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Aerial Photos Serve
Variety of Uses
“We think of our ASCS aerial photos as a useful tool for the farmer and, of course, that’s the main objective,” said Chairman H. S. Barksdale of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee. “But we find that quite a few other people also make good use of photo prints.”
The Chairman commented that photo prints provided to producers are a main tool of the self-certification program, where farmers who take part in production adjustment programs certify their acreages of crops.
“But we also get quite a few orders for these prints from representatives of municipal 01 county governments, the timbei industry, real estate meh, and even bankers, attorneys and railroads.
“Highway engineers, power and telephone companies, and local or regional planning boards also appreciate the value of these photos. Even hunters and fishermen find them useful,” the Chairman continued.
Nationally, sales of photo prints are big business. Although they are provided at cost, usually a very nominal figure, calendar •1968 recorded orders for 900494 prints - at a cost to purchasers of $1,207,009.23.
91.6%