Photograph of conservation of soil and water by planting Bermuda grass and clovers is a requirement on many formerly cropped areas. Soil and water Conservation District [SWCD] Supervisor Dick Allen shows Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Tom Curtis the quality hay harvested from such cover. Hay can be sold for cash or fed to Allen's livestock. OK-1492-2.

Photograph of Pat Higgins kneeling in Buffel grass that was combined three weeks earlier. Seed heads are already sticking up and some are shattering. TX-47, 348.

Photograph of Pat Higgins, who squats in green buffelgrass and holds up dead grass burrs growing right beside the buffel grass. The grass burrs died due to lack of moisture. TX-49, 350.

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 waterway along the northside of a farm sown in fescue with terrace spilling into the channel sown in wheat. OK-1601-1.

Photograph of a fireguard protects valuable winter forage from outside fires. OK-1600-7.

Photograph of a creek with timber cleared and left bank shaped and sodded in Bermuda grass. OK-1600-10.

Photograph of soil profile of Choteau silt loam soil (N6-A). This loamy prairie range site is a higher producer in Rogers County, OK. OK-1600-4.

Photograph of Grady Meritt with grader owned by Nowata County Soil Conservation District, building terraces. OK-1600-12.

Photograph of a four-foot Buffalo grass plant at Pat Higgin’s place. It is loaded with seeds. Higgins planted some of the Buffel grass seed at the end of September 1950. The plant has seed heads out of the boot within 24 days of germination. TX-47, 349.

Photograph of Angleton grass—a solid mat of green forage. Average height is 4 feet. Runners range from 14 to 16 feet long. This grass was planted on 2 ½ acres in April, 1950. Planted in rows six feet apart from hand-dug clumps. TX-47-346.

Photograph of Pat Higgins showing Bill Roundtree, Soil Conservation District [SCD], the large seedhead forming on his Angleton grass. TX-47-347.

Photograph of an Amarillo trap. This area accidentally burned in May, 1948. Seeded about 100 acres in March 1949 [with] [unclear] pounds of King Ranch bluestem, 100 pounds of sideoats grama and 100 pounds of buffalograss. Deferred the growing seasons of 1949 and 1950. TX-47-373.

Photograph of Rhodes Grass Pasture Planted. Planted in 36 inch rows in 1939. This area has been mowed for hay twice this year, has been lightly grazed and is now almost ready for the third cutting. A complete cover has been attained. Absence of weeds is a result of mowing and proper management of the pasture. TX-40, 534.

Photograph of a gullied area. The “before” picture. Gullied area to be controlled by a diversion terrace. OK-395-10.

Photograph of a soil profile of Owens clay. A measuring stick is on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soils. Soil profile of Owens clay."

Photograph of a homemade weed mower used to mow weeds in citrus orchards. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Home-made weed mower used to mow weeds in citrus orchards. Whirling blades with mower knives cuts weeds at height of about 4 inches from ground. Power to drive blades comes from the wheels – 3 disc blades, 30 inches wide. Cuts strip about 7.5 wide, pulled with Ford tractor. No cultivation practiced in these orchards in last year."

Photograph of a fireguard protects valuable winter forage from outside fires. OK-1600-7.

Photograph of native range seeding on an [unclear] clay loam soil (2p-3). Big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass were sown on a clean seedbed in March 1959; in July 1960, 2 tons of hay was cut from the seeded area. OK-1600-5.

Photograph of a drainage ditch with lateral and bermudagrass on a 3 inch OK-1600-8.

Photograph of a waterway sown in the tall fescue. OK-1600-11.

Photograph of a flood gate at the west side of the dyke on 3a soil. OK-1600-9.

Photograph of soil bank lespedeza. [unclear] litter in the left foreground. 3 tons [?] top growth was over 5,750 pounds of litter after three years. OK-1600-2.

Photograph of a soil profile of Kaw silty clay loam. A measuring stick is on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soils. Soil profile of Kaw silty clay loam. Kaw is a deep, dark colored, alluvial soil."