Rural cooperative farming settlements, such as Skyline Farms in Jackson County, embodied a "back to
Courtesy of LIbrary of Congress. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein.


Skyline Farms

Rural cooperative farming settlements, such as Skyline Farms in Jackson County, embodied a "back to the land" sentiment resulting from strains on the industrial economy during Great Depression. The community's main cash crops were potatoes and cotton.

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