Photograph of Tanner Smith, right, and S. E. Jones, Left, SCS technicians, inspect stand of grass in a nine-acre waterway, which was planted to Bermudagrass roots in April 1949 in three foot rows. A home, barn, and a few other buildings are in the background. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. S. E. Jones, 2. Tanner Smith. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Tanner Smith on right and S. E. Jones on left, SCS technicians inspect stand of grass in a 9 acre waterway which was planted to Bermudagrass roots in April 1949 in 3 ft. rows. This waterway is 150 ft. wide and water from 45 acres will enter the waterway when adjacent cultivated field has been terraced.”

Photograph of Morrison Liston and Ray McLaughlin examining Indiangrass.

Photograph of a Mr. McLaughlin, work Unit Conservationist [WUC] for the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] at Farmerville, Texas, inspecting Indiangrass planted in 3 foot rows in April, 1950 for seed production. The grass was side-dressed with 100 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre in August, 1950. TX-47, 357.

Photograph of James carter, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician on the left and Ray Haun, operator on the right try to determine how a solid cover of Bermuda grass was obtained on this waterway during one of the most severe droughts in the history of Texas. The waterway was sodded on February 26, 1952, and was later planted to cotton. The cotton was plowed three times but was later mowed to cut down on moisture competition. The waterway is 100 feet wide and will accommodate the drainage from 100 acres of terraced land. Fields on the right and left will be terraced. TX-48-311

Photograph of a King Ranch bluestem waterway which was seeded in April, 1951. It is 80 feet wide and will take the drainage from the fields on the right and left when they are terraced. Soil Unit 2. TX-48-285.

Aerial photograph of an area of land in Denton County, Texas surveyed by the Texas Highway Department. Major roads include: FM720. Major land features include: Stewart Creek.

Photograph of a historic property located at 801 Wilcox in McKinney, Texas.