Several tobacco farmers displaying the success of root-rot resistant tobacco plants. Men are standing in front of root-rot resistance variety plants, with smaller, recently transplanted tobacco plants in foreground.
Located in Bozoo, West Virginia, Keatley's farm had a complete soil conservation plan in operation in connection with the Southern Soil Conservation District, of which Mr. Keatley was a chairman of the Board of Supervisors. The plan was written in 1943 with the strips being installed in 1945. At time of photo, entire plan is completed which included a fish pond located behind the dam in far right of photograph.