Photograph of a two UNIDENTIFED men on bulldozers constructing a farm pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows a farm pond under construction. This pond was located and staked out by local Soil Conservation Personnel. 4,500 cubic yards in dam."

Photograph of Dick Piner, Board Chairman, and his horse Barney. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Dick Piner, Board Chairman and his favorite mount Barney. Dick has several hundred acres to clean up and develop the soil conservation way. His principal interests are beef cattle, pasture and pineland."

Photograph of a fence line taken prior to Soil Conservation Service initiating a program contrasting two fields on the C. W. Franks' farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The area on the right is being pastured by goats. All the vegetation has been removed, leaving the bare ground in contrast to the area on the left showing native grass, which is about 12" tall. This picture was taken prior to the Soil Conservation Service initiating a program on Mr. C. W. Franks' farm."

Photograph of a homemade two row grass sprigger.

Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. Section of land that has been leveled after a layer of gravel from 3 to 9 feet thick has been removed by strip mining. This land will be more productive and will have a better waterholding [sic] capacity after the gravel has been removed. Mounds in the background will be leveled when the mining is completed."

Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The gravel was removed, the area seeded to oats, and the hole left behind from removing the gravel will be used as a farm stock pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. This section of ground has had the gravel removed and has been leveled and seeded to oats. The hole left due to removal of quantity of gravel will be used as a farm pond for stockwater (hole is seen in background)."

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, WUC, SCS, checking the effectiveness of wind control measures on the Raymond Keith farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cover Crop. Joe Bob Hall, WUC, SCS, checks the effectiveness of wind control measures that this District Cooperator has established. This field is Soil Unit 70, subject to severe wind erosion without effective cover. Rye and vetch were seeded in this field in Sudan stubble. A seed crop was harvested from the Sudan, and the ungrazed stubble left to protect the land until the rye and vetch could provide sufficient growth. There were nearby fields without cover that were damaged by wind erosion this season."

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, WUC, SCS, checks the effectiveness of wind control measures on the Raymond Keith farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Joe Bob Hall, WUC, SCS, checks the effectiveness of wind control measures that this District Cooperator has established. This field is Soil Unit 70, subject to severe wind erosion without effective cover. Rye and vetch were seeded in this field in Sudan stubble. A seed crop was harvested from the Sudan, and the ungrazed stubble left to protect the land until the rye and vetch could provide sufficient growth. There were nearby fields without cover that were damaged by wind erosion this season."

Photograph of Roy McMertry's Farm pasture deep plowed to prevent wind erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A large field subject to server wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."

Photograph of R. H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface via deep plowing to prevent wind erosion on the Roy McMerty farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "R. H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."

Photograph of Roy McMertry's Farm pasture deep plowed to prevent wind erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A large field subject to server wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."

Photograph of a spoils bank after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The land in the photograph is rough and unusable for grazing cattle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoil Banks-Strip Mining. Rough unusable land which is typical of the type of spoils usually left when gravel is removed by strip mining. Some grass will slowly return on these spoils over a long period of time. The grass that does come in is of poor quality and is difficult for cattle to reach due to the roughness of the ground. Land in this condition is of little value to its owners."

Photograph of a two UNIDENTIFED men on bulldozers constructing a farm pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows a farm pond under construction. This pond was located and staked out by local Soil Conservation Personnel. 4,500 cubic yards in dam."

Photograph of vegetation of flood detention structures. The use of the machinery on slopes of 3:1 or steeper requires a cable set up to hold equipment , both for safety and to prevent damage to the seedbed by equipment slippage. This contractor used a reenforced railroad rail secured to a cat-tractor with a wench mounted on each and for two cables--one for the tractor and one for the sprigging machine. Note box for hauling extra supplies of roots. An operator on sprigging machine is essential to keep roots supplied to the plaster. (D). One of a series. OK-256-11.