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Cattle-Leading at the Wayne County Fair
A line of fair-goers lead cattle across the race track, passing the fairgrounds' stadium.
Wayne County Barn
Photo of an early farm in Wayne County, with a flock of sheep in the foreground, circa 1900.
Farmers Crossing Killbuck Creek
Early photo of travelers to a farm in Wayne County.
Wagon Train
A wagon train of new farmers to Wayne County, flanked by two wooden fences, traveling from Columbus to Wooster.
Barnhart Rice Homestead
Photo of the Barnhart Rice Homestead, currently located on the OARDC campus.
Simon Rice Home
Photo of the Simon Rice Home, now the headquarters of the police at OARDC.
A Portrait of Farm Life in Wooster, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 focuses on the farm of A.H. and B.C. Byers, located on the west side of Christmas Run south of Wayne Avenue. It was located so close to downtown Wooster that one can even see the steeples of churches in the…
Blough Bros Potato Tag
A tag from the Blough Bros in Orrville, Ohio. In the late Nineteenth century, potatoes were one of Wayne County's staple crops. many local farmers grow potatoes today as well.
Notice for Public Sale at the D.Y. Roebuck Farm, 1901
This public sale notice emphasizes the diversity of crops on every small farm in Wayne County. The D. Y. Roebuck farm advertises their horses, cows, sheep, pigs, hay, corn, and seeds.
Notice for the Public Sale of Milch Cows
Dairies have been major agricultural businesses in Wayne County for over a century. This public sale notice of Milch Cows underscores the importance of these animals to the farming community.
Fountain Hill Nursery, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 shows the Fountain Hill Nursery of J. Gardner, two miles west of Orrville on the Wooster Road. As seen in the image, the nursery housed many different crops and animals side-by-side.
Mill Creek Farm, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 focuses on Benjamin Hershey's Mill Creek Farm, in Chippewa Township. It features a mill in the foreground, surrounded by fields of different crops.
Demonstration of a Plank Drag, 1904
This photo from the Agricultural College Extension Bulletin demonstrates an innovative piece of technology sold in Wayne County starting in the mid-Nineteenth century - the plank drag.
Front View of Excelsior Mower and Reaper Works
This piece of innovative technology from the mid-Nineteenth century was captured in a sketch by the Caldwell Atlas of 1873. It features a man cutting lodged and tangled grain with a mower from Cline, Seiberling and Co., of Doylestown, Ohio.
Side View of an Excelsior Mower, 1873
This sketch from Caldwell's Atlas of 1873 features a mower from Excelsior Mower and Reaper Works of Cline, Seiberling and Co., in Doylestown, Ohio. The piece of innovative farm technology was sold in the mid-Nineteenth century to cut lodged and…
Man Cutting Wheat with a Cradle, 1919
This photograph shows a man cutting wheat with a cradle and binding it by hand. In Paul Conkin's "A Revolution Down on the Farm," he describes the cradle as the second most important farming innovation of the Nineteenth century, after barbed wire.
Men Cutting Wheat with a Cradle and Binding It by Hand, 1919
This photograph shows a group of men cutting wheat with a cradle and binding it by hand. In Paul Conkin's "A Revolution Down on the Farm," he describes the cradle as the second most important farming innovation of the Nineteenth century, after barbed…
John Deere
Photograph of John Deere, of Deere & Co., who was the first the patent the metal plow in 1837.
Charles E. Thorne, OARDC's First Director 1887-1921
Charles E. Thorne started working at the OAES as a foreman right after graduating college. When he noticed the station was not near as large or successful as it could have been (mostly due to its location in Columbus), the young man started sharing…
First building on OARDC's Wooster campus, built Spring 1893.
Building a strong campus for the OARDC in Wooster took many years. The first building on campus is pictured here, erected in spring 1893.
Buildings on OAES Wooster Campus from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
When OAES originally moved to Wooster none of the buildings were completed yet, but the campus eventually began to take shape in 1893.
Portrait of Charles E. Thorne, OAES's First Director from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
Charles E. Thorne became the first director of what eventually became OARDC from 1887-1921.
Early OARDC Wooster Campus Including Administration Building from 1911 Souvenir Booklet
The original buildings of Wooster’s OARDC campus included laboratories, a creamery, a dairy barn, and greenhouses.
OAES Letter About Their Budget 1894
OAES needed to make sure that they had enough money to buy equipment and pay travel expenses, so they needed to balance their budget, which can be seen in these pages from 1893-1894.
Book of OAES Building Estimates 1894
Building on OAES’s new campus was held up by a court case, but construction began quickly in 1894 as contractors’ estimates came in.
OARDC Centennial Medal 1882-1982
OARDC celebrated their centennial in 1982 and the wheat and test tube on the front of the medal symbolizes their tradition of dealing with agricultural problems through the application of modern science.
OARDC Fact Sheet 1979
A fact sheet from 1979 shows the always changing nature with OARDC, as the publication highlights their new research projects and available resources.
OARDC Open House Flyer 1968
As OARDC headed into the 1970s, there was an increased focus on genetically engineered animals and plants, as well as the eradication of diseases. The map displays the campus as it stood in 1968 and included a library, an auditorium, and an…
ATI Sign on Lamppost on ATI Campus 2013
ATI has updated its areas of study and majors to provide students the most updated options in agricultural learning and research including dairy cattle production and management and biotechnology.
ATI Wooster Campus Buildings 2013
ATI’s campus is located within the environs of OARDC, which provides easy access to their greenhouses, test plots, and livestock.