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- Conservation Cartoons
- Photograph of a cartoon by USDA artist Felix Summers captioned with "Shopping Guide" at the bottom. The cartoon is foregrounded by a supermarket shopper looking beyond the shelves to an expansive farming landscape in the background, where in the sky another caption proclaims "Our Food Tomorrow Depends on Our Soil Today." Prepared by the USDA Soil Conservation Service.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of Soil and Conservation District [SCD] supervisor standing by a two-year-old red cedar tree in his shelterbelt planting. This is a dry land planting 7 miles north of Rushville. NE-3480-5.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a rear-mounted tractor-cultivator having only 3 sweeps and disk hillers. This cultivator works well through residue without burying it. a rear-mounted tractor-cultivator having only 3 sweeps and disk hillers. This cultivator works well through residue without burying it. NE-4307-6.NE-4307-6.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a lister with narrow moldboards which can be used for planting row crops through residue. It makes a small furrow and leaves the residue between the rows for protection of the soil. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-2.
- Conservation Cartoons
- Photograph of a cartoon by USDA artist Felix Summers captioned with "So Many Depend on So Few," showing how the very large populace of the United States is dependent upon a small number of farmers for their food needs. Prepared by the USDA Soil Conservation Service
- Conservation Cartoons
- Photograph of a cartoon by USDA artist Felix Summers captioned with "Let's Get Together or We'll All Kick the Bucket" at the bottom. The cartoon shows competition for water resources (a fought-over pail of water ready to topple over) between urban and rural populations implying a need for collaborative conservation. Prepared by the USDA Soil Conservation Service.
- Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms, and Dunes
- Photograph of Soil Conservation District [SCD] supervisor Herman Jungck standing by a two-year-old red cedar tree in his shelterbelt planting. This is a dry land planting 7 miles north of Rushville. OK-3480-5.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a view of the west side of a six-row belt of trees on Jones Farm. Three miles north and one-half mile east of the intersection of US Highways 20 and Nebraska Highway 12. From west to east: Red cedar, Hackberry, two rows of Cottonwood and two rows of Ash. NE-3661-12.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a farm in Nebraska. Corn being planted with a disk-type lister, leaving residue between the rows. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-3.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a 3-point hitch, single-sweep, subsurface tiller for a small tractor. Depth-gauge wheels prevent the blade from going in too deep. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-5.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a disk-type lister with 13-inch disks for opening furrows. This gives a deep, narrow furrow in which corn is planted. The residue between rows is not covered but left to protect the soil against excessive runoff and erosion. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-7.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of a skew treader at work in a corn stalk following a sub-surface tiller. This will prepare the ground for drilling small grain. Original photo furnished by Dr. F. L. Duley, Agricultural Research Station [ARS], Lincoln, Nebraska. NE-4307-4.