Photograph of Fubam clover planted late in March, 1945. But no rain since May. TX-20-2.

Photograph of a dotted gayfeather plant.

Photograph of the flowers, leaves, stems and top root of an eryngo plant TX-44, 747.

Photograph of a field of clover. Close up of Ladino clover

Photograph of seed heads of little bluestem. TX-44, 746.

Photograph of a Maximilian sunflower

Photograph of the flowers, leaves, stems and top root of an eryngo plant TX-44, 747.

Photograph of terraced waterway seeded and sodded to Bermuda grass in April 1947. The field on the right empties terraces here and field on the left will do as when it is terraced in the near future. Water finally empties into Spring Creek. Dense stand of grass now carries water safely. Note remains of old gullies gouged out by run off before waterway and terraces were built. Soil Conservation Services technician Hillard Hoffman inspects the grass. TX-44, 813.

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.