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Title:
Workers sorting peaches
Description:
Transcribed from back: No. 4--In the trough at right, the culls are on their way out, workers allowing the marketable peaches to continue on for sorting. North Carolina peaches are grown in a thermal belt on the sandhills, which rarely feels extreme cold. Peach orchards are modern and big business, some of them covering hundreds of acres. The largest is 8 miles long.
Topics:
Agriculture
Community and Extension
Subjects:
Assembly-line methods
Crop science
Fruit trade
Peach
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-006-bx0019-002-014
Location:
North Carolina
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs