N. C. Peanut Harvesting Mechanization History

A History of Peanut Mechanization in the South

Photos of peanut harvesting in each era of agricultural development.

• Stackploe Era
• Curing of Peanuts
• Peanut Diggers
• Transition Period
• Combines and Harvesting

Additional links:

• NCSU Peanuts

These photos were collected by Dr. Gary Roberson in an effort to show the historical progression of peanut harvesting and curing from the stackpole method of hand harvesting to the process of machine mechanization. To learn more about peanuts in this state please see Alumni and Friends Newsletter issue on Peanuts.

For more information contact:
Dr. Gary Roberson/Extension Specialist
NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering

or Emertius Professor Tom Whitaker/USDA Peanut Researcher
NCSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering Peanut Research at BAE NCSU/USDA.