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- G. G. Gross Combining Rye and Vetch for Seed
- Photograph of District Supervisor G. G. Goss using a tractor to combine rye and vetch for seed. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Combining rye and vetch for seed. This land has been in cultivation for 41 years. (G. G. Gross on tractor). Per Acre Yield: Unfertilized: 214# Abruzzi Rye Seed, 66# vetch, Fertilized: 224# Abruzzi rye seed, (120# superphosphate), 620# vetch seed, Cost of fertilizer, $1.65 per acre. Green Tonnage: Unfertilized: 3,079# rye, 103# vetch, Fertilized: 3,511# rye, 8,494# vetch. Total: Unfertilized, 1.59 tons per acre, Fertilized, 6.01 tons per acre. (The increase was 432# rye, 8,391# vetch). At 14 cents per lb. for vetch seed and 4 ½ cents per lb. for rye seed, the unfertilized crop amounted to $18.87 per acre. On fertilized land the per acre return was $96.88. The fertilizer made an increase in profit of $76.46 per acre.”
- Arkansas Traveler #1 Oats
- Photograph of an 18 acre field of Arkansas Traveler number 1 oats which was planted with 50 bushels of oats direct from Fayetteville, Arkansas Experiment Station which will be thoroughly tested under farm conditions and seed multiplied for use of farmers throughout this immediate area. 150# of 20% superphosphate were applied at the time oats were seeded on October 12, field was top-dressed with 100# of Ammonia Nitrate (32. 5%) at time oats began to joint. The oats were over seeded with Korean lespedeza at the rate of some 25# per acre around April 1. Standing in foreground, left to right: Alfred Austin, farm owner: Earl Smith, work unit conservationist at Muskogee and former county agent of Benton County, Arkansas: John A. Killough, district conservationist at Claremore: and L. L. Ballard, Benton County district cooperator, former county agent from Texas, and 1905 graduate of Texas A. & M. College.
- Concord Grape Vineyard
- Photograph of showing the average growth of the 20 year old ten acre Concord Grape vineyard. The chorty soil was terraced before grapes were set. Soil building crop of vetch, yellow hop clover, lespedeza, and rye grass is maintained at all times except for short period during the final growth and ripening of the fruit. Phospate is applied under the legumes. A regular spray schedule has been maintained. There has never been a failure to produce a fair crop and they have produced 3000 bushels several times.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of buffalo on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9029.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of buffalo on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9024.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of longhorn cattle on Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9036.
- Farm Homes
- Photograph of farm home of O.W. Johnston, a conservation farmer, near Bristow, Oklahoma. Left to right are: Mr. Frank Bolinger, Creek County Soil Conservation District Supervisor; Howard Lewis, Soil Conservation service Technician; Miss Odelene Johnston; Mrs. O.W. Johnston (seated) and grandchildren. Mr. Johnston is carrying out a complete soil conservation on his farm. OK-8984.
- Livestock
- Photograph of range cattle at watering trough. Typical [illegible] farm, heavily overgrazed. TX-42-243.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a seed tree surrounded by young pines. All areas in this section not despoiled by people will become reforested this summer. LA-D8-10.
- Livestock
- Photograph of cattle on pasture land.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of Windrowing hubam clover with a combine. Clover was planted on the contour in a terraced field. After it has cured 4 to 5 days in the windrow it will be thrashed by a combine with a pick-up attachment. TX-42, 136.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of combining hubam clover from windrows. John Mulkay is the combine operator. Mr. P. B. Barry estimates that the 6 acre lot will yield about 550 pounds of seed per acre. TX-43, 168.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of the combining of vetch and Abruzzi rye for seed on the former idle land. Last year Bermal Hickman had 150 acres of vetch that grazed 130 head of cattle from November 20 to March 20. He said that the crop could have carried twice as many cattle. He estimates his yield of vetch seed, from 40 acres combined, at 60,000 pounds. He practices crop rotation, deffered grazing on 600 acres, trashy tillings and all fields that should be are terraced. He farms 780 acres under a 5 year cash lease with E. P. Kilgore, Brownwood, the owner. On the tractor are, left and right, Malcolm McKeehan, Boss (Bill) McKeehan and their father, an employee of Hickman's. TX-43, 108.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of Switch grass doing good on a turned out field. Naturally reseeded. No Assistance. TX, 42-392.
