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title: Contour farming saves soil, water, fertilizer
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/contour-farming-saves-soil-water-fertilizer-1943/
description: Photo poster of a smiling woman in a straw hat holding a basket of radishes and vegetables, with contoured, terraced rows of shocked grain behind her.
section: Collection
---

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# Contour farming saves soil, water, fertilizer

Photo poster of a smiling woman in a straw hat holding a basket of radishes and vegetables, with contoured, terraced rows of shocked grain behind her, under the headline 'Contour farming' and the line 'Saves soil, water, fertilizer'. The technique is plain-folks, with transfer of the harvest's abundance to the practice.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
CONTOUR
FARMING
Saves SOIL, WATER, FERTILIZER
RIGHT PANEL OF 3-PANEL VICTORY PATTERNS DISPLAY
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—O—510843
```

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