department of Agriculture estimated that Wing had twelve to fifteen acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F23_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Barns; Rural Life
Places: Mechanicsburg (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio, and shows outbuildings on the farm of Joseph Wing near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Wing was an internationally-known farmer who traveled domestically and internationally to teach farming practices. He was known by some as the "alfalfa king" because he brought the crop east of the Mississippi River for the first time, and was highly regarded for his sheep farming methods. The representative from the Ohio Department of Agriculture estimated that Wing had twelve to fifteen acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F23_004_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Rural Life; Barns
Places: Mechanicsburg (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio, and shows the farm of Joseph Wing near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Wing was an internationally-known farmer who traveled domestically and internationally to teach farming practices. He was known by some as the "alfalfa king" because he brought the crop east of the Mississippi River for the first time, and was highly regarded for his sheep farming methods. The representative from the Ohio Department of Agriculture estimated that Wing had twelve to fifteen acres of alfalfa. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F23_005_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farming; Farmhouses; Rural Life
Places: Mechanicsburg (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: These wonderfully painted barn doors showing a pastoral scene of cows, horses and sheep are found on Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio, photographed by Joe Munroe in 1946. Malabar Farm was established by famed author Louis Bromfield, who was an advocate of subsistence farming and encouraged awareness of the impact of farms and agriculture on the environment. His farm served as a test site for environmentally-sound farming techniques, providing an example for others to follow. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27_F458_JPG148
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming and rural systems economics; Mural painting and decoration; Barns; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Louis Bromfield and a farm hand process raw maple sap from Malabar Farm into maple syrup, photographed by Joe Munroe in Lucas, Ohio, 1947. Bromfield was a well-known author and an advocate for subsistence farming. He was innovative in new and environmentally-sound farming techniques, and his work on Malabar Farm served as inspiration for future farmers. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27_F555_JPG156
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming and rural systems economics; Farm life; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Farmers are subject to the elements when it comes to work, as seen in this 1948 Joe Munroe photograph. Louis Bromfield and his farmhand Bob Huge wait in a barn doorway for the rain to stop on Malabar Farm in Lucas, Ohio. Bromfield was a well-known author and an advocate for subsistence farming. He was innovative in new and environmentally-sound farming techniques, and his work on Malabar Farm served as inspiration for future farmers. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27_F622_JPG160
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming and rural systems economics; Farm life; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Louis Bromfield is photographed by Joe Munroe as he relaxes in the ""Big House"" after a day's work on his Malabar Farm, located near Lucas, Ohio, 1949. Bromfield was an accomplished author and journalist with a passion for farming. He preached a subsistence way of farming and practiced new techniques designed to have less impact on the environment. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_F705_JPG158a
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956; Farming and rural systems economics; Farm life; Malabar Farm
Places: Lucas (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. Pictured here are cows out to pasture on the Taber farm near Barnesville, Ohio, owned by Lewis J. Taber. By the 1920s, Taber had risen to prominence within the Patrons of Husbandry (more commonly known as the Grange), and served as Ohio's first Director of Agriculture from 1921-1923. From 1923 to 1941, he was a Master of the National Grange, and later served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company in Syracuse, New York, from 1926 to 1958. Taber also played an active role in the Ohio Council of Churches, serving six terms as president, and in local government. Spanning 55 acres, Taber's farm focused primarily on intensive farming practices where he grew various crops and raised 40 head of livestock. Taber raised 30 cows and sold milk and ice cream. The Department of Agriculture notes that Taber had the best corn of any other farm in the area. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F05_001_1
Subjects: Farming; Agriculture; Cattle; Rural Life; Livestock
Places: Belmont County (Ohio); Barnesville (Ohio);