- Livestock
- Photograph of an experimental beef herd: one-fourth Braham and three-fourth Aberdeen Angus. Both on excellent clover pasture. Pasture seeded to 10 pounds of white clover with 2 bushels of oats, second year clover. The estimated carrying capacity is 1 1/2 to 2 animal units per acre for 90 days during the spring growing season. LA-D11-66.
- W. R. Whitehead
- Photograph of W. R. Whitehead hand harvesting weeping lovegrass.
- W. M. Nixon, L. K. Gregory, and Elmer Clark
- Photograph of W. M. Nixon (left), L. K. Gregory (middle), and Elmer Clark (right).
- Boy Scouts of America
- Photograph of Mr. F. S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, on right, talking over the district agreement with Donald Fisher, center, and Don Holliday, left. In the foreground is a model of the rustic bridge used in the teaching younger scouts about woodwork without nails. OK-9102.
- Boy Scouts of America
- Photograph of Camp director J.D. Smoot holding the boat on a 2.5 acre lake stocked with bluegill breen, black bass & channel catfish, and is used for swimming, boating and fishing. In the foreground, L to R: Dean Hess, Gene Poyner & Gerald Hoff statter. In the boat in the background are David Sradar [sp.?] & Jimmie Kemp. OK-9104.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of pure-bred Hereford cattle grazing on [unclear] pasture of Bermuda grass, native bluestem and clovers. This pasture has been mowed for weed control where the cattle are grazing. In the foreground the pasture has not been mowed and the cattle graze to this line. This shows the value of mowing. OK-9111.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a bridge, over the Canadian River, is now 18 inches from the water, which is only about a foot deep but formerly 16 feet above the water level. Acc. To William Dolezal, supervisor of the eat Canadian Soil Conservation District, the water deep enough to dive into from the bridge 25 years earlier. Silt from upstream farms has clogged the channel. OK-9003.
- Field Fertilizer and Rye Variety Test; Winter Cover Crop
- Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men inspecting and testing various grasses and field fertilizers. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field fertilizer and rye variety test; winter cover crop. Left: Strip Abruzzi rye (30#) and hairy vetch (10#) per acre, unfertilized. Center: Strip common rye (30#) and hairy vetch (10#) fertilized with 120# superphosphate (0-20-0) per acre. All strips planted October 29, 1944 (to be harvested for seed). Results per acre: Right strips (Fertilized) Hairy Vetch, 8494#-4 ¼ Tons, Rye, 1 ¾ T. Total, 6 T. Middle Strip (Fertilized). Left Strip (Unfertilized) Hairy vetch, 103#--1/20 Tons, Rye 1 ½ T. Total, 1 ½ T. Soil: 7-9-B-2."
- Disking a Vetch and Rye Cover Crop in Orchard
- Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man on a tractor disking a vetch and rye cover crop in orchard. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Disking vetch and rye cover crop, fertilized with 220 lbs. per acre of superphosphate, in 60 acre orchard. Cover crop planted first of October 1944. After being disked the residue left on the surface of the soil conserves moisture and reduces run-off and erosion. This land formerly was in peanuts; peach trees were planted after cow peas had been grown 2 years. Cover crop clipping best yielded 10.1 tons per acre of green matter."
- Rye and Volunteer Vetch in Pecan Orchard
- Photograph of rye and volunteer vetch grasses planted in a 74-acre pecan orchard owned by Dr. W. L. Allen. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Volunteer cover and soil building crop vetch in 74 acre pecan orchard. In 1943 Dr. Allen planted 10# vetch and 30# rye with 100# phosphate per acre. Combined 100# seed per acre and disked residue into soil. In September, 1944 the orchard was treated with 100# 0-20-0 per acre. Volunteer vetch resulted that grazed 11 cows, and 1 horse from November 1 until April 15, 51 sheep from Feb. 15 to April 15; 25 goats from...[description ends]."
- U. S. Government Tract 120 Grassy Field
- Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in a field of native grasses. This particular field consists of little bluestem, sideoats, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The text on the back of the photograph proclaims, "Three year old planting (seeded in cane cover crop in spring of 1943) of native grasses. Six row mixture of little bluestem, side oats [sic], and blue grama and one row of sand lovegrass. Has not been utilized but could be slightly grazed. Will be grazed in 1946. Field formerly was in cultivation."
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of longhorn cattle on Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9037.
