Harvested grain shocks in a field beneath tall trees – Antique Print
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Harvested grain shocks in a field beneath tall trees comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Harvested grain shocks in a field beneath tall trees
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Shocks of cut grain stand in rows across a field, with tall trees rising behind them at the edge of the open ground. Grain shocks were a common sight at harvest time on farms of this era, when crews cut the stalks by hand or with horse-drawn binders, then stood the bundles upright in clusters so the heads could dry before threshing. The method kept the grain off damp soil and let it cure through the autumn weather. Trees bordering a field like this one often marked fence lines or a farmstead's windbreak, and their outlines help date the scene to a settled, cultivated landscape rather than open prairie.
| Original scan | 5,425 × 3,849 px · prints to 18 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 1a34308u Typical southeastern Georgia farm with newly harvested field of oats |
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