Vintage Cotton Farming in New Madrid County May 1938

A former sharecropper cultivates cotton on a farm in Southeast Missouri, specifically in New Madrid County. In May 1938, the Farm Security Administration focused on improving the lives of displaced farmers during the Great Depression. Cotton farming was essential to the local economy, providing livelihoods for many families in the region.

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