Photograph of a field of winter barley used as a cover crop on the Clinton Harbers Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Winter barley used as a cover crop, a temporary pasture, and a soil conditioning crop, on this Clinton Harbers Farm. He will under cut this barley using the residues as a mulch and farm the land to cotton."

Photograph of Clinton Harbers’ Bermuda grass. Clinton Harbers is talking about his coastal Bermuda grass that lies on a rather sandy part of his farm. From left to right: Fred Case; Samuel Hertha; Dick Marshall; Clinton Harbers; D. G. Craig; Mabry Milhollin and Bob Aicher. TX-308-12.

Photograph of a plow pan, showing a close up view showing the plow pan left by the sweep when cover crop was cut loose. TX-309-12.

Photograph of a fishworm. Printed description on back: "But the worm was that big! It turned out to be just one big long fishworm, 8 or 9 inches about the size of a pencil, for, of course, it is a TEXAS variety!"

Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem grass. Printed description on back: "King Ranch [K. R.] bluestem planted in 1951 overseeded with vetch and fertilized with phosphate in 1952. The vetch was volunteered each year since this soil is in excellent physical condition due to this treatment. Moisture penetration after 3.3 inches of rain was 24 inches where this KR Bluestem was growing. on an acre just across the fence where the astrida has been growing for about 15 years, moisture penetration from this same was only 10 inches. This is evidence of soil condition benefits of KR bluestem and vetch were grown together."

Photograph of soil condition. This field has been in Hubam clover for four years. The Hubam was grown for seed and all residues turned back to the soil during this period. This soil is in very excellent condition. It is Houston clay loam. Dick Marshall and Rob Elder are inspecting the sample. TX-308-10.

Photograph of a group of men standing in a field, looking at a fishworm in a clod of soil. Printed description on back: "B.D. Blakly, Head Agronomist, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Washington DC, found a fishwarm in a clod of soil. In facgt, he saw an end of a fishworm sticking out of this clod. It looked like a pretty big worm, but it just couldn't be that big!"

Photograph of strip cropping. Strip Cropping on the W.H. Hair Farm near Dublin, Texas. Two rows of Sudan grass in strips and 8 rows of crops on Soil Unit 12. TX-307-5.

Photograph of strip cropping. Strip cropping on the W,H. Hair farm near Dublin, Texas. Two rows of Sudan grass in strips and 8 rows of crops on Soil Unit 12. TX-307-6.

Photograph of strip cropping at Wade Farm. Single row of sudangrass used fro strip cropping this peanut land. The area between the single row of sudangrass has been planted to cover a crop of rye. A single row of sudan grass such as this does not do a good job of controlling wind erosion as does two rows. M.D. Gamble from Oklahoma is in the picture. TX-307-12.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station personnel. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker, Jack Laird, Fred Shaw, Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station, Renner, Texas [now a part of Dallas, annexed in the 1970s]. B. D. Blakely, Head Agronomist, Washington D.C. and D. G. Craig, Southern Great Plains Agronomist, Fort Worth, Texas, in an oat field on the Renner Research Station. TX-307-2.

Photograph of the seeding of native pasture. A group of southern Great Plains agronomists on a tour of the Renner Research Station, reviewing results of a seeding of native pasture of El Reno Sideoats Grama and King Ranch Bluestem. Cost of fertilizer, seed and planting was $30.00 per acre. This pasture was two-years old at the time of the photo. TX-306-8.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker; Jack Laird; fred Shaw; Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.

Photograph of a coastal Bermuda grass waterway. Coastal Bermuda grass waterway on the Renner Station. The coastal Bermuda grass makes for a good waterway in this area. TX-307-3.

Photograph of Don Fulton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Work Unit Conservationist of Ozona, Texas, shows the depth of the pits on rangeland. The pits were made with two discs on a one-way disc plow with about 3 inches cut off on one side of the discs. It was pulled with a jeep. The pits are about 3 inches deep and 4 to 5 feet long. TX-48-433.

Photograph of pitting done in March, 1949. The depth of moisture under the old pit was 26 inches. On each side of the pit is wet from 8 to 10 inches. 4 ½ to 5 inch rain on March 9, 1953. TX-48-496.

Photograph of Indiangrass, planted in March 1949, which has been harvested twice for seed. A. W. Shoup, gets early spring grazing, harvests seed on October. He pulls the cattle off about May 1 to make a good seed crop. From five acres of Indiangrass, Shoup took 131 pounds of re-cleaned seed in October, 1949, and 490 pounds in October, 1950. The Indian grass was preseeded for five years by vetch and small grain (oats and rye). From left are Bill Haiser and E.E. McAllester, Soil Conservation Service technicians. III - 5CT. TX-47, 505.

Photograph of a waterway. This waterway was seeded on March, 1951, to King Ranch bluestem and Indian grass. From the left are E.E. McAlister and Bill Heizer, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians. V – 20P. TX-47, 497-A.

Photograph of Mr. West on a Farmall tractor applying anhydrous Ammonia to a Bermudagrass waterway, which was sodded in 1949. Seven additional UNIDENTIFIED people stand off in the background next to a truck and one next to the fence near the small sheds. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED, 2. UNIDENTIFED, 3. UNIDENTIFED, 4. UNIDENTIFED, 5. UNIDENTIFED, 6. UNIDENTIFED, 7. UNIDENTIFED, 8. UNIDENTIFED, 9. Mr. West. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Applying anhydrous Ammonia to a Bermuda grass waterway which was sodded in 1949. This was a method application meeting on fertilization of grasses. Mr. West Operator of the machine is applying 50 pounds of the fertilizer per acre."

Photograph of the Reverend Murray Kay delivering a conservation sermon every year in observance of Soil Stewardship Sunday but he practices conservation the year-round on his farm in the Round Grove Community. He is a cooperator with the Upper Leon Soil Conservation District and is a member of the Round Grove group. Reverend Kay’s great-great grandfather is in the picture’s background. He founded the Round Grove Church in 1871 (the founder’s name was Ruben Rome). TX-46, 504.

Photograph of a typical meeting of the Round Grove Conservation Group at the community church. Dean Gardner, group leader, takes charge of the meeting. Reverend Murray Kay, great-grandson of the founder of the church, right foreground, is pastor of the church and a conservation farmer in the Round Grove Conservation Group. TX-46, 502.

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

Photograph of ditch digging. This is where the bottom of the ditch should be. The depth below this point will only stand in water which cannot be used to irrigate the field. TX-45, 209.