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School Children at Corn Testing Lesson
1913
Group of school children gathered outdoors with a teacher examining corn kernels after germination.
Men Shaking Hands over Contract
April 1913
Professor Perry Holden and Governor Luther Egbert Hall shake hands over a contract to grow 100,000,000 bushels of corn in Louisiana in 1913. A group of men stands in the doorway behind them looking...
Men Creating Shock of Corn
October 1906
Two men gathering corn into a large corn shock on a farm.
Farmers with Corn
1913
Three farmers standing near a wagon loaded with bags of corn as they deliver their product for testing. Two of the men are wearing winter coats with fur-trimmed hoods, and several farm buildings ar...
Corn Testing in Cook County Schools
1913
Farmers and Cook County students headed to a corn testing session in horse-drawn wagons. Original caption reads: "The farmers of this district were interested enough to bring their teams and haul t...
Students Preparing for Corn Testing Lesson
1913
View from rear of a group of students approaching a school where lessons in corn testing are to be given. Several students are sitting on a wagon, and five boys are standing and holding sacks of co...
