Photograph of farm home of O.W. Johnston, a conservation farmer, near Bristow, Oklahoma. Left to right are: Mr. Frank Bolinger, Creek County Soil Conservation District Supervisor; Howard Lewis, Soil Conservation service Technician; Miss Odelene Johnston; Mrs. O.W. Johnston (seated) and grandchildren. Mr. Johnston is carrying out a complete soil conservation on his farm. OK-8984.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in a 2-year old planting in a corner of a cultivated field. (Note terraces and contour cultivation in background). W.R. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 lbs. of seed from 1/8th an acre. A 2 acre field of rye grass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grazing alone was worth as much to him as 200 bushels of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 lbs per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown in the photpgraph. OK-8992.

Photograph of oats following oats: 15 bushels per acre. Oats following vetch: 60 bushels per acre. J.N. Dickenson, the Palo Pinto, Texas Soil Conservation District supervisor, who lives 6 miles northwest of Perrin, listens while G. F. Wimberley, post master and soil conservation district cooperator tells how vetch increased his per-acre yield of oats from 15 bushels to 60 bushels per acre. The increase is indicate by comparing the two piles of oats, 4 ounces in one and 16 ounces in the other. The vetch was planted in December, 1943. It was grassed and it yielded 7254 seeds on 6.2 acres. TX-43. 157.