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Teachers
1914
A group of male and female Cook County teachers studying corn, preparatory to taking up this work in their rural schools.
Ear Test for Ears of Corn
1916
Group of men working inside a large room with samples of corn. Original caption: "Several hundred bushels were given six kernels every ear test, the average test being about 50 per cent strong."
Bulgarian Peasants
1915
Bulgarian peasants attend school to learn American methods of corn culture.
Children with Pet Cockerel
1914
Two children posing with their pet cockerel. The boy is holding up a piece of dried corn on the cob.
Testing Seed Corn
1915
Helen Thomas leans over papers on a desk in a classroom, reading the test of her father's seed corn. Another girl stands on the left, writing on a chalkboard.
School Boys Using Wood Tools
Two boys of different ages using wood tools, including planes and files, during a classroom exercise.
