Posted in Colorado December 22, 2015 by

There’s Something Special About These 17 Colorado Farms From The Past

Agriculture is a huge industry in Colorado. In fact, no matter where you are in the state (Eastern Plains, Western Slope, cities, or down south), you are guaranteed to find thriving crop and/or livestock. Farming has always been important to the Centennial State, which is shown in these 17 pictures from the past:

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1. Colorado farm hands.
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Captured in 1896.
2. Ranch land near the Spanish Peaks.
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Captured sometime between 1882-1900.
3. "Dairy milking stalls at Brookridge Farm."
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Captured sometime between 1940-1950 in Littleton.
4. "Man getting water from pump near chicken coop."
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Captured sometime between 1904-1915 in Denver.
5. "Agriculture crops beans harvesting scene includes steam tractor, water wagon, etc."
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Captured sometime between 1904-1915 in Denver.
6. "Three children in a chicken coop area feeding the chickens and guinea fowl."
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Captured sometime between 1904-1915 in Denver.
7. "Beet sheds at Holly, Colo."
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Captured in 1905.
8. "Packing in the pears, Grand Junction, Colo."
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Captured sometime between 1910-1915.
9. "Pot heaters in a Fruitvale orchard."
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Captured in 1911.
10. A harvesting wagon is Las Animas County.
History Colorado/93.322.1723
Captured sometime between 1890-1910.
11. Clipping a bull's horns at the San Carlo Ranch in Parker.
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Captured sometime between 1890-1900.
12. Farm boys working in an unknown Colorado location.
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Captured sometime between 1910-1930.
13. "Young boy portrait farm outfit."
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Captured sometime between 1910-1930 in an unknown Colorado location.
14. "Women and Baby Chicks on Keota Farm."
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Captured sometime between 1925-1935.
15. Apple bushels in Grand Junction.
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Captured sometime between 1910-1915.
16. "Haying near Ridgway, Colorado."
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Captured sometime in the 1910's.
17. Farm children at an unknown Colorado location.
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Captured sometime between 1900-1910.

As always, we would like to give a big thank you to our friends at History Colorado for allowing us to share these wonderful photos. Do you have memories of growing up on a farm? Tell us in the comments!