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Farmhouse and the surrounding fields and garden of a ridgetop home. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, Number 18411.

865. Narrow Ridge Farm

Richard Glass a member of F.F.A. stands next to Phillip Glass while holding the tether of a steer on the Gregg farm.

866. Phillip Gregg and Richard Glass, Morgantown, W. Va.

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.

867. Yellow Poplar on Slope

Group portrait of a family standing next to baskets of eggs. Left to right: Robert L. Kelly Robert William, 5 Richard 4, being held by Mrs. Kelly; and Charles 3, being held by State Director Manchin.

868. Farm Family and A. James Manchin

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.'

869. Oak Trees Growing on Abandoned Fields

Group portrait of the members of the state land-use committee in Elkins.

870. State Land-Use Committee, Elkins

Three people on stony silt loam land. The crop yield on land such as this is very low.

871. DeKalb Stony Silt Loam Land

Smoke rising from a burning lime kiln on the farm of W.A. Loar, Monongalia County near Laurel Point.

872. Lime Kiln on farm of W. A. Loar, Monongalia County, near Laurel Point

873. Alumni and Members of Agricultural Extension Agency on the Bleachers at Athletic Field, West Virginia University

Group portrait of the agricultural extension agency members at the State Poultry Plant at Parkersburg, W. Va.

874. Agricultural Extension Agency Members at the State Poultry Plant, Parkersburg, W. Va.

Picture of a garden with a house to the left. Entire area surrounded by woodlands. This rough broken country with Dekalb stony loam soil is best utilized by growing timber.

875. Farmland with Mountains in the Background, an Example of Dekalb Stony Silt Soil

A group portrait of the Randolph County Farm Women's Council, 1923-1944, standing and sitting around a table.

876. Anniversary Celebration of the Randolph County Farm Women's Council