Harris Harvester - Klamath Basin, CA
N 41° 57.865 W 121° 33.962
10T E 618825 N 4646819
Located along a rural road surrounded by farms.
Waymark Code: WMHM8H
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2013
Views: 1
The Harris Harvester
Part of the Klamath Basin Farming Legacy
Tulelake Basin Homesteading Allotment Years
1917 - 35 Homesteads
1922 - 175 Homesteads
1927 - 145 Homesteads
1928 - 9 Homesteads
1929 - 94 Homesteads
1930 - 24 Homesteads
1937 - 69 Homesteads
1946 - 86 Homesteads
1948 - 44 Homesteads
1949 - 86 Homesteads
Total - 767 Homesteads
Harvester Crew
2 Sack sewers
1 Header tender
1 Separator attendant
1 Tractor operator
1 Sack jigger
This Harris Harvester, built in 1920, is part of the Klamath Basin farming legacy that began in the 1860s. The Harris 18' Giant Harvester was built in Stockton, CA and stayed in production for over 20 years. A crew of 5 to 6 harvested Hanchen barley using this Harris harvester. Klamath Basin farming began over 130 years ago, but really began to grow after the first allotment of land to homesteaders in 1917.
This site made possible by Tulelake Rotary and the Crawford Family.
Plaque or monument: Other or unknown
Placed by?: Tulelake Rotary and the Crawford Family
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