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Harvest Tales

South Central Kansas

Reno County

Harvest stories submitted by Kansans for the online exhibit, Wheat People.
Submit your own at KansasMuseum@kshs.org.

Buhler Centennial Calendar

Photos of Threshing Scenes and Wall & Rogalsky Roller Mill

 

Bob Balzer submitted these harvest photos, taken from the Buhler Centennial calendar (1888-1988).

Wall & Rogalsky Roller Mill, Buhler.


Wall & Rogalsky Roller Mill, forerunner of the Buhler Mill and Elevator.

Binding wheat.


Binding wheat on the John Buller farm.

Harvesting with a header.


 

Harvesting wheat with a header, near Buhler.

Theshing wheat.


Abe and Jake Ratzlaff's threshing crew. Ike Balzer is operating the steam engine.

Threshing wheat.


 

Another Reno County threshing crew.

Theshing crew.


An unidentified threshing crew, early 1900s, Reno County.

"Harvest Tales" is part of the online exhibit, Wheat People:  Celebrating Kansas Harvest.