J.B. Britt, county agent, conducting a class in "wood-cutting and timber thinning" at the farm of Turner Whitehead, Halifax County

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Title:
J.B. Britt, county agent, conducting a class in "wood-cutting and timber thinning" at the farm of Turner Whitehead, Halifax County
Description:
Transcribed from back: Farm Forestry Series by R.W. Graeber, Extension Forester. #238. 1929. J.B. Britt, county agent, conducting a class in "wood-cutting and timber thinning" at the farm of Turner Whitehead, Halifax County. This group of negroes quickly got the idea why timber should be thinned just like cotton or corn.
Topics:
Community and Extension
Forestry
Subjects:
African American farmers
Agricultural extension work
Farm forestry
Forests and forestry -- North Carolina
Tree crops
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-005-bx0014-015-003
Photographer:
Graeber, R. W. (Robert Walter), 1888-1967 more info on Graeber, R. W. (Robert Walter), 1888-1967 
Created Date:
Names:
North Carolina State College. School of Forestry more info on North Carolina State College. School of Forestry 
Location:
Halifax County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs