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Item information

Title:
Terraces on Howard-Hickory Nursery Farms
Description:
Transcribed from back: Terraces on the Howard-Hickory Nursery Farms, Hickory, N. C. are being used to control erosion. According to O. Joe Howard, Secretary, a large percentage of the $3000.00 annually paid out for mannure has in past years been lost on account of erosion. March 1928
Topics:
Agriculture
Community and Extension
Horticulture
Subjects:
Crop science
Nurseries (Horticulture)
Soil conservation
Terracing
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-006-bx0017-007-023
Created Date:
Location:
Hickory (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs