Potato Farming in Quincy, Wash.
Potato farmer Rex Calloway gives a tour of the farm his grandfather started 70 years ago as he and his staff gear up to plant potatoes.
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Rex Calloway juggles phone calls and selling corn before heading to his seed cutting operation on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway's seed cutting operation is seen on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway shows potatoes waiting to be cut into seeds during a tour on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway shows the sizes of potatoes waiting to be cut into seeds during a tour on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash. Getting the spuds cut into uniform shapes and sizes is essential to planting efficiency and crop yield.
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Workers manually cut potatoes into uniform sizes after they pass through a cutting machine on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash. Getting the spuds cut into uniform shapes and sizes is essential to planting efficiency and crop yield.
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Rex Calloway chats with workers during a tour on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway chats his father Damon during seed cutting on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Potatoes cut to seed are seen on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway holds seed potatoes on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash. Getting the spuds cut into uniform shapes and sizes is essential to planting efficiency and crop yield.
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Rex Calloway chats with workers during a tour of his seed cutting operation on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway chats with workers during a tour on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash. Getting the spuds cut into uniform shapes and sizes is essential to planting efficiency and crop yield.
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Rex Calloway chats with workers during a safety meeting at his seed cutting operation on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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Rex Calloway checks on a truckload of potato seeds on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Quincy, Wash.
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