Hollowed Logs for Irrigation Water Transport New Mexico 1940

Hollowed-out logs transport irrigation water across a ditch in Trampas, Taos County, New Mexico. In July 1940, Russell Lee documented this traditional method of irrigation. Farmers used these logs to efficiently direct water to their crops, a practice essential for agriculture in the arid Southwest. This image is part of the FSA/OWI Collection.

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