- Livestock
- Photograph of horses grazing revegetated Class VII land, planted in 1942 to mixture of sideoats, blue and hairy grama, bluestem and weeping lovegrass. Mr. Lippencott is district supervisor. OK-9126.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of buffalo on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9028.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of buffalo grazing on native prairie on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9022.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of buffalo watering on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9026.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of buffalo on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9027.
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
- Photograph of longhorn cattle on Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9034.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in a 2-year old planting in a corner of a cultivated field. (Note terraces and contour cultivation in background). W.R. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 lbs. of seed from 1/8th an acre. A 2 acre field of rye grass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grazing alone was worth as much to him as 200 bushels of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 lbs per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown in the photpgraph. OK-8992.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of Clarence E. Bunch, Soil Conservation Service technician (left) and Harry Newer (right), Soil Conservation Supervisor examine some of the cured weeping lovegrass hay that is being baled from windrows on a 2 ½ acre field planted 14 ½ months ago. On June 15 it yielded 350 pounds of reclaimed seed valued at $3.50 to $4.00 per acre. Forty-five days after the grass was cut with a binder for seed it yielded 10 [number unclear], sixty-five pound bales of hay. Total value of yield from planter to date is about $1200 or $600 per acre.** He [Mr. Newer?] planted lovegrass March 27, 1944 after his wife asked him to “sow that field [with] something that will keep the dust out of the house.” He plans to plant an additional 8 or 10 acres of lovegrass next year. OK-9042.
- Farm Homes
- Photograph of a home of native, white limestone constructed with the profits from adairy farm. OK-9101.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of Morris Tucker (left), scout Master, Troop 104, teaching nature studies and growth of black locust trees which are now two-years old. Left to right: Tucker, Max [unclear], Jimmie [unclear], Billy Holland and Jimmie Young. OK-9103.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of a watering trough below a pond dam on the Chester Hall farm. OK-9108.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
- Photograph of Class V land (due to high water table). Rolling Red Plains. Sedge cover is utilized for grazing and hay. Bottom land soil. OK-9124.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph showing a rear view of a 30 inch sweep machine. This machine is a Dampster No. 101 which has been worked over by the station. The sweeps are Ra-dex made by I. F. Reed at the Alabama machinery laboratory. TX-45, 883.
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of a solid field of Austrian winter peas for cover and soil improvement (Soil Types: 7x.). TX 42, 020.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of horses grazing on revegetated Class VII land, planted in 1942 with a mixture of side-oats, blue end hairy grass, bluestem and weeping love-grass. Mr. [unclear] is a district Supervisor. OK-9186.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of apparent flooding around Marfa, Texas {Photo text to faded and broken up for legibility].
- Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
- Photograph of oats following oats: 15 bushels per acre. Oats following vetch: 60 bushels per acre. J.N. Dickenson, the Palo Pinto, Texas Soil Conservation District supervisor, who lives 6 miles northwest of Perrin, listens while G. F. Wimberley, post master and soil conservation district cooperator tells how vetch increased his per-acre yield of oats from 15 bushels to 60 bushels per acre. The increase is indicate by comparing the two piles of oats, 4 ounces in one and 16 ounces in the other. The vetch was planted in December, 1943. It was grassed and it yielded 7254 seeds on 6.2 acres. TX-43. 157.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a stubble mulching volunteer wheat crop on contour terraced field. Four 36 inch Dempster [cultivater] sweeps [goes] 3 inches beneath the surface. Mulcher belongs to the Lipscomb County Wind Erosion District. Max Blau is inspecting the sweep. TX-42, 076.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching volunteer wheat on a contour-terraced field. Four, 36 inch Dumpster sweeps out 3 inches beneath the surface. The mulcher belongs to the Lipscomb County Wind Erosion District. Max Blau is operating the tractor. TX-42, 078.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of seed tree surrounded by young pines. All areas in this section, not harmed by human activity, will become reforested in this manner. LA-D8-10.
- Stocked Pond
- Photograph of rancher J.E. Time (right) shows Fred Whittington, Soil Conservation Service Technician, one of the 16 ponds on his ranch. This one was stocked with fish in the fall of 1944.
- Fox Pelts
- Photograph of fox pelts, part of a bag ol local fox hunters.
- Washita River Flood
- Photograph of Washita River, north of Hammon, Oklahoma, where the Wshita River crosses a railroad. This photo ws taken at 5:15 pm. Note water coming through railroad fill. Also note crest of storm has already passed fill and damage has been done to the railroad.