Photograph of (Herb) Nelson standing in a crop/legume rotated field of Austrian winter peas and small grain. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Austrian winter peas growing in rotation with small grain. Nelson has been cooperating with the Washita County Soil Conservation District for several years. He stands between wheat and Austrian peas."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man using a rotary mower to control brush on property. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Brush Control. Shrub oak trees and skunk brush being cut with rotary mower. 10-12 foot trees have been cut and shredded into small pieces as shown in right of picture."

Photograph of Austrian winter peas are used for legume rotation. Nelson, in photo, practices complete soil conservation program of legume rotation, terraces, waterays, and crop residue management.

Photograph of the Conservation Tillage Jamboree, Enid Oklahoma. Showing Edward Rohrer recalling personal experience as a wheat farmer concerning conservation tillage. OK-2826-5.

Photograph of Crozier Bush, Vice President OASWCD & Edward Rohrer, Area I Director, OASWCD. Crozier Bush (left) receiving award from Edward Rohrer, representing conservation tillage jamboree committees, for his outstanding work in the field of conservation tillage education.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man inspecting wheat grown on Nelson farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Conservation wheat farming. Wheat grown on Nelson farm, which complete conservation program, produced 44.5 bushels per acre. Nelson has waterways, terraces and Austrian peas in small grain rotation."

Photograph of a line of trucks waiting to unload their wheat payload into an elevator located in Cordell. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat harvest. Wheat trucking waiting to be unloaded into Cordell elevator. Wheat yields have been good in county since adoption of conservation practices such as terraces, waterways, legume rotation, and crop residue management."

Photograph of Lee Brown, operator, is plowing under mature cover of rye after it has been grazed about 5 months by livestock. Knie uses this field, approximately 100 acres of Class I, II, and III land, exclusively for grazing. He says the cattle gained about 2 lbs. per day and this utilization of the land produces considerable more than harvest crops by machine.

Photograph of 20 acre field which was too wet to be productive beore Campbell and two neighbors, with county help, put in a roadside ditch and Campbell put in field ditch in winter of 1947 This alfalfa crop yielded more than 800 bales to bring in $750 first 1951 cutting. In 1948 field produced $2350 alfalfa income. Drainage cost about $200. Results from drainage here and on adjoining farm owned by L.W. Clark and operated by Campbell have led to drawing of petition for group project that would drain about 2,500 acres, involve about 40 farms.

Photograph of Ernest Hill giving information on erosive rains to a group at the Conservation Tillage Jamboree. OK-2826-6.

Photograph of flood waters from Beaver-Cow Creek watershed backing up near US Highway 81, 6 miles south of Waurika from flood of June 10.

Photograph of L. G. McKinley inspecting Suwanne Bermuda grass.

Photograph of grassland Utilization. Baling Bermuda grass and Kobe lespedeza for the hay following combining of big yellow hop clover seed. The hay yield was 35 bales per acre and the seed yield was 40 pounds per acre. This field is also used as pasture. The cattle were taken off the field on May 10, 1956 to allow time for grass and lespedeza growth for hay and for the seed to mature for combining. Cattle were placed on this immediately after this harvest. OK-334-5.

Photograph of surplus wheat. Bountiful crop of 1958 in the Washita Soil Conservation District was too much for local elevators and 250,000 bushels had to be piled on the ground. All this crop was produced from land where good soil conservation practices are carried out. OK-708-5.

Photograph of Joe Colley on the tractor and Ray Jacobs on the trailer harvesting King Ranch grass seed with an ensilage cutter. OK-3065-1.

Photograph of raking three windrows at one time behind combine preceeding baleing. This operation follows immediately after combining. The type of baler used requires a large windrow for efficient operation. This land is also used for pasture. The cattle were taken off on May 10 to allow time for the clover seed to mature. 40 pounds of cleaned seed per acre were harvested from this land.

Photograph of a wind rower attachment to mower to windrow mixture of yellow hop clover, bermuda grass and Kobe lespedeza so seed in yellow hop clover can be combined with pick-up attachment on combine. Windrower turns swath gently with minimum loss of seed. Note how bottom end of stems are turned out holding leaves unside for ideal curing of hay. Windrower and pick-up attachment on combine permit drying efficently and harvesting for seed. Ater combining of seed, grass and clover will be baled for winter feed. Cattle were removed from this pasture on May 10.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man combining big yellow hop clover in pasture mixture of Bermudagrass, yellow hop clove, and Kobe lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combining big yellow hop clover in pasture mixture of Bermuda grass, yellow hop clove, and Kobe lespedeza. Using pick-up attachment on combine following mower with wind row attachment. Seed yield 40 pounds cleaned seed per acre. This grass land is also pasture land, stock were removed May 10 to allow time for seed to mature. The clover seed are combined 24 hours after windrowing. After combining, the grass and clover are baled for winter feed. This 115 acre field produced $4000 worth of big yell hop clover seed plus 125 tons of hay."

Photograph of harvesting wheat on Glen Tracy farm.

Photograph of Herb Nelson showing his field consisting of wheat and Austrian Winter peas mixed with small grain. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Legume Rotation. Austrian winter peas growing in rotation with small grain. Nelson has been cooperation with the Washita County Soil Conservation District for several years. He stands between wheat and Austrian peas."

Photograph of Ladino clover planted, September 1944 at a rate of 5 pounds per acre, fertilized with 300 pounds phosphate per acre. Is being saved for seed. OK-9187.

Photograph of Ladino clover planted September 1944 at a rate of 5 pounds per acre, fertilized with 300 pounds of phosphate per acre. The clover is being saved for seed.

Photograph of Kidred Sasseen, Chairman of the Washita County Soil Conservation District, shows shrub oak and skunk brush in his pasture. OK-705-8.

Photograph of brush control. Eldred Sasseen, Chair of the Washita County Soil Conservation District [SCD], shows shrub oak and skunk brush on his pasture. OK-705-8.