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Grading and sorting potatoes on a farm near Watertown

Man and woman grading and sorting potatoes at a farm using a machine with different sized meshes. As potatoes roll along the chute, they fall through different hole sizes. The workers remove debris as the potatoes are moved along. Circa 1940-1950. Unknown farm in Jefferson County.

Check out this related story on a potato farm in the Adirondacks.

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