County Agent J. B. Britt conducting class on wood-cutting and timber thinning

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Title:
County Agent J. B. Britt conducting class on wood-cutting and timber thinning
Description:
Transcribed from back: Farm Forestry Series [#238] By R. W. Graeber, Extension Forester; 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:
Forest management
Forest thinning
Forestry extension workers
Fuelwood
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-008-bx0036-002-003
Photographer:
Graeber, R. W. (Robert Walter), 1888-1967 more info on Graeber, R. W. (Robert Walter), 1888-1967 
Created Date:
Location:
Halifax County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs