Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men working in a rock quarry in Haskell County. There are broken up rocks of varying sizes.

Photograph of several stacks of broken up rocks of varying sizes from a rock quarry in Haskell County.

Photograph of Wildhorse watershed drawdown tail pipe discharging after 11 inches of rain in 11 days. Twenty inches received in 18 days. Max-distance between principal and emergency spillway. Tailpipe 36' in diameter.

Photograph of area behind Lake Humphreys dam while draindown is discharging. Water around pump station is from leaking tail pipe on drawdown structure. Water was ditched away from pump station in attempt to prevent damage.

Photograph of site containing a 10 inch high pressure gas line of which 550 lineal feet will be in the permanent pool. Concrete anchors were poured on this pipe at 50 feet intervals. The Lone Star Gas Company, owner of the pipeline, made all excavations, rewrapped and placed reinforciing steel around pipe. Local sponsoring agency furnished cement for achors.

Photograph of site containing a 10 inch high pressure gas line of which 550 lineal feet will be in the permanent pool. Concrete anchors were poured on this pipe at 50 feet intervals. The Lone Star Gas Company, owner of the pipeline, made all excavations, rewrapped and placed reinforciing steel around pipe. Local sponsoring agency furnished cement for achors.

Photograph of Wildhorse watershed drawdown tail pipe discharging after 11 inches of rain in 11 days. Twenty inches received in 18 days. Max-sum height over drawdown was 6 feet. Eleven feet vertical between principal and emergency spillway. Tailpipe 36' in diameter.

Photograph of a typical landscape of Bates-Collinsville complex with native grass cover.

Photograph of a herd of 112 cattle grazing on a pasture consisting of Blackwell switchgrass and sweetclover planted on 75 acres of land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Conservation Rotation Hay & Pasture. Blackwell Switchgrass. Mr. Brown planted a mixture of 3 lbs. Blackwell Switchgrass and 2 lbs. Sweet clover March 1957 on 75 acres of Class III land. On Mar. 1 he started grazing 80 head of steers in this field and grazed until May 20. Returned the 80 head to graze July 15 to Oct. 25 or total of 182 days total gain 28, 500 lbs. This shows same field July 2, 1959 with 96 big cattle and 16 calves have been grazing since June 1. Brown plans to graze until Aug. 1 then rest to get good regrowth and will return [the] Oct. 1 until sold.”

Photograph of contour farming shown on good cross section channel type terraces constructed in 1952.

Photograph of 20 acres Cornado sideoats planted Feb, 1948 in cultivated rows. It was fertilized and cultivated 1300 lbs. of certified seed was harvested Oct. 1958 or 65 lbs. per acre. This seed was used to seed 68 more acres of cropland and overseeded some poor stands of native grass pasture.

Photograph of Mr. Warrenburg and two UNIDENTIFED men standing in a field of hairy vetch, which was planted after peanuts as cover crop. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Warrenburg or the two UNIDENTIFED men. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. Warrenburg in field of hairy vetch which was planted after peanuts as cover crop."

Photograph of fertilized and seed-Bermuda grass, 5 weeks after planting. Planted on a well prepared seedbed in 18 inch rows with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer spreader with an H. L. Pray furrowing attachment.

Photograph of fertilized and seed-Bermuda grass, five weeks after planting. Planted on a well prepared seedbed in 18 inch rows with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer spreader with an H. L. Pray furrowing attachment.

Photograph of pure bred polled Herefords grazing on fertilized seeded Bermuda grass. One month after planting. Over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover.

Photograph of pure bred polled Herefords grazing on fertilized seed planted Bermuda grass. Over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover.

Photograph of fertilized seed Bermuda grass over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover. One month after planting.

Photograph of fertilized seed Bermuda grass over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover. One month after planting. Planted and fertilized with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer distributor with a H. L. Pray 18 inch furrowing attachment.

Photograph of Charles L. Lee, SCD board chair, and E. S. Cordell checking growth of KR bluestem planted in Johnson grass to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lee, SCD board chairman, and SCS Technician, E. S. Cordell check growth of KR bluestem planted in Johnson grass on this "break" to control erosion and prevent washing of soils onto Wheatland at bottom."

Photograph of nodules ont eh roots of this biennial sweetelover plant. After land was in maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil befoing to wheat. He is doing whol farm of 960 acres this way.

Photograph of bees from this row of 23 hives are pollinating 35 acres of hairy vetch from which seed crop will be harvested. Bee pollination increases seed production. TX-45. 667.

Photograph of Harrison Olson, left, and E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician, examining a field. A small herd of cattle can be seen in the background. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Olson (left) and SCS Technician, E. S. Cordell discuss the productiveness of this old cultivated 25-acre field that used to blow when it was in wheat. Four years ago, Olson seeded field to sand love and switch grass. Has been grazing it at rate of four acres per head of yearlings the year around. Olson now has 350 acres that used to be in wheat and sorghum that are now in grass. Sandyland range site in excellent condition."

Photograph of Harrison Olsen and E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician, discussing Olsen's conservation plan for his ranch. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Harrison Olsen, 2. E. S. Cordell, SCS Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is typical of the way other parts of Olson's ranch were covered with sage before he sprayed the growth and brought grass back. This area is to be cleared also. Olson (left) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell here discuss his conservation progress. This is sandyland range site in poor condition."

Photograph showing some of the 175 hives of bees that are pollinating Madrid and Hubam Sweetclover on this 850 acre farm. There are 435 acres of Madrid of which 60 are to be harvested for seed. Bee pollonation increases seed production. TX-45-668.