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Farms Along U.S. 16
Aerial view of a road, with several farms, fields and hills along it. Caption reads: "U.S. 16 near La Crosse, Wis."
Aerial View of Contour Strip Farming
1958
Aerial view of contour strip farming with the Obert Olstad farm in foreground. The Carl Backum farm is in the background.
Patterns
1956
Aerial view of contour farming. Farms and patches of woods are spread out in the landscape.
Contour of Land in Coulee Region
July 1964
Aerial view of fields along hills, surrounded by forests. There are roads and buildings, and hay bales in the field.
First Hay
1952
A woman is driving a horse-drawn hay wagon pulling a hay loader on the William Houser Farm. A child and a man, each with a hay fork, are riding on the load. On the right is the barn, on the left ar...
Terraced Farm Land
1948
Aerial view of terraced farm land with shocks of harvested corn. A farm is in the valley and trees cover much of the hills.
