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769. Prize Aberdeen Angus Heifer, Meadowbrook Farm, Putnam County

IDNO:
001607
Title:
Prize Aberdeen Angus Heifer, Meadowbrook Farm, Putnam County
Date:
ca. 1907
Apple trees in a rocky orchard.

770. Rocky Orchard, (Limestone) Where It Has Paid to Grow Apples

IDNO:
001612
Title:
Rocky Orchard, (Limestone) Where It Has Paid to Grow Apples
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Apple trees in a rocky orchard.
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.

771. 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.
1. Abraham McCullough, President, Wheeling; 2. R.E. Thrasher, Lewisburg; 3. John B. Garvin, Secretary, Charleston; 4. M.V. Brown, Buffalo (Putnam Co.); 5. E.J. Humphrey, Belleville; 6. W.D. Zinn, Philippi; 7. Irene C. Dick, Stenographer, Charleston; 8. H.A. Hartley, Masontown; 9. Charles P. Light, Martinsburg; Rear, Left to Right - Thrasher, Brown, Zinn, Hartley; Front, Left to Right - McCullough, Garvin, Humphrey, Dick, Light.<br />

772. Members of the State Board of Agriculture Appointed by Governor A. B. White in May of 1901

IDNO:
001616
Title:
Members of the State Board of Agriculture Appointed by Governor A. B. White in May of 1901
Date:
1901/05
Description:
1. Abraham McCullough, President, Wheeling; 2. R.E. Thrasher, Lewisburg; 3. John B. Garvin, Secretary, Charleston; 4. M.V. Brown, Buffalo (Putnam Co.); 5. E.J. Humphrey, Belleville; 6. W.D. Zinn, Philippi; 7. Irene C. Dick, Stenographer, Charleston; 8. H.A. Hartley, Masontown; 9. Charles P. Light, Martinsburg; Rear, Left to Right - Thrasher, Brown, Zinn, Hartley; Front, Left to Right - McCullough, Garvin, Humphrey, Dick, Light.
Cattle being herded on the C.W. Scott farm in Petersburg, W. Va., Grant County.

773. 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.
Scott Henry standing beside his angus cattle.

774. Henry, Scott with Angus Cattle

IDNO:
001619
Title:
Henry, Scott with Angus Cattle
Date:
1965
Description:
Scott Henry standing beside his angus cattle.

775. 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.'

776. 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.

777. 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.
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.

778. 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.
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.

779. Farm Family and A. James Manchin

IDNO:
001629
Title:
Farm Family and A. James Manchin
Date:
1965
Description:
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.
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.'

780. 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.'