Mechanised Collection (page 3)

Cucumber cultivation. Fruit, flowers and leaves of a cucumber (Cucumis sativus) growing in a greenhouse

Fields
Harvested fields. View of harvested fields around a farm house (lower centre). Also seen in the image are grazing sheep (at bottom) and grazing cattle (at top right)

View of a tractor spreading lime
Image of a tractor spreading lime. Lime is formed by calcium compounds, notably calcium hydroxide, and is used in agriculture as a dressing on lime-deficient land and to reduce soil acidity

Wheat (Triticum sp. )
Wheat (Triticum sp.) in a field. Photographed in Norfolk, UK

Wheat field. View of a field of wheat, (Triticum sp.). This cereal is an important crop, its grain being used to make flour for bread and pasta. Photographed in Alberta, Canada

Tractor cutting grass for silage

Harvesting wheat grain. Combine harvester unloading wheat (Triticum sp.) grain into a container for storage. Photographed in Victoria, Australia

Potato harvest. Farmer holding a potato (Solanum tuberosum) from a crop of new potatoes

Olive grove. Olive trees (Olea europea) in an olive grove. Photographed in Albomartes, Granada, Andalucia, Spain, in August

Organically grown wheat grass, Triticum sp
Wheat grass. Field of organically grown wheat grass (Triticum sp.). Wheat is one of the worlds most important crops, used to make flour for bread and pasta. Wheat grass is young wheat

Field of organically-grown wheat (Triticum sp. )
Organic wheat. View across a field of organically- grown wheat (Triticum sp.). Organic farming is that which excludes the use of artificial fertilisers

Vineyard of grape vines with windbreaks to shield them from the wind. Photographed in Chile

Time-exposure image of a tractor at work
Tractor. Time-exposure image of a tractor at work. Tractors are used for a wide variety of agricultural tasks, such as pulling ploughs

Ear of barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Maize (Zea mays)
Maize plants (Zea mays) in a field. Photographed in Yunnan province, China

Neutral soil
Soil testing. A pH meter showing a neutral pH of soil. Farmers and gardeners use pH meters to determine the pH level of soil to assess its suitability for different plants

Tractor harvesting straw. Photographed in Wiltshire, UK

Harvesting sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum). The stems of the sugar cane are being chopped down and deposited into a mechanised container. The roots are left alone, so that the crop can re-grow

Tractor turning grass for silage. This process, known as tedding, spreads the grass out and dries it

Tractor ploughing a field. Photographed in Wiltshire, England, UK

Oat harvest. Oats (Avena sativa) being harvested by a combine harvester (upper centre). Oat grains are high in fibre, protein and carbohydrates

Ears of barley, Hordeum sp
Barley ears. Ears of barley (Hordeum sp.). Barley is a very popular world crop. It is used in the brewing industry as the staple crop for beer production

Field of sunflowers, France
Sunflower crop. Field of sunflowers, Helianthus annuus. Sunflowers are grown for their seeds and for the oil obtained from the seeds. Flour can also be made from the kernels

Olive groves. Rows of young and more established olive trees (Olea europea) in olive groves. Photographed in Montefrio, Granada, Andalucia, Spain, in August

Combine harvesters and tractor working in a field

Normal soil
Soil testing. A pH meter testing the acidity or alkalinity of soil. Farmers and gardeners use pH meters to determine the level of acidity in soil to assess its suitability for different plants

Farmer tending to organic lettuces (Lactuca sp. )
Farmer tending to organic lettuces (Lactuca sp.)

Courgette plant (Cucurbita Zucchini )
Courgette plant (Cucurbita pepo Zucchini )

Grain train passing a silo (white) where stored cereal grains are transferred to the cargo train for transportation. Photographed in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada

Maize crops
Maize (Zea mays) crops. The cobs (fruiting bodies) are still wrapped in their husks (red, one seen at lower centre). Maize is one of the worlds most important crops

Tractor cutting grass
Tractor mowing grass. View of a tractor mowing grass for silage. This animal fodder will be stored in a silo. Tractors are used for a wide variety of agricultural tasks

Bales of straw
Harvested field. Bales of straw in a field after harvesting. The bales have been mechanically rolled and bound by a combine harvester (not seen here) as it reaped the harvest

Acid soil
Soil testing. A pH meter showing the acidity of soil. Farmers and gardeners use pH meters to determine the pH level of soil to assess its suitability for different plants

Maize seedlings. Rows of pots with maize (Zea mays) seedlings. Maize is a crop grown for humans and for animal fodder. The fruiting body can be eaten as corn on the cob, or sweetcorn

French beans (Phaseolus The Prince )
Organic dwarf French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris The Prince ) being examined by a gardener

View of a tractor ploughing a field
MODEL RELEASED. Tractor ploughing field. View of a tractor ploughing a field. Fields are ploughed to turn over the soil, removing weeds and allowing seeds to be introduced at an ideal depth

Pumpkin cut into Halloween lantern
Pumpkin. Pumpkin, Cucurbita pepo, among dead leaves. The pumpkin has been hollowed and has had a face cut into its skin. This was done in order to create a lantern (jack o lantern)

Harvesting grain. Combine harvester unloading grain into a container for storage. Photographed in Australia

Cherry orchard. Row of blossoming cherry trees (Prunus sp. white) beside a vineyard

Maize flower. Male flower of a maize plant (Zea mays), known as a tassel, with spikelets (green) and anthers (yellow). The anthers contain pollen

Oil pump in California
Nodding Donkey Oil pumps in an oilfield on the slopes of The Temblor Range, near Taft in California

Tractor factory. View along a production line where agricultural tractors are being manufactured. Photographed at the Zhdanov factory at Vladimir, Russia

Oil press, 19th century artwork. Workers operating an olive oil press in the south of France. The olives are placed in the press and the lever used to turn the screws and increase the pressure

Flour mill, 19th century artwork. During the 19th century, the commune (town) of Corbeil, now within the suburbs of Paris, was a centre of the flour milling industry

Watermill, 19th century artwork. Parts of the watermill are shown in cutaway form to demonstrate the internal workings. The waterwheel (lower right) is driven by flowing water from a river

Oil seed grinding, 19th century artwork. Worker standing beside a mill being used to crush seeds to extract their oil. The seeds are being crushed by two vertical millstones being turned by cogs

Vineyard, Canada
Vineyard in autumn. This is Blue Mountain Vineyard in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada

Sowing crops, Sweden
Sowing crops with farm machinery and Black-headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus) in Narke, Sweden

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