Photograph of Loyes Cook fertilizing lovegrass.

Photograph of a field of Abruzzi rye, which helps control wind erosion losses. A few buildings and a windmill are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Abruzzi rye which has controlled wind erosion. An adjacent field of 12 soil is blowing. The Abruzzi is on 12 soil. It has not has not been grazed."

Photograph of H. G. Sudbury, owner, and Soil Conservation Service technician, J. K. Livingston standing next to the main ditch of a new drainage system while simultaneously inspecting the location of a proposed lateral ditch. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. H. G. Sudbury, 2. J. K. Livingston. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Main Ditch of New Drainage System. This section completed August 1944, and spoil banks were spread with bulldozer. H. G. Sudbury, owner, and Soil Conservation Service technician, J. K. Livingston, right, inspect location of proposed lateral ditch."

Photograph of a gully with water flowing through its center. In order to help heal this gully, the gully treatment plan involves sloping banks, sodding Bermudagrass with fertilizer and legumes, and diverting temporarily the headwater to another gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully treatment planned, sloping banks and sodding to Bermudagrass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully."

Photograph of Cornonelli (?) Critica Vetch. This type of plant has possible uses for winter green manure crops. Estimated tonnage under favorable conditions, 20 tons of green weight per acre. The plant warrants further study for use in soil conservation districts. TX-N-1.

Photograph of R. A. Deaker, farm foreman, sitting on his horse in a knee-deep filed of yellow blossom sweet clover which has been phosphated. This field will be cut in for soil building and followed with corn of grain sorghum. The phosphate was applied at a rate of 150 pounds to the acre. Phosphated clover clipped 11 tons per acre--unphosphated clover clipped at 2 1/2 tons per acre. TX-42-584.

Photograph of workers fertilizing a field with manure before planting watermelon.

Photograph of a UNIDENIFIED man walking through a pasture of plowed maize stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combine maize stubble plowed with 24 inch sweeps first in the middles and then with solid sweep. This has about the same effect as chiseling."

Photograph of the bottom of a gully covered in Bermudagrass to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control. Bermudagrass set in bottom of gully controlling erosion. About 100 acres drainage area."

Photograph of Mr. Parcher and Beryl Baggett, SCS technician, inspecting the condition of Bermuda roots planted in Parcher's third waterway as part of his farm conservation plan. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Beryl Baggett, SCS technician, 2. Mr. (Jack) Parcher. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation plan. Basic plan being checked which was worked out by Mr. Parcher with help of SCS technician Beryl Baggett. Here Baggett is checking the condition of Bermuda roots that have been planted 2 weeks in the 3rd waterway constructed and sodded as part of the complete farm conservation plan. 15 acres in the draw showing in background will be sodded to Bermuda pasture. Approximately 60 acres of cropland has already been terraced and have functioned properly."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men standing on the bank of a new drainage ditch constructed with a dragline, spoils bank spread with a bulldozer, and fields planted with white Dutch clover, oats, and singletary peas. The back of the photograph proclaims, "New drainage ditch constructed with dragline in August 1944, Spoil banks were spread with bulldozer. Adjoining area on left is in white Dutch clover; on right oats and Singletary peas. Entire area is surrounded by and electric fence. Ditch has been carrying water since first winter rains fell in 1944."