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Large sweet potatoes, grown underground, are plowed up so migrant workers can carefully lift them to the top of the soil mound, trim off the greens, and sort the potatoes according to size at Kirby Farms in Mechanicsville, VA on Friday, Sep. 20, 2013. Kirby Farms is a third-generation family farm that covers 500 acres, and generates produce and grains on a year-around operation. Please see the photoset description for more information about this farm operation and harvest. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
20130920-OC-LSC-1326
Large sweet potatoes, grown underground, are plowed up so migrant workers can carefully lift them to the top of the soil mound, trim off the greens, and sort the potatoes according to size at Kirby Farms in Mechanicsville, VA on Friday, Sep. 20, 2013. Kirby Farms is a third-generation family farm that covers 500 acres, and generates produce and grains on a year-around operation. Please see the photoset description for more information about this farm operation and harvest. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.