Ozark Spring in 1948

A story in Life Magazine for April 5, 1948 was an pictorial record of what it was like in spring during that time. The trees were leafing out or blooming and wildflowers were blooming in an area that had burned. There were already signs of loss – a farmer plowing before planting oats and sweet clover in an area that has once been bluestem prairie and cows making ruts down to the spring. The dogwoods are not as numerous today as in these pictures. Still – spring comes and we all appreciate the beauty that has survived in the Ozarks.

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