Dusty Scene of a Farm Truck and Equipment near Taylor, Mississippi, November 11, 2017

Truck and covered grain trailer parked in a field. Auger delivers crops and a lot of dust into the trailer.

Courtesy of Library of Congress, Highsmith, Carol M., "Dusty scene as a farm truck and equipment gather the remains of the year's crop after a harvest for use as fodder, or silage, used to feed farm animals," 11 November 2017

Description

This dusty scene includes a farm truck and equipment that gather the remains of the year's crop after a harvest for use as fodder, or silage, which is used to feed farm animals near Taylor, Mississippi in 2017. Taylor had a population of 322 in 2010. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, trucking accounts for 71 percent of the total freight tonnage in the United States and employs seven million people.

Source-Dependent Questions

Is Taylor, Mississippi, a rural area or an urban area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
How does this kind of transportation help these workers to do their job?

Citation Information

Highsmith, Carol M., "Dusty scene as a farm truck and equipment gather the remains of the year's crop after a harvest for use as fodder, or silage, used to feed farm animals," 11 November 2017. Courtesy of Library of Congress