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Three men operate a tractor through a cornfield spreading insectisides with two other men walking alongside it. Text above photograph 'Corn Borer damage on sweet corn planted the last week of April and up to the first half of May has been increasing each year. Marketable sweet corn cannot be produced through that period without insecticides and each year it takes greater coverage to do the job. They started with 3 and now are satisfied with 5 applications.' Photograph taken in Hancock County

Spreading Insecticides by Tractor in the Cornfield

Identifier:
001139
Title:
Spreading Insecticides by Tractor in the Cornfield
Date:
1949
Description:
Three men operate a tractor through a cornfield spreading insectisides with two other men walking alongside it. Text above photograph 'Corn Borer damage on sweet corn planted the last week of April and up to the first half of May has been increasing each year. Marketable sweet corn cannot be produced through that period without insecticides and each year it takes greater coverage to do the job. They started with 3 and now are satisfied with 5 applications.' Photograph taken in Hancock County
Subjects:
Agriculture--Agricultural Extension Agency.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView