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Ruskin Veg Corp Processing Line Final Packing and Boxing.
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Photograph of the final stages in the packing line. Cleaned, washed and trimmed vegetables are wrapped in cellophane packages and then boxed for shipment. Note than the majority of workers are women.
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HCC0101RUS274
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Silage dump for Cattle Feed.
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Reverse Side of Photo notes: 17 April 1953. Dickman Farms. Lyle Dickman right. Silage from PrePack to feed cattle on 19th Avenue at Wolf Branch and tracks on NW. Silage are the left over cut trimmings that were saved to feed cattle.
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HCC0101RUS281
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T. R. Hovey - Foreman at Ruskin Farms.
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T. R. Hovey was a foreman at the Ruskin Farms from 1937 for a number of years (last recorded reference was in 1946 in the newspapers, but this photo is dated 1949 on the reverse side.) More research needed to determine exact length of service.) While with Dickman Farms, although without a college degree, he learned all he needed to know to continually test farm soils in order to suggest what nutrients were needed to keep farms at full capacity. Paul Dickman was complimentary of his work in a...
Show moreT. R. Hovey was a foreman at the Ruskin Farms from 1937 for a number of years (last recorded reference was in 1946 in the newspapers, but this photo is dated 1949 on the reverse side.) More research needed to determine exact length of service.) While with Dickman Farms, although without a college degree, he learned all he needed to know to continually test farm soils in order to suggest what nutrients were needed to keep farms at full capacity. Paul Dickman was complimentary of his work in a 1946 news article in the Tampa Tribune. Later Hovey, who remained committed to agricultural throughout his life, worked for an independent seed company.
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HCC0101RUS295
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The Lab: Testing Sugar Content and Packing.
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Reverse Side of Photo says: "The Lab" Tests sugar Content and Wrapping. There is a notation USDA and UFLA, but the context is not apparent. It could be that these testers are from the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Florida, but they may also be Dickman farm employees testing against standards issued by those organizations.
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HCC0101RUS280
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Tomato Processing Plant Overview.
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Wide view of tomato processing plant. Note, in comparison, that the majority of work was by hand processing rather than machine processing. Given the more fragile nature of tomato processing is likely one reason that Dickman moved away from tomato processing in the 1950s to concentrate more on prepacked salad vegetables and cattle ranching.
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HCC0101RUS293
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Tomato Processing Plant Overview #2.
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Another view of tomato processing plant. Note that the upper level does have a degree of machine processing.
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HCC0101RUS294
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Vegetable Processing in the Field.
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Vegetable processing in the fields at Ruskin Farm, in 1951. Note the Ruskin brand on the shipping crates at the bottom of the picture. NOTE ON REVERSE SIDE OF PHOTO: Dickman Farms in 1950s. Cauliflower packed in the field. Center Paul Dickman on left and Lyle Dickman on Right.
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HCC0101RUS192
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Waste Trimmings for Cattle and Fertilizer.
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Truck being loaded with waste trimmings which were then processed into cattle feed or fertilizer.
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HCC0101RUS265
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Wrapped Corn Exiting Wrapping Machine.
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Wrapped, processed corn exiting the cellophane wrapping machine
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HCC0101RUS288
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