United States, Georgia, Columbia County, Evans, 33.53375, -82.13067United States. Soil Conservation ServiceUnited States. Department of Agriculture1956-04Orrin Anderson monitoring growth of a field of alfalfa in Columbia County, Georgia. Alfalfa is one of many cover crops planted to prevent soil erosion, improve soil’s physical and biological properties, supply nutrients, suppress weeds, improve the availability of soil water, and break pest cycles along with various other benefits. Photograph taken for the USDA Soil Conservation Service, now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.image/jpegG-187-10enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/U.S.D.A. Photo Collection, Columbia County, GASoil conservation--United StatesSoil conservation districts--Georgia--EvansUnited States. Department of AgricultureSoil erosion--Climatic factors--Georgia--EvansAgricultural laborers--Georgia--EvansHats--Georgia--EvansTrees--Georgia--EvansFarms--Georgia--EvansCover crops--Georgia--EvansPhotograph of Orrin Anderson standing in an alfalfa field, Columbia County, Georgia, 1956 AprilStillImage