"Sagebush and sand surround [Oklahoma farmer John] Barnett's house and farm buildings. There is no topsoil left on the 160 acres. He grows rye and fodder in sandy loam."
Oklahoma, 1942. Agriculturists work on the region's catastrophic on erosion problem.
Abandoned farm, Oklahoma, 1942.
Harvesters hitchhike to a wheat harvesting, Oklahoma, 1942.
Life during the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma, 1942.
Farmer and sons, Oklahoma, 1942.
A farm in the Dust Bowl, Oklahoma, 1942.
Farmer John Barnett and his sons work their farm, Oklahoma, 1942.
The Dust Bowl landscape in Oklahoma, 1942.
John Barnett feeds livestock on his farm, Oklahoma, 1942.
"Oklahoma farmer John Barnett's daughter Delphaline, 17, wears bright-colored slacks around the farm. She and her two brothers go to a rural school where there are only four other pupils. Next fall Delphaline will enter high school." Oklahoma, 1942.
"Farmer John Barnett and his family are 'Okies' who stuck to their land near Woodward. They have 21 dairy cattle which yield a scant seven gallons per milking. Mrs. Barnett takes care of a vegetable garden that is always blowing away. The children, Delphaline, 17 (top), Lincoln, 11 (right), and Leonard, 9, do plenty of chores. On Sundays the Barnetts eat jack rabbit." Oklahoma, 1942.
Mrs. Venus Barnett and son Lincoln in room of their farmhouse, Oklahoma, 1942.
!["Sagebush and sand surround [Oklahoma farmer John] Barnett's house and farm buildings. There is no topsoil left on the 160 acres. He grows rye and fodder in sandy loam."](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o3dP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F071837ff-7192-43c7-ab82-8a139f1cff8d_1024x811.jpeg "\"Sagebush and sand surround [Oklahoma farmer John] Barnett's house and farm buildings. There is no topsoil left on the 160 acres. He grows rye and fodder in sandy loam.\"")
