Photograph of grasses; range condition class: good. The Post Oak Site. Post oak cleared in years--controlled with goats. Density: 40%. Little bluestem, 30%. Sideoats, 25%. Dropseed, 10%. Buffalo, 10%. Paspalina, 3%. Annual needle, 12%. Hairy grama, 3%. Indian grass, 1%. Scribners panicum, 2%. Weeds, 2%. And others, 2%.TX-43-213.

Photograph of strip crops alone. Strips of hairy vetch and oats planted on the “B” slope have been entirely successful in controlling erosion. Due to lack of a suitable place to dispose of terrace water, no terraces were used. The strips were planted on 10-12-36.

Photograph of the Amarillo Experiment Station in Bushland, Texas. Cooperator: Research. A close-up of Noble cultivator showing type of blade used to undercut weeds and stubble, yet leaving all trash on the ground surface.

Photograph of the Amarillo Experiment Station in Bushland, Texas. Cooperator: Research. A close-up of Noble cultivator showing type of blade used to undercut weeds and stubble, yet leaving all trash on the ground surface.

Photograph of lost wheat crop. Right: the field as planted to wheat after the land lay fallow over the summer. The wheat was likely planted too late and this, together with the lack of stubble on the surface resulted in the loss of the crop. Left: A small area of the wheat field that made a fair stand. If sorghum had been planted last spring instead of the following [the wheat/], the sorghum stubble would have helped to hold the soil for the wheat crop. TX-1844.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man inspecting and watching a six-inch siphon starting to run, watering conservation irrigation system. The back of the photograph proclaims, “6 inch siphon starting to run, watering conservation irrigation system.”

Photograph of a field of Abruzzi rye, which helps control wind erosion losses. A few buildings and a windmill are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Abruzzi rye which has controlled wind erosion. An adjacent field of 12 soil is blowing. The Abruzzi is on 12 soil. It has not has not been grazed."

Photograph of grasses; range condition class: poor. The Post Oak Sand Site. Density: 15%. Little bluestem, 5%.Annual needle, 30%. Perrenial Needles, 20%. Tumble grass, 10%. Stink grass, 5%. Annual dropseed, 5%. Weeds, 5%. And others, 5%. TX-43-215.

Photograph of grasses; range condition class: excellent. Density, 50%. Post Oak Site. Little Bluestem, 45%. Big Bluestem, 10%. Indian grass, 15%. Dropseed, 10%. Paspalina, 5%. Lovegrass, 5%. Hairy grama, 2%. Woody species, 1%. Weeds, 2%. Scribners panicum, 3%. And others, 2%. TX-43-212.

Photograph of the Hills Brothers Ranch, Fairfield, Texas. A herd of registered polled Herefords grazing upon improved Bermuda and carpet grass pasture. A heavy growth of trees and underbrush was cleared from the area about 3 years ago and where the carrying capacity was about unit to 8 acres it is now 1 animal unit to 1½ acres. This pasture was not seeded after clearing but grazing has been controlled. “We had one 300-acre brush pasture that used to carry only about 35 head,” said Mr. Hill, “but now that it has been cleared and improved it will carry a cow to the acre.” See TX-41, 125 for area typical of this pasture before improvement. TX-41, 121.

Photograph of emergency tillage. Listing hummocked field where the feed crop was almost a total loss last year. Soil is shifting about on the field and old furrows are completely filled. TX-42, 435.

Photograph of four 6" siphons furnishing water to check at rate of 1200 gallons of water per minute over the course of 12 minutes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Check watering out in 12 minutes. Four 6" siphons furnishing water to check at rate of 1200 gallons of water per minute."

Photograph of "Four 6" siphons delivering water to a check. Each siphon delivers approximately 300 gallons a minute."

Photograph of Cornonelli (?) Critica Vetch. This type of plant has possible uses for winter green manure crops. Estimated tonnage under favorable conditions, 20 tons of green weight per acre. The plant warrants further study for use in soil conservation districts. TX-N-1.

Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem planted in the spring of 1947. On the right, hairy vetch, Austrian winter peas and animal sweetclover were planted in the fall, fertilized with 200 pounds superphosphate and cut into the soil just before grass planting. On the left, no legumes were used. Depleated soils should b conditioned with a legume ahead of grass seeding. Grass on the right made very favorable growth in spite of drought in 1947 and the first 8 months of 1948. TX-44, 917.

Photograph of R. A. Deaker, farm foreman, sitting on his horse in a knee-deep filed of yellow blossom sweet clover which has been phosphated. This field will be cut in for soil building and followed with corn of grain sorghum. The phosphate was applied at a rate of 150 pounds to the acre. Phosphated clover clipped 11 tons per acre--unphosphated clover clipped at 2 1/2 tons per acre. TX-42-584.

Photograph of visual aids for measuring, Henderson Work Unit Office. The Love grass root development at 70 days of age. TX-205-12.

Photograph of Fred Collins, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, examines seed on a field of weeping lovegrass. This was planted in 1951 and had been grazed. This year, seed was being harvested. The field is deep sand and was in shimery range with little grass. Field was deep plowed followed by seeding weeping lovegrass. TX-48-229.

Photograph of a UNIDENIFIED man walking through a pasture of plowed maize stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combine maize stubble plowed with 24 inch sweeps first in the middles and then with solid sweep. This has about the same effect as chiseling."

Photograph of "Four 6" siphons delivering 1200 gallons of water per minute to a field check."