Potato Planting at Warden Hutterite Colony
A look inside the Warden Hutterite Colony's potato operation as members begin planting 2017's crop.
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Potatoes waiting to be cut into seed potatoes are seen on Thursday, Feb. 25, Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Seed potatoes make their way through a mechanized cutting system on April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony in Warden, Wash.
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Seed potatoes make their way through a mechanized cutting system on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Seed potatoes make their way through a mechanized cutting system on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Seed potatoes move on a conveyer belt though a pocket of sunlight as they make their way through a mechanized cutting system on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Members of the Warden Hutterite Colony work on their mechanized seed cutting system on Thursday, April 13, 2017, near Warden, Wash.
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Paul Wollman stands near a truckload of freshly cut seed potatoes on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Nick Wollman examines his father's potato planter on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert Wollman and his son Nick chat about their potato planters on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert Wollman drives his potato planter on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert Wollman points to an elaborate camera system that allows him to monitor every seed potato that comes out of his planter on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert Wollman drives his potato planter on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert Wollman stops his his potato planter manually check on the spacing between seeds while planting on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash. The spacing of each seed is key to maximum crop yield.
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Albert Wollman stops his his potato planter manually check on the spacing between seeds while planting on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash. The spacing of each seed is key to maximum crop yield.
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Even with modern auto drive systems, cameras monitoring every seed and GPS navigation, a time-tested adjustable wrench and tape measure sit on the floorboard of Albert Wollman's potato planter on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert Wollman watches as his potato planter is filled with seeds on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash. The spacing of each seed is key to maximum crop yield.
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The view out of Albert Wollman's seed planter is seen on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Nick Wollman runs across a field to move an irrigation system while planting potatoes with his father examines his father on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Nick Wollman drives a potato planter while planting potatoes with his father on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Albert and Nick Wollman plant potatoes on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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Nick Wollman drives a potato planter while planting potatoes with his father on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at the Warden Hutterite Colony near Warden, Wash.
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