Irrigated Sugar Beets Field Kansas August 1939

Irrigated sugar beets grow in a field near Syracuse, Kansas, on the farm of Mr. Johnson, an FSA client. Taken in August 1939, this image shows the agricultural practices of the 1930s. Sugar beets became an important crop in Kansas, supporting local economies and contributing to the agricultural landscape of the Great Plains.

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