Photograph of Upland alfalfa for soil management, William Widnay farm. Alfalfa is an excellent legume for soil building and cover. Mr. Widney uses alfalfa on upland (III - ?) in his conservation crop rotation. This alfalfa was seeded in the fall of 1952. For a nurse crop, ½ bushel of wheat per acre was cross-drilled in the wide spaced rows (every other row drilled). Wheat made 20 bushels per acre. Utilization of alfalfa has been a spring hay crop, seed crop in the summer and fall pastures. He has another planting of alfalfa and plans to plow this one up in the fall. His plans are for the alfalfa to be in a 3-year rotation. He has been a soil district cooperator since 1948. OK-279-12.

Photograph of sericea Lespedeza. Sericea Lespedeza was planted in 1950 and drilled with oats and a sod drill. It will be used for hay. The sericea is growing on old cultivated land of Class III, 2% slope and Soil Unit # 6. Sixty percent of the topsoil in this field has been removed by erosion. The Soil Conservation Service recommends this type of plants rather than row crops on a field in this condition. OK-273-12.

Photograph of multiflora rose fence. Multiflora rose fence was planted in 1950 by Haskel Shorter as a boundary between Class VII land on the right and Class III land on the left. It was planted on a diversion terrace.

Photograph of multiforal rose. The multifloral rose planted in 1950 and burned out in 1953. Multiforal rose fence now shows three years of growth. This plant in this area is used as a living fence, windbreak and as a cover for wildlife.