Boll Weevil Control

Farmers and family spray their land with pesticide to control boll weevils in their cotton fields in this photo from the late 1930s.

Historic photograph of railroad workers spraying railroad tracks, with freight cars loaded with logs in the background.
Photo courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Farmers Federation

Alabama Farmers Federation

Boll Weevil in Alabama

Boll Weevil in Alabama

Historic photograph of railroad workers spraying railroad tracks, with freight cars loaded with logs in the background.

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