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Three men wearing protective gear spray preventative pesticides from horse drawn pump.

1. Pesticide Spraying in Apple Orchard

IDNO:
053145
Title:
Pesticide Spraying in Apple Orchard
Date:
1920
Description:
Three men wearing protective gear spray preventative pesticides from horse drawn pump.
Man loads harvested barley into baling machine.

2. Barley Harvesting, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053163
Title:
Barley Harvesting, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1939/06
Description:
Man loads harvested barley into baling machine.
Men loading sacked barley harvest on truck.

3. Barley Harvesting, Thornton Farm, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053164
Title:
Barley Harvesting, Thornton Farm, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1939/06
Description:
Men loading sacked barley harvest on truck.
Thrasher machine and baling machine in background.

4. Barley Harvesting on Thornton Farm, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053166
Title:
Barley Harvesting on Thornton Farm, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1939/06
Description:
Thrasher machine and baling machine in background.

5. Barley Harvesting on Thornton Farm, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053168
Title:
Barley Harvesting on Thornton Farm, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1939/06

6. Barley Harvesting, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053169
Title:
Barley Harvesting, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1939/06
"Hanging primed leaves on stick in Mason County. This grower primed about 600 sticks from 1 1/2 acres in 1945."

7. Tobacco Farm, Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053182
Title:
Tobacco Farm, Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
1945
Description:
"Hanging primed leaves on stick in Mason County. This grower primed about 600 sticks from 1 1/2 acres in 1945."
Several tobacco farmers displaying the success of root-rot resistant tobacco plants. Men are standing in front of root-rot resistance variety plants, with smaller, recently transplanted tobacco plants in foreground.

8. Tobacco Farm in Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053187
Title:
Tobacco Farm in Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1940
Description:
Several tobacco farmers displaying the success of root-rot resistant tobacco plants. Men are standing in front of root-rot resistance variety plants, with smaller, recently transplanted tobacco plants in foreground.
A field of "Kentucky 16" tobacco in Cabell County. This crop was primed and around 500 sticks were taken from crop of 1.3 acres. Average number of leaves on stalk at time of harvest, after priming, was 16 leaves.

9. Tobacco Farm in Cabell County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053191
Title:
Tobacco Farm in Cabell County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1940
Description:
A field of "Kentucky 16" tobacco in Cabell County. This crop was primed and around 500 sticks were taken from crop of 1.3 acres. Average number of leaves on stalk at time of harvest, after priming, was 16 leaves.
A field of Kentucky 41A tobacco in Mason County, W. Va. This tobacco was primed and permitted to stand in the field until thoroughly ripe even in extreme dry weather.

10. Tobacco Farm in Mason County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053194
Title:
Tobacco Farm in Mason County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1940
Description:
A field of Kentucky 41A tobacco in Mason County, W. Va. This tobacco was primed and permitted to stand in the field until thoroughly ripe even in extreme dry weather.
W. A. Lawson fertilizes potato crop through funnel.

11. Fertilizing Potato Demonstration; Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053225
Title:
Fertilizing Potato Demonstration; Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913-1915
Description:
W. A. Lawson fertilizes potato crop through funnel.

12. Wheat Harvesting, Kanawha County, W. Va.

IDNO:
053227
Title:
Wheat Harvesting, Kanawha County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1913-1915