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This black and white photograph shows a field being sprayed for noxious weeds by an aerial spray play using 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic near Liberal, Kansas. 2,4-D, as it was commonly called, was a pesticide/herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds.
Date: September 22, 1949
Item Number: 226862
Call Number: State Board of Agriculture Noxious Weeds Program Photographs, Box 1, Folder photos equipment
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 226862
Agriculture - Agricultural methods and practices - Chemical applications - Pesticides
Collections - State Archives - Agriculture, State Board of
Date - 1940s - 1949
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Liberal
Places - Counties - Seward
Transportation - Air Travel - Aeroplanes
Type of Material - Photographs
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