Collecting Pea Waste for Feed in Ohio in 1938



"At a pea vinery," central Ohio. Loading waste to be taken back to his farm for feeding. 1938. Photo by Ben Shahn.

FSA Administration photo. NYPL Digital Collection.

Every Thursday a carefully selected old agricultural photo is featured here on Big Picture Agriculture � lest we forget how things used to be.

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