Klamath Basin Rancher Refuses Potato Cultivation 1939

A Klamath Basin rancher stands in his fields in Klamath County, Oregon, in October 1939. Sixty-four years earlier, he migrated from Arkansas. He chooses not to cultivate potatoes, linking their growth to the regions agricultural decline. This image is part of the FSA/OWI Collection, providing insight into rural life and farming practices of the time.

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