Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem seed, clean and of commercial quality. High grade plantable material. Size of seed in original negative about one-half actual size. TX-44, 870.

Photograph of heads of Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsute). TX-44, 279.

Photograph of flowers, leaves, stems and tap root of Leavenworth’s Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii). TX-44, 747.

Photograph of the water drop applicator in position so to determine soil detachment or splash from field plots. TX-44, 781.

Photograph of a new pasture strip for a terrace outlet that is 75 feet wide. Land sodded [?] and Bermuda grass sprigs dropped in [unclear] plowed middles [?] and land then bedded [?] in March, 1948 and [unclear] to cotton in April. Cotton was cultivated 3 times. Yield estimated at 1/3 bale acre [?]. Almost a complete grass cover present by the date of the photo’s taking. [Unclear] stated that this was the best way to establish Bermuda grass and he believes in establishing his outlets before constructing terraces and that a pasture strip is better than a channel for outletting terraces. Group 2 black[?]land. [text very difficult to read from fading]. TX-44, 806.

Photograph of an old area. By fencing on the pasture side, instead of the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild, pollinating insects.

Photograph of the flowers, leaves, stems and top root of an eryngo plant TX-44, 747.

Photograph of an old area of land. By fencing it on the pasture side rather than the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild pollenating insects. TX-44, 673.

Photograph of an old area of land. By fencing it on the pasture side rather than the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild pollenating insects. TX-44, 673.

Photograph of a panoramic view of a 640 acre tract. A land utilization [L.U.] project where 206 acres were seeded in June 1948 to Martin Milo for stubble in which to seed side oats grama grass in the spring of 1949. Once cultivated, this land suffered moderate wind erosion during the wind-blown dust bowl years of the 1930s. TX-44, 635.

Photograph of Lehmenn lovegrass drilled spring of 1947 for seed production. Not harvested. Now thick cover of old an dnew growth on the ground. TX-44-387.

Photograph of Boer Lovegrass being grown for seed increase. These plants were transplanted from a field whose parent stock had been growing for 3 years. TX-44-356.

Photograph of Lee Plumley examining blue grama.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man in the far left distance standing in a pasture strip for terrace outlet and waterway. A tractor and possible a group of workers are located on the far right side of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Pasture strip for terrace outlet. Sprig sodded in March 1947 to Bermudagrass & then planted to corn. Corn plowed 3 times & yielded 30 bu. per ac. Land was bedded & sprigs dropped at 3 ft. intervals rebedded, & corn planted on beds. Strips 100’ wide at upper end & 175’ wide at lower end. Approximately 65 acres of terraced land will drain on this strip. Strip will be fenced & used as pasture after terraces are constructed. Group 2 blackland [sic].”

Photograph of a Maximilian sunflower

Photograph of seed heads of little bluestem. TX-44, 746.

Photograph of heads of hairy tall dropseed (Sporobolus asper varietas pilosus). TX-44, 724.

Photograph of heads of silver bluestem (Andropogon saccharoides). TX-44, 659.

Photograph of a water drop applicator, showing the construction of the watch tower in an extended position. TX-44, 779.

Photograph of Bermuda grass sprig planter capable of covering 2 acres an hour at a cost of $5.00 to $6.00 per acre. The machine was designed and developed by Paul Browning and DeBoy Wheatley, Soil Conservation Services technicians. TX-44, 773.

Photograph of a dotted gayfeather plant.

Photograph of the flowers, leaves, stems and top root of an eryngo plant TX-44, 747.

Photograph of drilling Lehman lovegrass on range. Soil Unit 2. Almost no vegetation.

Photograph of terraced waterway seeded and sodded to Bermuda grass in April 1947. The field on the right empties terraces here and field on the left will do as when it is terraced in the near future. Water finally empties into Spring Creek. Dense stand of grass now carries water safely. Note remains of old gullies gouged out by run off before waterway and terraces were built. Soil Conservation Services technician Hillard Hoffman inspects the grass. TX-44, 813.