Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.

Photograph of soil scientist Carter A. Steers demonstrating soil coring machine which was used in making soil survey for Dewey County. Good practice of stubble mulching.

Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.

Photograph of the first step in stabilizing an active dune. Giant Reed grass has a good start and will help to hold the sand.

Photograph of giant reed grass in stabilizing an active dune. A hat sits in the middle of the photo. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Stabilization. The first step in stabilizing an active dune. Giant Reed grass has a good start and will help to hold sand.”

Photograph of the soil erosion condition on mistreated Nobscott-Brownfield Soils in a severely eroded phase. A hat is in the middle of the field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion. Nobscott-Brownfield Soils. Severely eroded phase. Erosional condition on a mistreated soil."

Photograph of Erosion on Nobscott-Brownfield Soils. Severely eroded phase. Erosional condition on a mistreated soil.