Anvil
A heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, on which metal is hammered.
Aphid
A tiny bug that feeds off of the sap from plants, which spreads rapidly and may cause excessive damage to crops.
Burro
A small donkey, used to carry things or draw wagons.
Chrysanthemum
A popular plant from the daisy family, which has brightly colored, ornamental flowers.
Clod-hopper
A large, heavy shoe.
Cottonwood
A North American poplar tree.
Coupe
Historically, a car or enclosed carriage for two passengers and a driver.
Cutworm
A moth caterpiller that lives in the upper layers of soil and eats the stems of young plants.
Foothill
A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
Fordson
The Fordson Tractor was a mass-produced tractor manufactured by Ford from 1917 to 1920.
Gang plow
A plow made up of two or more plows in one frame, used to till parallel furrows.
Geranium
A small flower.
Mongrel
A dog of no definable breed or type.
Picture Show
A old-fashioned term for movie.
Prairie schooner
A covered wagon used by 19th century pioneers.
Pumice
A small, porous rock.
Roadster
An open-topped car with two seats.
Salinas Valley
One of the major valleys and agricultural regions of California, located south of San Francisco Bay; often the setting in John Steinbeck stories and novels.
Scrub
Vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or small plants.
Sowbug
A small ground bug that lives in damp habitats.
Steer
A male cow that has been raised for beef.
Teamster
A driver of a team of animals.
Trowel
A small handheld tool with a curved scoop, used to lift plants or earth.
