WPS Farm Show photos
A display of a "Model Farm" made entirely of corn is exhibited at the Gage County Corn Show. Date of photo is unknown; it's part of the International Harvester Company collection.
Farmer W.A. Lindvall demonstrates a McCormick grain binder with three horses on his farm. The original caption reads in part, 'Took moving pictures and still photographs of binder on Mr. W.A. Lindvall's farm, Belvidere, Illinois, Route 3. The photographs were taken of the machine working in barley. Mr. Lindvall bought this farm a year ago from Mr. Johnson, and this binder was on the farm at the time . . . Our repair books show that this binder was made by (the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company) in 1888." -- part of the International Harvesting Company collection
Mrs. Wilbur Schoephorster shows her oil painting, "Hunter's Cabin," is awarded one of 38 top state honors in the 1959 Rural Arts and Crafts Show. The program had its informal beginning as far back as 1939 when John Stewart Curry, university artist-in-residence, and John Barton, associate professor in rural sociology, sought out through county agents, Wisconsin people who had done some painting. They selected original artwork for the first show held during Farm and Home Week. Photo was taken Jan. 4, 1960, in Dane County, Wisconsin, by Arthur M. Vinje.
WPS consultant Alan Gregory, left, stands with Jason Baroun of Cato, Wisconsin. Two DeLaval robots were added to the dairy in 2024. 'WPS worked with us to make sure everything was working and up to code,' Baroun says. 'Things have been going very well.'
An Aladdin lamp hangs ready to convert kerosene into bright light. Before rural electrification during the New Deal a lamp provided the main indoor source of light in the farmhouse owned by Jason Maloney's grandparents. Maloney's grandparents were thrilled to get electric power from Wisconsin Public Service; so are farmers today.
Most dairy barns are too dark. Improving barn lights and operating them according to a specific schedule can improve both the profitability and working conditions on a dairy farm.
Carole and Clifford Gagas volunteer in a 2018 Wisconsin WPS Farm Show food tent, serving French fries to hungry visitors.
Mason Ludwig, then 5, son of Nick and Tiffany Ludwig of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, competes in the children's pedal tractor pull at the 2018 WPS Farm Show in Oshkosh.
Where's the beef? It's at the Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association food booth at the 2018 WPS Farm Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Manning the grill are Glenn Erickson, left, a beef producer from Neenah, Wisconsin; and Brady Calaway, a beef producer from Chilton, Wisconsin.
Wyatt Hesselink, left, and his twin brother, Garret Hesselink, both then 6, inspect an Apache sprayer in the Vanderloop Equipment exhibit at the 2018 WPS Farm Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The twins are the sons of Ben Hesselink, a dairy farmer from Oostburg, Wisconsin.
Farmers stroll the grounds of the 2018 Wisconsin Public Service Farm Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. For many it's a family outing before they take to the fields for a hectic planting season.
The U.S. flag and the Wisconsin Public Service flag wave in the breeze above the grounds of the 2018 Wisconsin Public Service Farm Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Farmers turn out in force at the show to view the latest technology and equipment in agriculture.
Members of the Brillion FFA in Wisconsin are part of a large blue-and-gold contingency attending the 2018 WPS Farm Show. From left are Isaac Roehrig, chapter secretary; Mikayla Knier; Boden Brooks, chapter reporter; and Katrina Meyer, chapter vice-president.
Farm families attending the WPS Farm Show consume a myriad of Wisconsin food products served by commodity groups and others.
Oshkosh West FFAers Mikayla Wing, left, and Destiny Knuth volunteer to work in the Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association's food-tent stand at the 2017 WPS Farm Show.
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