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Publication Information
| Creator | United States. Department of Agriculture |
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| Date Created | July 27, 1937 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Aerial View of Contour Strip Farming
1958
Aerial view of contour strip farming with the Obert Olstad farm in foreground. The Carl Backum farm is in the background.
Contour Farming
1950
Aerial view of a farm and surrounding fields farmed with the contour method. Shocks of grain dot several of the fields.
Planting Corn in Contour Strip
May 20, 1948
Three-quarter rear view from right of a man driving a tractor with a planter attached. Caption reads: "Wis-1211 Green County, Wis. Gene Rechsteiner, owner, Monticello, Wisconsin Planting corn in a...
Crop Rotation Plan Board
July 1930
John Haney and Joe Clark look at a board detailing a crop rotation plan at an International Harvester demonstration farm.
Crops in a Field
1968
View of a field of crops at the Falls Canning Company. A barn with silos is in the background on the left.
