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Failed and Eroding Irrigation Furrow

Description: Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED labor trying to hold water back on a UNIDENTIFED farm 1 ½ mile south of Harlingen with several failing and eroding irrigation furrows. Another UNIDENTIFED laborer is in the background, off to the left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Shows lack of control of irrigation water. Waste of precious irrigation water. Note erosion in furrow being pointed out by individual in foreground. Note that extra effort by laborer to block and hold water unsuccessful.“
Date: unknown
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a follow-up from photo TX 49-126A. The picture shows a homemade range pitter made from a one-way and mounted or a power lift [sic] of an Allis Chalmers tractor. The one-way had a 22 inch disc spruced 10 inches apart. Five inches were cut off one side. See pictures A, B, C, D, E, F and H. TX-49-126-G
Date: May 1, 1954
Creator: Reynolds, Franklin
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: 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.
Date: March 10, 1953
Creator: Fenner, O. L.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of an infiltrometer built by the Soil Conservation Service scientist A. D. Bull. Here he checks it for proper adjustment as recording starts. Picture # 5 of a series. TX-46, 266-E.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Hart, James
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of an infiltrometer built by the Soil Conservation Service scientist A. D. Bull. The floats are being placed within the rings. Picture # 2 in a series. TX-46, 266-B.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Hart, James
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of a new type of pasture mowing machine which was made by W. H. DuPay from the rear ends of Model A Ford cars and pipes. The blades on the machine were removed from a one-row stalk cutter. Mowers in tandem will cut 11 feet in one month and will cut only weeds. Sprouts approximately the size of a man’s thumb can be cut. This pasture was mowed with the machine. Note weeds near the fence. These 3 mowers cost approximately $110 to manufacture. They are hitched in tandem when mowing and a… more
Date: September 1949
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: 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.
Date: April 7, 1954
Creator: Keng, E. B.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of newly pitted rangeland just after a ¾ inch rain fell. The pits caught the rain and more ran off the area. The moisture penetrated into the soil in the pits 10 ½ inches deep, whereas in an adjoining area not pitted the soil was wet only 2 or 3 inches deep. TX-48-277.
Date: July 25, 1952
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of range pitting. The edge of planting on “pitted” area. The hat near the edge of the planted area. Area on the right was pitted but not planted. TX-46, 199.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of sprinkler irrigation. The sprinkler irrigation system in operation on pre-irrigated land for cotton growing. This farm is in a low rainfall area and some irrigation is needed to work out a good soil and water conservation plan for most types of farming. Class II land, 2% slope, Soil Unit # 7. TX-273-10.
Date: February 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of 4 rows of crotolaria for wind erosion control and soil improvement alternating with 8 rows of peanuts. Mr. J.R. Grydor, father of J.W. Grydor, examines the crotolaria seed crop. TX-41-307.
Date: October 6, 1943
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: 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!"
Date: March 8, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the farm of C.L. Miniek of Hedley, Texas. Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation, following cotton with cover crop of Austrian winter peas, yielding three times as much Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation grown on the same type of land without a legume cover crop. Mr. Miniek planted Austrian winter peas as a winter cover crop in the fall of 1946 on that part of the field where the larger Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation is growing. The Austrian winter peas were inoculated and 100 pou… more
Date: 1947
Creator: Rhode, C. G.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the Amarillo Experiment Station in Bushland, Texas. Cooperator: Research. A close-up of Noble cultivator showing type of blade used to undercut weeds and stubble, yet leaving all trash on the ground surface.
Date: January 14, 1941
Creator: McLean, B. C.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of the Amarillo Experiment Station in Bushland, Texas. Cooperator: Research. A close-up of Noble cultivator showing type of blade used to undercut weeds and stubble, yet leaving all trash on the ground surface.
Date: January 14, 1941
Creator: McLean, B. C.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: 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.
Date: April 20, 1940
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of agricultural terraces. Collective terrace outlet sprig sodded to Bermuda grass in March, 1949 and planted to cotton in May, 1949. Cultivation of cotton results in the cultivation of Bermuda grass. The width of the strip is 160 feet and will be fenced and utilized as pasture after grass is well-established and the terraces are constructed. TX-45, 717.
Date: July 6, 1949
Creator: Brock, C. G.
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Farming Equipment and Methods

Description: Photograph of Mr. J. B. Eberheart, who is running a combine rye and vetch seed material through a small portable seed cleaner. Following this operation the seed will be run through a spiral separator to separate the rye from the vetch and eliminate most of the unwanted unsound, cracked seeds. TX-42, 825.
Date: July 9, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
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