Unidentified man making sorghum
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Boiling the syrup. Donated by Carlos Campbell. Sorghum Making, III-F-17947
Cutting the cane, sorghum making, circa 1930
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Original Captions: Cutting the cane. Sorghum Making; III-F-17945.Cutting the cane.Sorghum Making, III-F-17945
Circa 1930
Effects of Sulfometuron and Imazapyr Combinations on Johnsongrass for Pine Establishment on Old Fields
University of Georgia Libraries
vol. 84; Call number: ga f600 r4 s1 p2 84.
Visitors watching the skimming process, sorghum making, Lufty
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visitors watching the skimming process.Sorghum Making; Lufty, III-F-4853, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Boiling vats used in sorghum making
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The boiling vats.Sorghum Making, III-F-4694, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum Making, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-14074, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum Making, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-14073, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum Making, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-14072, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Visitors gather to watch the juice boiling in sorghum making, Lufty Farmstead
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visitors gather to watch the juice boiling.Sorghum Making; Lufty Farmstead, III-F-4851, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making, Lufty Farmstead
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
From the mill, the juice is strained into a barrell, then it goes into the first of a series of boiling pans.Sorghum Making; Lufty Farmstead, III-F-4852, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Grinding the cane used in sorghum making
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grinding the cane. 10 gallons of juice is required to make 1 gallon of sorghum. See Foxfire 3 for the complete description of the sorghum making process.Sorghum Making, III-F-4696, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Horse power used in sorghum making at Luftee Farmstead
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Horse power is used to turn the mill to grind the cane.Sorgum Making; at Luftee Farmstead, III-F-4850, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Boiling vats used in sorghum making
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The boiling vats. After the juice is squeezed from the cane and strained, it is poured into the vats or evaporators and boiled. Approximately 10 gallons of juice are boiled down to 1 gallon of sorghum.Sorghum Making, III-F-4693, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Visitors watching sorghum making, Luftee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visitors watch the syrup boiling. Smoky Vistas, Fall 1979.Sorghum Naking; Luftee, III-F-16108, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Boiling sorghum
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Boiling sorghum, general view.Sorghum Making, III-F-9831, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Man and horse rest at sorghum mill, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Man sits by mill; horse stops to rest. See also III-F-9829, 30, 31 and 17162 for same site,Sorghum Mill, III-F-18348
Boiling vats used in sorghum making
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The boiling vats are divided into sections with the molasses being worked toward the last one as it cooks. The molasses is strained into a jug or large can. After it has cooled, it is put into smaller containers.Sorghum Making, III-F-4695, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Skimming the boiling juice, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Skimming the boiling juice.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove, III-F-4855, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Ox turning sorghum mill, Oconaluftee farmstead, Tennessee, 1969
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ox turning sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead, Sorghum Making At Luftee Farmstead, III-LF-15298, History - Living Farms - Living History
Ox-Powered sorghum mill, Oconaluftee farmstead, Tennessee, 1969
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ox-Powered sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead,Ox-Powered sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead, III-LF-15385, History - Living Farms - Living History
Skimming the juice at Cable house, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Skimming the juice at Cable House, Cades Cove.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove, III-F-4857, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Ox-Powered sorghum mill, Oconaluftee farmstead, Tennessee, 1969
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ox-Powered sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead,Ox-Powered sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead, III-LF-15384, History - Living Farms - Living History
Ox-Powered sorghum mill, Oconaluftee farmstead, Tennessee, 1969
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Ox-Powered sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead,Ox-Powered sorghum mill at Oconaluftee farmstead, III-LF-15386, History - Living Farms - Living History
Steam rising from boiling syrup in furnace, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1959
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Boiling the syrup...furnace.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-5478, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Two men with tools boiling syrup in furnace, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1959
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Boiling the syrup.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-5479, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Overall view of sorghum making at Becky Cable house, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Overall view of sorghum making at Becky Cable House.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove, III-F-4858, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Becky Cable house at far end, sorghum in the center, Cable Mill area, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Becky Cable house and sorghum shed,Cable Mill Area, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-6581, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
Grinding cane while others boil syrup in furnace shed in background, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1959
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grinding the cane in foreground; boiling the syrup in furnace shed in background.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-5477, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Overall view of the sorghum making at Becky Cable house, Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Overall view of the Sorghum making at Becky Cable House, Cades Cove.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove, III-F-4856, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making in progress, boiling syrup, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Boiling the syrup,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6862, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making, horse grinding the cane, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Horse grinding the cane,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6861, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Grinding cane while three people watch and others boil syrup in furnace shed in background, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1959
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Grinding the cane in foreground; boiling the syrup in furnace shed in background.Sorghum Making; Cades Cove TN, III-F-5476, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
General view of Sorghum Making, visitors are visible in the picture, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view of sorghum demonstration,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6852, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
General view of Sorghum Making, visitors are visible in the picture, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view of area,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6853, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Close-up of vat for boiling cane juice, visitors curiously watching, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Close-up of vat for boiling cane juice, Sorghum Making, III-F-6856, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Close-up of vat for boiling cane juice, women stirring the preparation, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Close-up of vat for boiling cane juice, Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6857, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
A view of four smiling boys posing with sorghum cane in one hand and juice in the other, Cades Cove , Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Enjoying the results... 3 boys eating cane,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6860, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making in progress on the right, under shed, sorghum cane crushing with hulk of a mule on the left, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view... cane-grinder at left,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6858, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making in progress in the left, under shed, sorghum cane crushing with the help of mule is seen on right, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
View of shed...Horse-powered press grinding cane at extreme right,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6855, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making in progress on the right, under shed, sorghum cane crushing with hulk of a mule on the left, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view... shed on right; horse grinding cane on left,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6859, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
Sorghum making in progress in the left, sorghum cane crushing with the help of mule is seen on right with three persons watching the it, Cades Cove, Tennessee, 1964
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
General view,Sorghum Making; Cable Mill Area, III-F-6854, History - Farming - Farming (Sorghum making; bee keeping; haying; orchard; tobacco growing; oxen plowing; clearing land; plowing; pigs with yokes; butchering; mountain farm tanning; coopering)
View of soil-cement side walk near the mill and house, sorghum furnace shed on left side, Cable Mill area, Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rehabilitation of Historical Structures, Cable Mill Work Order No. B-41 GRSM. Controlled drying of soil-cement surfacing on widened walk near the mill and house Sorghum furnace shed on left side. Completion report photo- (Sorghum shed, fence, corn crib).Cable Mill Area, II-B-(5)-Cable Mill-7312, Physical Facilities - Buildings - Historic buildings being preserved - Cable Mill Buildings
