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Three people in the field. Text on back reads, 'Crop yields are excellent on the 'gently-rolling upland farms.' U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies, Photographic Section number 18444.

877. Gently Rolling Upland Farm

IDNO:
001615
Title:
Gently Rolling Upland Farm
Date:
undated
Description:
Three people in the field. Text on back reads, 'Crop yields are excellent on the 'gently-rolling upland farms.' U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies, Photographic Section number 18444.
Cattle being herded on the C.W. Scott farm in Petersburg, W. Va., Grant County.

878. Herding Cattle on the C.W. Scott Farm in Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
001617
Title:
Herding Cattle on the C.W. Scott Farm in Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cattle being herded on the C.W. Scott farm in Petersburg, W. Va., Grant County.
Cattle being herded on the C.W. Scott farm in Petersburg, W. Va. in Grant County.

879. Herding Cattle on the C.W. Scott Farm in Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
001618
Title:
Herding Cattle on the C.W. Scott Farm in Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Cattle being herded on the C.W. Scott farm in Petersburg, W. Va. in Grant County.

880. Deforestation in West Virginia Highlands

IDNO:
001620
Title:
Deforestation in West Virginia Highlands
Date:
undated
Text on back reads, 'The natural restocking on the old fields is where it is scattered and 'spotty' should be supplemented by planting.'

881. Cleared Hillsides

IDNO:
001622
Title:
Cleared Hillsides
Date:
undated
Description:
Text on back reads, 'The natural restocking on the old fields is where it is scattered and 'spotty' should be supplemented by planting.'
Farmhouse and the surrounding fields and garden of a ridgetop home. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, Number 18411.

882. Narrow Ridge Farm

IDNO:
001623
Title:
Narrow Ridge Farm
Date:
undated
Description:
Farmhouse and the surrounding fields and garden of a ridgetop home. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, Number 18411.
Abandoned 'old fields' serve their greatest usefulness in producing forest crops. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18482.<br />

883. Abandoned Old Fields

IDNO:
001625
Title:
Abandoned Old Fields
Date:
undated
Description:
Abandoned 'old fields' serve their greatest usefulness in producing forest crops. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18482.
Yellow poplar growing on a steep hill. It seeded on this cool slope from the mature trees above. Such steep slopes should never be cleared. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18489.

884. Yellow Poplar on Slope

IDNO:
001627
Title:
Yellow Poplar on Slope
Date:
undated
Description:
Yellow poplar growing on a steep hill. It seeded on this cool slope from the mature trees above. Such steep slopes should never be cleared. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18489.
The 'rough stony land' of which there are about 92,000 acres in Nicholas and Webster Counties is mostly in forest.

885. Rough Stony Land

IDNO:
001628
Title:
Rough Stony Land
Date:
undated
Description:
The 'rough stony land' of which there are about 92,000 acres in Nicholas and Webster Counties is mostly in forest.
Caption on back reads, 'Throughout the gently rolling 'glade' area of Nicholas and Webster Counties the recently abandoned crop and pasture fields give rise to dense reproduction of oak. Such growth should be encouraged by protection from fire and by occasional thinnings.'

886. Oak Trees Growing on Abandoned Fields

IDNO:
001630
Title:
Oak Trees Growing on Abandoned Fields
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on back reads, 'Throughout the gently rolling 'glade' area of Nicholas and Webster Counties the recently abandoned crop and pasture fields give rise to dense reproduction of oak. Such growth should be encouraged by protection from fire and by occasional thinnings.'
Looking up into a Narrow V-shaped valley with a house and acres of fields surrounding it.

887. Narrow V-Shaped Valley with House

IDNO:
001631
Title:
Narrow V-Shaped Valley with House
Date:
undated
Description:
Looking up into a Narrow V-shaped valley with a house and acres of fields surrounding it.
Group portrait of the members of the state land-use committee in Elkins.

888. State Land-Use Committee, Elkins

IDNO:
001633
Title:
State Land-Use Committee, Elkins
Date:
undated
Description:
Group portrait of the members of the state land-use committee in Elkins.