Photograph of an 18 acre field of Arkansas Traveler number 1 oats which was planted with 50 bushels of oats direct from Fayetteville, Arkansas Experiment Station which will be thoroughly tested under farm conditions and seed multiplied for use of farmers throughout this immediate area. 150# of 20% superphosphate were applied at the time oats were seeded on October 12, field was top-dressed with 100# of Ammonia Nitrate (32. 5%) at time oats began to joint. The oats were over seeded with Korean lespedeza at the rate of some 25# per acre around April 1. Standing in foreground, left to right: Alfred Austin, farm owner: Earl Smith, work unit conservationist at Muskogee and former county agent of Benton County, Arkansas: John A. Killough, district conservationist at Claremore: and L. L. Ballard, Benton County district cooperator, former county agent from Texas, and 1905 graduate of Texas A. & M. College.

Photograph of ladino clover growing in slightly wet land. Dennis silty clay. AR-61, 599.

Photograph of Suitor Fescue. Planting made during the latter part of September, 1947. Fifty pounds of seed were furnished by the Soil Conservation Service and five acres were planted in a # 6-graded soil. About 200 pounds of 3-9-18 fertilizer were used on the five acres. Approximately 200 pounds of seed were harvested in the summer of 1948. It is believed that twice as much seed would have been harvested had it not been for a heavy rain two days before the harvest. AR-61, 224.

Photograph noting the stand of pine seedlings after the hardwood area was removed.

Photograph of Forest-Range. Note overgrazing is not only holding back pine reproduction but the grass is going out. AR-61-871.

Photograph of an area sprayed by chemicals to kill scrubby hardwoods. Note the excellent stand of native grasses. This area produced over 100 pounds of beef per acre in 1952. AR-61-873.

Photograph of a poor cow on poor pasture.

Photograph of a cotton root system. It is the effect of the plow sole [i.e., a compacted layer of earth at the bottom of the furrow at the same depth]. See "B." picture. Ar-61-463-A.

Photograph of a cotton root system. A deep root system. See the "A" picture (Ar-61-463-A). AR-61-463-B.

Photograph of the marked trees being cut. AR-61-855-C.

Photograph of Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] John Keck illustrating the retarded growth of a 5-year old loblolly pine tree planted in the shade. Planted trees were released by treating overstory hardwoods with 2-4-5T herbicide a few days after this photo was taken. Increased growth is expected. This 19-acre field as underplanted in 1946 is being converted from scrub hardwood to desireable pine. AR-61-588.

Photograph of second year land that has been in rice production. Cleared from woods in 1951 and 1952. AR-61, 868.

Photograph of pasture management. This 20 acre field (old pasture) was planted to corn and sodded to Bermuda grass last spring. Bermuda grass has now covered the field and is a perfect stand over the entire area. 38 steers were brought into the pasture after the corn was harvested. AR-30, 138 (and also see AR-30, 122 and AR-30, 131).

Photograph of a number of cows grazing a in pasture, with trees visible along the edges in the background. Handwritten note on back: "Pasture mgt. This pasture has lost about forty percent of the forage by not having the [cow] droppings scattered. J.A. Treadway Mt. Ida, ARK"

Photograph of Alfred Austin farm showing a pure bred herd of Jersey dairy cattle with black-faced sheep grazing on posture composed of rye grass, hop clover, lespedeza, white clover, and Landino clover carrying 2 ½ animal units per acre at present. This pasture averages over 1 animal throughout the season. Mr. Austin has 21 head of Jersey cows with 22 heifers and 95 head of sheep including lambs. AR-D25-69.

Photograph of the W.J. Alderson farm, showing Herefords on pasture established in 1950 on severly eroded Crowfley’s Ridge. AR-61-878.

Photograph of a Krussow Double spiral 2-unit seed separator which operates by gravity and can be utilized in separating balboa rye seed (oblong) from hairy vetch seed (round) after chaff and foreign matter have been removed by a regular seed cleaner. This spiral separator sends the rye seed through one of the three spouts into a separate container while the first quality vetch seed enters a second container and the cracked and low-quality vetch seed enters a third container. Five openings lead from the hopper into the spiral separator and the seeds are deposited into pans by three spouts at the bottom of the separator. Five separate divisions are made in each spiral to the outside. The second grade and cracked hairy vetch seed can be re-run and collected in one lot and the uncracked and larger seed from the second grade collected in another lot. The machine can be utilized for separating practically any type of farm seed and will handle a large volume of seed in a short period of time. Regular Job Number 182.

Photograph of a meadow outlet channel as developed from a gully which was being used to carry excess terrace water to the meadow at the foot of the slope. The entire area is fully utilized for the production of hay without loss of ground while the terrace channels gullying back into the field on both sides was also eliminated. The area has been sloped and sodded and a good vegetative cover has stabilized erosion. The entire area is now fully utilized for hay production and the former unprotected terrace outlets which were cutting back into the cultivated field have been eliminated by proper shaping and sodding. AR-D10-17-B.

Photograph of a multiflora rose fence on the contour planted in the spring, 1950. AR-61-833.

Photograph of the harvesting of Korean Lespedeza seed as seen in the combine. AR-30, 246.

Photograph of a combination seed huller, scarifier, cleaner and grader. This machine was operated at about 1200 rpm with a 3 to 5 horsepower gasoline motor and cleaned at the rate of 1000 pounds of cleaned seed per day. The loss in weight from unhulled, unscarified seed from the grain operator varied from 15% to 35% in weight where average loss was 25%. AR-D25-31.

Photograph of the sacking of lespedeza seed harvested with a Vance-Heakal combine harvester. Mr. J. B. Abrams with the assistance of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Willie Abrams. AR-10, 410 B.

Photograph of Ten acre field of alfalfa planted following 2 years of sweet clover, where lime was applied. Sweat clover and alfalfa received application of 48% superphosphate at a rate of 150 pounds per acre. Alfalfa seeded in the fall of 1942 after a field of sweat clover was turned under in the summer of 1942. This method of seeding alfalfa following the sweet clover helps insure complete inoculation of alfalfa. Part of the field seeded to common variety of alfalfa & the rest to the Grimm variety. Recently a small check area has received an application of boron at a rate of 20 pounds per acre. Elbert Graham, farm owner and one of the district supervisors, is standing in the foreground of the picture. AR-D25-70.

Photograph of Suitor fescue. Planting made during the latter part of September 1947. Fifty pounds of seed were furnished by the Soil Conservation Service with five acres planted. No. 6 soil. About 200 pounds of 3-9-18 fertilizer were used on the five acres. Approximately 200 pounds of seed were harvested in the summer of 1948. It is believed that twice as much seed would have been harvested had it not been for a heavy rain two days before the harvest. AR-61-224.