Photograph of Wade George examines hegira strip crop. He grows four rows of hegira to eight of peanuts. A rye cover crop and peanut hay left on the ground provide additional erosion protection. In 1949 and 1950 George had a 50-bushel-an-acre peanut yield. George has planted cover crops on his goober [synonym for "peanut'] acreage every year for 20 years. During that span of time, he has put in strip crops each year but one. III-12CT. TX-47-545.

Photograph of R.D. Walker, right, and John O. Simpson, SCS technician, left, in a strip crop of sudangras and guar [ a legume--aka, the Lond bean, or Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, the source of guar gum]. Walker gets additional erosion protection on his peanut lands from rye and vetch cover crop and by leaving peanut hay on the ground. III-12CT. TX-47-556.

Photograph of Photo of rice-grass rotation. Eighty acres of tall fescue grass in rotation with rice (4 years grass; 2 years rice). Twelve pounds of tall fescue seed and 200 pounds of 16-20-0 fertilizer were applied per acre by airplane in standing rice after last drainings in September of 1954. Rain and wet land caused severe rutting [i.e., when tires sink into wet soil causing trenches or furrows that displace soil and causes its possible compaction preventing roots in penetrating the soil] at the time of the rice harvest. Grass came up to a good stand and made good growth in spite of rutting condition of land. This 80 acres carried 40 cows from January 1 to August 1, 1955 and 40 from October 1 to this date, April 4, 1956. Thirty pounds of nitrogen applied per acre in December, 1955 and October, 1956. Fescue grass is planted in this rice filed to give the owner the added grazing and to improve the soil following the rice. TX-345-1.

Photograph of the Upper West Fork Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors discussing membership goals of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts. From left to right: 1. Joe F. Wilhite, from Decatur, Texas. 2. Rollins Hill, from Antelope, Texas—Secretary. 3. H. G. Millican, Loving, Texas—Chair. 4. Cecil Bullard, Bridgeport, Texas. 5. Austin Wells, Vashti, Texas. TX-47-956-A.

Photograph of Photo of Upper West Fork Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors. From left to right: 1. Cecil Bullard, Bridgeport, Texas. 2. Rollins Hill, from Antelope, Texas—Secretary. 3. H. G. Millican, Loving, Texas—Chair. 4. Austin Wells, Vashti, Texas. 5. Joe F. Wilhite, from Decatur, Texas. TX-47-956-B.

Photograph of cross fencing and water and salt distribution for controlled grazing land. The windmill and 2 fences have converted the 570 acre pasture into 3 pastures of 190 acres each. Livestock are more easily handled and much greater and uniform utilization of grazing land may be had. Sheep traps in the foreground allow release of stock into any desired pasture. TX-60, 317.

Photograph of Poa arachnifera (= Texas Bluegrass), a pistillate plant [remaining text illegible]. R4-355.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician W. A. Morgan examining shaped and Bermuda-sodded collective outlet. Sodding was done in the spring of 1950. III - 7CT. TX-47, 546.

Photograph of a pitting plow made from an old one-way plow. The grass seeding drill is hitched to the plow. One time over does the pitting and the seeding. TX-47-579.

Photograph of range pitting applied in the summer of 1953 growing a noticeable cover of annual weeds: tallow weed, Huisache daisy, Texas and California filaree, blue flax, and Dakota verbena. Buffalo grass and tobosa grass are spreading in the pits. Note the complete absence of vegetation between the pits, resulting from a 3-year drought. TX-48-985.

Photograph of cross fencing and water and salt distribution for controlled grazing land. This windmill and 2 fences have converted the 570 acre pasture into three pastures of 190 acres each. Livestock are more easily handled and much greater and uniform utilization of grazing land may be had. Sheep traps in foreground allow release of stock into any desired pasture. TX-60, 317.

Photograph of cross fencing and water and salt distribution for controlled grazing land. This windmill and 2 fences have converted the 570 acre pasture into 3 pastures of 190 acres each. Livestock are more easily handled and with much greater and uniform utilization of grazing land may be had. Sheep traps in the foreground allow release of stock into any desired pasture. TX-60-317.

Photograph of range pitting applied in the summer of 1953 that is growing good cover of annual weeds. Tallow weed; Huisache daisy; Texas and California filaree; blue flax and Dakota verbena. Buffalo grass and tobosa grass spreading in pits. Note the complete absence of vegetation between the pits resulting from three years of drought. TX-48-985.

Photograph of "Hereford cattle grazing on irrigated field of alfalfa."

Photograph of Charley Porter, SCS technician, kneeling in a field of tall fescue, brome, orchard, and hairy vetch irrigated with sewage water. Cattle can be seen grazing on this field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing on cool season grasses and legumes that have been irrigated with sprinkler irrigation system using sewage water. The grasses and legumes are as follows; tall fescue, brome, orchard and hairy vetch. Charley Porter, SCS technician, appears in the photo."

Photograph of "Level contour border showing water progression after 15 minutes of watering. Notice even distribution."

Photograph of general view of 40 acre improved irrigated pasture. Cattle and several buildings are barely visible in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "General view of 40 acre improved irrigated pasture. Planted Sept. 1950 grazing started March 30, 1951."

Photograph of row irrigation with rows downhill. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Row irrigation with rows down hill [sic]. Note erosion toping place. Person can see solid bed clay from beginning to end of rows."

Photograph of Mr. Copeland adjusting the height of a plow used for constructing terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. Copeland adjusts the plow which he using to build terraces."

Photograph of an Indiangrass and little bluestem waterway located in Comanche County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Indiangrass and little bluestem waterway. Waterway is three years old, 100 feet wide. III – 12CT."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men standing in a meadow waterway developed from an old gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Meadow waterway developed from old gully. In 1937 the gully was worked with a blade and seeded to bluestem. Excess terrace water from entire cultivated area of the farm is now being safely disposed of through this channel."

Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. Section of land that has been leveled after a layer of gravel from 3 to 9 feet thick has been removed by strip mining. This land will be more productive and will have a better waterholding [sic] capacity after the gravel has been removed. Mounds in the background will be leveled when the mining is completed."

Photograph of a land leveling project after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The gravel was removed, the area seeded to oats, and the hole left behind from removing the gravel will be used as a farm stock pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land Leveling After Strip Mining. This section of ground has had the gravel removed and has been leveled and seeded to oats. The hole left due to removal of quantity of gravel will be used as a farm pond for stockwater (hole is seen in background)."

Photograph of a spoils bank after a strip mining operation on the Kingsbury Estate one mile southeast of Haltom City. The land in the photograph is rough and unusable for grazing cattle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoil Banks-Strip Mining. Rough unusable land which is typical of the type of spoils usually left when gravel is removed by strip mining. Some grass will slowly return on these spoils over a long period of time. The grass that does come in is of poor quality and is difficult for cattle to reach due to the roughness of the ground. Land in this condition is of little value to its owners."