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Historic Cereals Research Photograph Gallery


These images are part of the USDA Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases Photographs Collection in Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library. The collection illustrates the numerous plants and cultivation methods researched by the USDA's cereal investigators. A general progression of planting, harvesting, and processing of grains can be seen in these photographs. Click on each image for a larger version and more detailed information.


Barley Planter
Barley planter. 1908.
Steam plow
Steam plow outfit.
Rice Plats
Plats of Italian rice. 1913.
Gooseneck Sorgo plant
Gooseneck sorgo. 1905.
Corn diseased with Sclerospora
Guam White corn diseased with Sclerospora. 1918.
Sorghum field
Sorghum varieties. 1913.
Harvesting Wheat in College Park, Maryland
Harvesting wheat at College Park, Maryland. 1909.
Combine harvesting milo
Combine harvesting Midland milo. 1948.
Mower drawn by camels in Siberia
Mower drawn by camels in Siberia. 1904.
Rice grains
Rice grains. 1912.
Kindred barley spikes
Barley. 1943.
Japanese women heading barley spikes
Japanese women heading barley. 1915.
Threshing rice
Farmers inspecting rice threshing. 1913.
Treating grain with treater apparatus
Treating grain with treater apparatus. 1944.
Cleaning grain at old seed house
Cleaning grain. 1908.


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April 12, 2002