A man on a wagon pulled by horses picking up sheaves in a field.

People stand in field next to sheaves while threshing takes place in the background.

A 10-20 McCormick Deering tractor and a Massey combine are used to harvest sunflowers.

Men and threshing equipment at Roy Lobb's farm near Melfort, Saskatchewan. Stook loader in the background.

Men eating lunch at threshing time; steel-wheeled tractor in the background.

A group of men standing next to a tractor and wood splitter; large pile of cut wood in foreground.

Image of three men standing beside a large wood pile.

Exterior view of the barn at the Melfort Research Station, a right-angled barn with white trim around the doors and three cupolas on top windows. About 1968 this barn was moved to Walter Kiverago’s farm. From 1936 to 1947, new buildings, including a bungalow, a four-suite residence, a carpenter shop, and two piggeries were built.

Exterior view of a work shop at the Melfort Research Station. It was located on the north side of the driveway, the building sat north and south. From 1936 to 1947, new buildings, including a bungalow, a four-suite residence, a carpenter shop, and two piggeries were built.

Inside the animal lab at the Melfort Research Station; from left to right: Harry Tkachuk, Morris Hiltz, the other person is unknown at this time.

A table with a variety of vaccines and needles at the Melfort Research Station; men in background vaccinating cattle.

Forage harvesting research was started in 1971 in co-operation with the Engineering Research Service at Ottawa. Forage produced under various systems was evaluated by feeding to beef cattle. A hay-drying tower, the first on the continent, was built in 1971. It had a capacity of more than 80 tonnes dry matter. The first forage systems engineer was hired in 1973 Dr. W. Coates. The metal roof, suspended with a winch system, is supported by 4, H beams, bolted to metal plates anchored in concrete piles.