Photograph of a R. C. Lindsey kneeling in a field of Ladino clover and oats. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ladino clover covers the ground as Lindsey kneels to examine it. The surrounding crop is oats.”

Photograph of an 8 year old stand of alfalfa being readied for baling. W. M. McCarty, work unit conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service, holds up some of the mowed alfalfa. This stand received 2 tons of lime per acre when planted and a light application of sheep manure. It yielded 1. 5 tons per ace by the end of the third year. Treated with 300# of 32% raw rock phosphate to the acre then it made good but spotted growth. The fan-type phosphate distributor used was blamed. Later another 300# of the phosphate was put out after the first cutting. Now yields run 3. 5 tons per acre per year. This soil is upland prairie, Soil Group 6.

Photograph of E. Dickerson standing in his field of hairy vetch, left, and oats to the right. The field was limed 2 years ago at the rate of 2 tons to the acre and phosphate with 500 pounds of raw rock phosphate.

Photograph of twenty-two combination clean and trashy grass seeding drills for delivery to the Soil Conservation Service for use in Washita Flood Control Program. From left ot right: E. Conrad, Earl K. Lowe, C.E. Bunch, & W.T. Wheeler. OK-9293.

Photograph of the modern farm home of L.A. Rounds. OK-9485.

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Tolliver checking farm records in the neat kitchen of their farmstead. Tolliver bought a run-down 40 acre farm that used to scarcely produce 5 bushels of corn per acre. "It had gullies I couldn't cross with implements and the soil would produce practically nothing," Tooliver said. He terraced and contoured the 22 acres he cultivated, rotated his crops and use dhairy vetch for cover and soil improvement. Pasture cleared and mowed. OK-9479.

Photograph of the comfortable Lindsey home. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey stand in front of it. The yard is covered with a good stand of clover. OK-9435.

Photograph of 2 row Bermuda sprig planter (rear-side view) developed by George W. Stokus and Soil Conservation Service technicians at Madill, Oklahoma for Marshall County Soil and Conservation District supervisors. An old Oliver 2-row lister planter was used. Planter parts and listers removed and replaced with 2 shovel plows. Foot piece of plows jointed and will trip if rock is struck. Hopper built of a 1” x 12” board is mounted on [unclear] from horses attached to the plow front. [remainder of text very faded and crossed out].

Photograph of one of 22 combination clean and grassy seeding drills for use in the Washita Flood Control program. Frames were constructed and machines assembled by Chickasha Iron Works. Standing beside the seeder is Mr. A.J. Kennedy, foreman of the job for Iron Works. OK-9299.

Photograph of crested wheatgrass.

Photograph of the farm of C.L. Miniek of Hedley, Texas. Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation, following cotton with cover crop of Austrian winter peas, yielding three times as much Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation grown on the same type of land without a legume cover crop. Mr. Miniek planted Austrian winter peas as a winter cover crop in the fall of 1946 on that part of the field where the larger Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation is growing. The Austrian winter peas were inoculated and 100 pouinds of phosphate fertilizer was applied per acre at the time of planting.

Photograph of a close-up detail of individual plants in the excellent composition on normal upland site. The predominantly tall plants, starting at the left, are tall dropseed, a single stalk of sideoats grama, a large clump of little bluestem, and, the plume-like one toward the right, Indian grass. See TX-43, 965A for the percentage composition of the grasses on this site. TX-43, 965B.

Photograph of young corn cultivated on the contour. The corn field is terraced. It's runoff wateres empty into the shaped sodded terrace outlet in the foreground.

Photograph of the combining of year old stand of King Ranch strain of Yellow Bluestem. Seed yield was estimated at 35 to 40 pounds an acre. TX-43, 989.

Photograph of the Frisco Railway, near Bessie, OK, after a 6 inch flash flood 1/4 mile of the railraod, with the track and rail washed over against the right-of-way fence. OK-9561.

Photograph of seed heads of Eragrostis Superba, a new lovegrass. It has no common name.TX-43-892.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man pointing to a two-mile drainage channel being made ineffective by sand and silt from recent spring rains closing mouth of ditch on Lee Cook’s farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “2 mile drainage channel being made ineffective by sand and silt from recent spring rains closing mouth of ditch. Note water standing in ditch. Creek channel that receives drainage ditch was lowered 2 feet past winter now sanded up again. Note sand bars in foreground. (Washita tributary.)”

Photograph of W. M. Nixon and R. H. Vahrenkamp looking at cover of chopped-up litter left on surface of soil in citrus orchard by stalk cutter. Photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Nixon or Vahrenkamp. The back of the photograph proclaims, “W. M. Nixon and R. H. Vahrenkamp looking at cover of chopped-up litter left on surface of soil in citrus orchard by stalk cutter. Litter protects surface from erosion, increases rainfall penetration and reduces surface evaporation and temperatures. No other cultivation is used in this orchard. Vegetation is kept down by means of the stalk cutter used as needed.”

Photograph of a field of Abruzzi rye, which helps control wind erosion losses. A few buildings and a windmill are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Abruzzi rye which has controlled wind erosion. An adjacent field of 12 soil is blowing. The Abruzzi is on 12 soil. It has not has not been grazed."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in a winter cover crop next to a John Deere tractor with a planter attached. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Winter cover crop (vetch, etc.) planter attached to the front of the tractor with cultivator attached. The planter is shop made from an old grain drill and broadcasts the seed in front of cultivator that covers the seed. One way to plant cover crop at the same time cotton or sorghum are given their last cultivation."

Photograph of an aerial shot of part of a 305-acre farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This 305 ac. Farm is bounded by the road in the foreground & by the railroad & highway in the background, railroad can be identified by telegraph poles. The terraces & grain strips where terraces will be constructed empty into pasture strip in immediate foreground. Strips in background empty into lovegrass channel parallel with railroad which empties into pasture strip coming down from railroad & joining into pasture in left center. It is expected that this farm will be one of the outstanding examples of soil & water conservation in the Dalworth District. Terraces seen in the picture were constructed in fall of 1946. 4.2 miles of terraces were constructed in fall of 1947 & spring of 1947. Terraces on grain strips will be constructed in fall of 1947."

Photograph of Angus bulls grazing in a pasture of yellow hop clover and Bermudagrass. A former, almost healed, gully is visible in the center of the field is almost healed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Angus bulls make a pleasing picture standing in good pasture where yellow hop clover and Bermuda grass provide quality grazing. The gully, now almost healed, once was exceptionally deep and rugged. The barn in the background holds hay cut from an adjacent area for winter feed."

Photograph of Oscar Adams with two of his horses on his excellent improved pasture of various grasses and legumes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Adams holds 2 of his horses on his excellent improved pasture of yellow hop and white Dutch clover, Bermuda grass, timothy, alsike clover, horean [sic] lespedeza and several other grasses and legumes."

Photograph of Mr. Wunderlich showing Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician, some of the corn produced on his land. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Mr. (Fred E) Wunderlich, 2. Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. Wunderlich, left, shows Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician, some of his 80 bushel per acre corn produced last year on 35 acres of bottomland. The field was in alfalfa for about 5 years that averaged 5 tons per acre per year. Cotton on 9 acres following the alfalfa in 1944 made two 500 pound bales per acre. The cotton was followed by 80 bushel per acre corn and this year the field is back in alfalfa."