Photograph of the combining sericea lespedeza. OK-9795.

Photograph of the combining of vetch and Abruzzi rye for seed on the former idle land. Last year Bermal Hickman had 150 acres of vetch that grazed 130 head of cattle from November 20 to March 20. He said that the crop could have carried twice as many cattle. He estimates his yield of vetch seed, from 40 acres combined, at 60,000 pounds. He practices crop rotation, deffered grazing on 600 acres, trashy tillings and all fields that should be are terraced. He farms 780 acres under a 5 year cash lease with E. P. Kilgore, Brownwood, the owner. On the tractor are, left and right, Malcolm McKeehan, Boss (Bill) McKeehan and their father, an employee of Hickman's. TX-43, 108.

Photograph of Earl W. Smith and J.A. Killough, Soil Conservation Service technicians, examine a stack of sericea lespedeza hay. George E. Staner has 500 acres of sericea. OK-9792.

Photograph of sand lovegrass cultivated seed increase planting made in April 1939. Plants in lower foreground killed by gophers.

Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.

Photograph of W. M. Nixon (left), L. K. Gregory (middle), and Elmer Clark (right).

Photograph of a seedbed that has been prepared on a 240-acre farm in the Choska Drainage District and will be able to produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A good seedbed that has been prepared on this 240 acre farm. The Choska Drainage District provided the drainage for this farm. This land will now produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage.”

Photograph of Mr. Goltry and Ed McVickers, SCS technician, examining seed heads in a KR yellow bluestem field for maturity and future harvesting. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right location of Mr. Goltry and Ed McVickers. The back of the photograph proclaims, "20-acres of KR yellow bluestem producing a nice crop of seed. Mr. Goltry and SCS technician Ed McVickers examined seed heads for maturity fna [sic] make plans for harvesting seed. Seeding was made April 5, 1948 at rate of 4# per acre; fertilized with 150# of 5-10-5. Seeding was made in 36-inch rows. Weeds mowed the first growing season. Middles cultivated in April 1949. Seeding made on old cultivated field terraced years ago & out of cultivation for many years. Seed heads standing better than 4 ft. high. Foliage lapped in the middles of the rows."

Photograph of Mr. Goltry and Ed McVickers, SCS technician, examining seed heads in a KR yellow bluestem field for maturity and future harvesting. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right location of Mr. Goltry and Ed McVickers. The back of the photograph proclaims, "20-acres of KR yellow bluestem producing a nice crop of seed. Mr. Goltry and SCS technician Ed McVickers examined seed heads for maturity fna [sic] make plans for harvesting seed. Seeding was made April 5, 1948 at rate of 4# per acre; fertilized with 150# of 5-10-5. Seeding was made in 36-inch rows. Weeds mowed the first growing season. Middles cultivated in April 1949. Seeding made on old cultivated field terraced years ago & out of cultivation for many years. Seed heads standing better than 4 ft. high. Foliage lapped in the middles of the rows."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men inspecting the forage development of one row of KR yellow bluestem. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Forage development of one row of KR yellow bluestem planted April 5, 1948 in 36-inch rows with a district drill; fertilized at rate of 150# per acre of 5-10-5 at time of seeding. This is representative of entire 20 acre seeding. Previous to seeding the old field was out of cultivation for a number of years. Seedbed prepared with a one-way and tandem disc. Mr. Goltry, member of Board of Supervisors, remarked, "I believe that this is the best crop I have ever raised. Hope to save the seed."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in the channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. Outlet is Bayou Chenin-A-Haut. Ditch drains almost 175 acres of cultivated land, and about 10 acres of woodland pasture. Approximately 40 acres, which has been out of cultivation for years due to poor drainage is now being brought back into production."

Photograph of the moving of a main drainage ditch. This ditch is part of a complete conservation system on 650 acres of cropland which recently has helped get 140 acres in crop production which previously have been too wet to handle. H. Philip Wample says he would have lost 175 acres of corn this spring withou the system. LA-61, 360.

Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.

Photograph showing range management as the result of mowing sand sage plants. Very few weeds remain and a good stand of desireable range grasses is present one year after the mowing. OK-8507-B.

Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

Photograph of Mr. Goltry and Ed McVickers, SCS technician, examining seed heads in a KR yellow bluestem field for maturity and future harvesting. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right location of Mr. Goltry and Ed McVickers. The back of the photograph proclaims, "20-acres of KR yellow bluestem producing a nice crop of seed. Mr. Goltry and SCS technician Ed McVickers examined seed heads for maturity fna [sic] make plans for harvesting seed. Seeding was made April 5, 1948 at rate of 4# per acre; fertilized with 150# of 5-10-5. Seeding was made in 36-inch rows. Weeds mowed the first growing season. Middles cultivated in April 1949. Seeding made on old cultivated field terraced years ago & out of cultivation for many years. Seed heads standing better than 4 ft. high. Foliage lapped in the middles of the rows."

Photograph of a flood damaged field in which floods drowned out all crops on this land due to improper drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking north across these farms flood damaged fields. All crops drowned out on this land during the spring of 1948 on account of improper drainage."

Photograph of eighty acres of land, which shows all but a small patch of cotton that was drowned out on this land due to improper drainage looking west on the Choska Drainage Ditch District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking west across 80 acres of land which show all but a small patch of cotton that was drowned out on this land due to improper drainage."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man combining sericea lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combining sericea lespedeza."