Farmer Hal Trott and Extension Agent Danny Shaw examining legume cover crop on Trott's farm

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Title:
Farmer Hal Trott and Extension Agent Danny Shaw examining legume cover crop on Trott's farm
Description:
Transcribed from accompanying material: In "Cover Crops" News Release Subject Files--1988; Transcribed from accompanying news release: Onslow County farmer Hal Trott, left, and Danny Shaw, Onslow extension agent, examine a legume cover crop on Trott's farm. The cover crop provides nitrogen for the corn crop to be grown in the same field. Trott said that corn yields from fields in which cover crops were grown have been the highest he's seen on his farm. Trott grows corn to feed to his hogs.
Topics:
Agriculture
Community and Extension
Subjects:
Agricultural extension workers
Cover crops
Crop science
Farms
Legumes
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-006-bx0017-001-004
Created Date:
Names:
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service more info on North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service 
Location:
Onslow County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs