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Aerial Shot of Dempsey Bros. Farm Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of windbreaks on the Dempsey Bros. farm and the surrounding area in the Southeastern corner of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Dempsey Bros. farm on extremely sandy soil in the Southeastern corner of the Greer County Soil Conservation District, Northeast of Blair, Okla. The first plantings were made in 1935 and the pattern gradually enlarged during the ensuing years. Cropland, vineyards, and the farm buildings all lie within the same protecting scheme. The Dempsey Bros. claim great benefits in soil stabilization and in increased crop and orchard yields. Their fruit has been saved many times."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0223.0652]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "J. Rives Childs, left, United States ambassador to Saudi Arabia, spent a busy day in Altus touring the Lugert-Altus irrigation district and securing first-hand information from the farmers to report to the Arabian government when he returns."
Date: September 24, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History