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Pictured is harvest time in an apple orchard.

Apple Orchard at Harvest Time

Pictured is harvest time in an apple orchard.

"In America the cicadas have the general name of <em>Harvest-flies</em>; they are also often improperly called <em>Locusts</em>. There are several species, one of which, the Red-eyed cicada, <em>C. septendicim</em>, is remarkable on account of the popular notion that it appears only once in seventeen years, in the same locality, being supposed to pass the interval in its preparatory stages." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Cicada

"In America the cicadas have the general name of Harvest-flies; they are also often improperly…

An old coin, with a man's head on one face, and a man harvesting grain on the other.

Ancient coin

An old coin, with a man's head on one face, and a man harvesting grain on the other.

A corn and cotton stalk cutter, used to cut the stalks before plowing.

Stalk Cutter

A corn and cotton stalk cutter, used to cut the stalks before plowing.

An illustration of a family standing in front a barn filled from harvest.

Family & Barn

An illustration of a family standing in front a barn filled from harvest.

"The true ticks attach themselves parasitically to the bodies of various mammals, as sheep, oxen, dogs, etc." &mdash; Williams, 1889

Harvest-tick

"The true ticks attach themselves parasitically to the bodies of various mammals, as sheep, oxen, dogs,…

Harvesting by hand.

Harvesting

Harvesting by hand.

Men with their seasons harvest on a cart.

Harvesting

Men with their seasons harvest on a cart.

An illustration of a wagon covered with hay.

Hay Wagon

An illustration of a wagon covered with hay.

A shocking horse used for cutting corn.

Shocking Horse

A shocking horse used for cutting corn.

Farm workers husking and shredding corn.

Corn Husker

Farm workers husking and shredding corn.

A middle-buster for cotton fields.

Middle-buster

A middle-buster for cotton fields.

"And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:" Matthew 13:3-4 ASV <p>Illustration of a man sowing seed. He tosses the seed onto rocks. The plowed fields stretch out behind him. A bag of seed is sitting in the field. Birds are eating the seed that fell on the road. More birds approach in the background The man is wearing a short tunic and he is wearing a bag over his shoulder and across his body.

The Parable of the Sower - Birds Eat the Seed by the Wayside

"And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; and as he…

"Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field: but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares also among the wheat, and went away." Matthew 13:24-25 ASV <p>Illustration of a man and his servants sleeping under a tree after having sown a field with good wheat. The man's enemy walks through the field (left) and tosses bad seed, tares, in with the wheat. An axe, a pitcher, and a bag of seed is sitting in the foreground.

The Parable of the Tares - the Enemy Sows Bad Seed Among the Wheat

"Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed…

An illustration of a group of peasants working the field; one plowing the field, one hauling grain, and one harvesting wheat.

Peasants Working

An illustration of a group of peasants working the field; one plowing the field, one hauling grain,…

Raking hay and loading it onto a wagon.

Raking hay

Raking hay and loading it onto a wagon.

A man reaping grain with a sickle.

Reaping

A man reaping grain with a sickle.

After hemp has been cut, it is shocked. Shocking is the process of stacking a crop into piles in the field.

Shocking Hemp

After hemp has been cut, it is shocked. Shocking is the process of stacking a crop into piles in the…

Two men thresh a sheaf of wheat using flails. The flails appear to be made from two sticks joined together at a bendable joint. The men are beating the grain. One man's flail is in the air, while the other man's flail hits the bundle of wheat. Both are wearing short, belted tunics and knee length pants. The original drawing is from a 14th century psalter called "The Luttrell Psalter".

Threshing Wheat with Flails in the 14th Century

Two men thresh a sheaf of wheat using flails. The flails appear to be made from two sticks joined together…

An illustration of people harvesting a whale.

Whale Harvesting

An illustration of people harvesting a whale.