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The 'rough stony land' of which there are about 92,000 acres in Nicholas and Webster Counties is mostly in forest.

13. 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.'

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.
Apple tree with the apples piled underneath of it. Taken in Jefferson County at Kearneysville, D.W. Borders Orchard.

17. Apple Tree with Fruit Piled Beneath, D. W. Border's Orchard, Jefferson County

IDNO:
001636
Title:
Apple Tree with Fruit Piled Beneath, D. W. Border's Orchard, Jefferson County
Date:
1903/10
Description:
Apple tree with the apples piled underneath of it. Taken in Jefferson County at Kearneysville, D.W. Borders Orchard.
Three people on stony silt loam land. The crop yield on land such as this is very low.

18. DeKalb Stony Silt Loam Land

IDNO:
001637
Title:
DeKalb Stony Silt Loam Land
Date:
undated
Description:
Three people on stony silt loam land. The crop yield on land such as this is very low.
Smoke rising from a burning lime kiln on the farm of W.A. Loar, Monongalia County near Laurel Point.

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

IDNO:
001639
Title:
Lime Kiln on farm of W. A. Loar, Monongalia County, near Laurel Point
Date:
1915/02/11
Description:
Smoke rising from a burning lime kiln on the farm of W.A. Loar, Monongalia County near Laurel Point.
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.

20. 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.

21. 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.
Caption reads, 'A small, farmer owned, virgin stand of sugar maple. Where fire has been kept out of such stands the maximum value of high grade lumber will be realized.'

22. Virgin Stand of Sugar Maple

IDNO:
001645
Title:
Virgin Stand of Sugar Maple
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption reads, 'A small, farmer owned, virgin stand of sugar maple. Where fire has been kept out of such stands the maximum value of high grade lumber will be realized.'
Picture of virgin timber alongside a road in W. Va.

23. Virgin Timber in W. Va. Appalachians

IDNO:
001646
Title:
Virgin Timber in W. Va. Appalachians
Date:
undated
Description:
Picture of virgin timber alongside a road in W. Va.
Bird's-eye view of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R.R. and junction of Greenbrier division, Allegheny Mountains in the Distance.

24. Bird's Eye View of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R. R. and Junction of Greenbrier Division

IDNO:
001647
Title:
Bird's Eye View of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R. R. and Junction of Greenbrier Division
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Bird's-eye view of Greenbrier River, Main Line C. and O. R.R. and junction of Greenbrier division, Allegheny Mountains in the Distance.