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1994/018
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Part 1 (1994/018): Original Collection, circa 1939-1942
21 photographs
: Photographs probably used in department publications, showing disease and pest control projects, Division of Weights and Measures equipment and activities, cheese testing and grading, and food and crop inspection and grading activities. Several captions specifically refer to war-related activities.
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Cranberry specialist
: The cranberry specialist inspects all of the cranberry vines used for planting new bogs and keeps a constant lookout for incipient outbreaks of insect pest and plant disease epidemics which may attack the cranberry crop, and directs control measures.
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State cheese graders inspecting or grading cheese
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Ribes eradication, Portage County, Town of New Hope
: Junior and senior agricultural aides are used in locating and uprooting wild currant and gooseberry bushes to protect white pine stands from the deadly fungus disease, white pine blister rust. The senior agricultural aides direct the crews, there being usually 5 men to a crew. Photograph by G.A. Marquardt.
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Salting barberry bush, Vernon County
: Barberry scouts are junior or senior agricultural aides who locate common barberry bushes and destroy them with salt. This work is carried on in connection with the black stem rust control project in cooperation with the USDA. Photograph by G.A. Marquardt.
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A field entomologist making a grasshopper egg survey by cutting out 6-inch blocks of sod
: By counting the eggs on these it is possible to get a rather accurate picture of the amount of damage that may be expected the following season from the overwintering eggs.
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A corn borer scout looking for European corn borer infestation in a field of sweet corn
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Type of truck used by Wisconsin Weights and Measures Dept.
: State sealer George D. Gilman of Appleton at the wheel. Delivered and put in service July 17, 1940.
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Eggs that have been graded--purchased by FSCC (Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation?) for defense needs--for shipment to Britain
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During the Door County cherry harvest, department farm products inspectors assist in inspecting and grading cherries delivered to the canneries
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Hundred of thousands of blood samples taken from Wisconsin cattle are diagnosed at the veterinary control laboratory each year to determine the presence of Bang's disease
: Black Photo Service.
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A department inspector takes a sediment test at a Wisconsin milk plant
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Inspecting or grading cheese
: Photograph by J.G. Allen & Son.
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Making a test at the dairy and food laboratory to ascertain the amount of extraneous matter in cheese submitted by state dairy inspectors
: The test is helpful in maintaining Wisconsin's reputation for high quality dairy products. Black Photo Service.
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Frozen food locker plants, such as this, one are inspected and licensed by the department
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A shipping point inspection of Wisconsin potatoes
: Other Wisconsin fresh vegetables and fruits are similarly inspected to determine whether or not they have been assigned their proper grade. Black Photo Service.
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Seed and Weed Section
: A woman and men sorting/inspecting seeds. Black Photo Service.
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Seed and Weed Section
: Man looking at seeds in a dryer. Black Photo Service.
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The gravity seed separator shown at the left is used at the state seed and weed control laboratory for separating light seeds such as Red Top and Timothy; at the right, seeds are being weighed
: Accurate purity tests necessitate correct weighing. Black Photo Service.
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This picture, taken at the feed and fertilizer laboratory, shows assays being made on poultry rations to determine whether or not they are deficient in the important vitamin riboflavin, 1942 October 27
: Black Photo Service.
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Wisconsin Weights and Measures equipment used in testing large gasoline truck compartments and heavy capacity scales
: There are about 80 separate pieces of equipment in this truck.
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The round disc suspended from the scale is a device used in war work, 1939 December
: At the time this picture was taken experiments were being conducted; at present these are made by the thousands. At the left is state sealer of weights and measures; at the right is a representative of the manufacturing company. Hillebrandt and Walter Nielsen, engineer. Taken at Gisholt Machine Company.
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