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Picture of a house surrounded by fields. Text on back reads, 'So land [sic] as the existing buidings stand much of poorer land will remain in use. Their replacement in the Dekalb stony loam and Dekalm stony silt loam land is ordinarily not an economical investment.' U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies, Photographic Section number 18433.

1. West Virginia Farm Land

IDNO:
001611
Title:
West Virginia Farm Land
Date:
undated
Description:
Picture of a house surrounded by fields. Text on back reads, 'So land [sic] as the existing buidings stand much of poorer land will remain in use. Their replacement in the Dekalb stony loam and Dekalm stony silt loam land is ordinarily not an economical investment.' U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies, Photographic Section number 18433.
Valley with haystacks. Text on back reads, 'The atkins silt loam in the broad valley bottoms has always been used for growing hay.' U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies, Photographic Section, number 18419.

2. Atkins Silt Loam in the Broad Valley Bottoms has Always been Used for Growing Hay

IDNO:
001614
Title:
Atkins Silt Loam in the Broad Valley Bottoms has Always been Used for Growing Hay
Date:
undated
Description:
Valley with haystacks. Text on back reads, 'The atkins silt loam in the broad valley bottoms has always been used for growing hay.' U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economies, Photographic Section, number 18419.
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.

3. 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.
Farmhouse and the surrounding fields and garden of a ridgetop home. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, Number 18411.

4. 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.
Looking up into a Narrow V-shaped valley with a house and acres of fields surrounding it.

5. 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.
Stacks of hay in a broad valley with a house and barn in the distance. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18428.

6. Haystacks in a Broad Valley

IDNO:
001634
Title:
Haystacks in a Broad Valley
Date:
undated
Description:
Stacks of hay in a broad valley with a house and barn in the distance. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18428.
Farm house and fields and timber surrounding it. Caption on back reads, 'Much of the farm woodland is adjacent to the farms and often forms large contiguous tracts of timber easily exploited.' U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18443.

7. Scenic View of Farm and Land

IDNO:
001641
Title:
Scenic View of Farm and Land
Date:
undated
Description:
Farm house and fields and timber surrounding it. Caption on back reads, 'Much of the farm woodland is adjacent to the farms and often forms large contiguous tracts of timber easily exploited.' U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Photographic Section, No. 18443.
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.

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

IDNO:
001643
Title:
Farmland with Mountains in the Background, an Example of Dekalb Stony Silt Soil
Date:
undated
Description:
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.
Scenic view of a farmhouse and the surrounding lands taken from the top of a mountain. Photo courtesy Soil Conservation Service.

9. Scenic View From a Mountaintop

IDNO:
001678
Title:
Scenic View From a Mountaintop
Description:
Scenic view of a farmhouse and the surrounding lands taken from the top of a mountain. Photo courtesy Soil Conservation Service.

10. Scenic View of West Virginia Farmland

IDNO:
001679
Title:
Scenic View of West Virginia Farmland
An old farm house surrounded by by fields and trees. Caption reads, 'Later. Time Has Wrought Many Changes.'

11. Farm House and Fields

IDNO:
001685
Title:
Farm House and Fields
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
An old farm house surrounded by by fields and trees. Caption reads, 'Later. Time Has Wrought Many Changes.'

12. Unidentified Man in Horse and Carriage Arrives at a Gathering on a West Virginia Farm

IDNO:
033579
Title:
Unidentified Man in Horse and Carriage Arrives at a Gathering on a West Virginia Farm