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Vetch-Rye Soil Building Cover Crop on Clarence Adams and Son Field

Photograph of Hubert Adams, and W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist, showing off vetch growth. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hubert Adams, 2. W. T. Fountain, soil conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Vetch-Rye soil building cover crop. Spring 1952. Land Capability Class III land. 6-GP Soil Unit. Moderately severe erosion cropland. Field planted to Austrian winterpeas [sic] in Fall 1950. 150 pounds super phosphate applied at planting time. Austri… more

Date: July 20, 1952

Creator: Davis, D. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Neville Irrigation System

Photograph of a portion of the mile long supply ditch for the Neville irrigation system supplying water for 200 acres with the pump supplyiing 4,000 gllons of water per minute, 120 2-inch cyphering tubes used per setting, watering approximately 8 acres per setting.

Date: 1952-11-XX

Creator: Graham, E. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Border Irrigation

Photograph of a portion of a 200-acre field level bordered in the Washita River bottom. This is the first water after leveling and corrugating. Winter oats were seeded and with Nitrogen fertilizer applied, yeilded 80 bushels per acre in 1953. Seeded to alfalfa in 1953 and with 400 lbs of 0-20-0 per acre produced 7 tons per acre. Water supply comes from the Washita River from a unit supplying 4,000 gallons per minute.

Date: November 1952

Creator: Graham, E. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Farming Equipment and Methods

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

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the rapid growth of pine trees following release from hardwood overstory. Girdled hardwood falling with no damage to young pine. Hardwood sprouts are growing from some stumps but the pine has the lead. OK-10-457-C.

Date: July 20, 1952

Creator: Davis, D. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of poison weed plots on the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Members of the Texas Section, American Society of Range Management view the enclosures while on a field tour. Livestock were excluded from the area since October, 1951. Various locoweed control treatments have been tried. One outstanding result of the enclosures is in the recovery of cane bluestem grass. The area receives a little extra water from the adjacent highlands. Outside the plot the few cane bluestem plants f… more

Date: December 8, 1952

Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fiber Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation District [SCD] Board chairman Olean (left) and Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Albert T. Jordan (right) inspect a strand of cotton planted where guar was grown last year. Cotton planted as two rows in and one out. At left is cotton following cotton. Practically no cotton will be harvested around here this year because of drought. I 2 RR. TX-48, 201.

Date: September 9, 1952

Creator: Fox, Lester

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Fiber Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation District [SCD] Board Chairman Olson (left) and Soil Conservation Service technician, Albert T. Jordan [right] standing in a field of cotton following cotton. Drought has ruined this cotton, planted 2 in and 2 out following. In the background in the 10-acre field of cotton planted 2 in and 1 out following soil-improving guar. I 2 RR. TX-48, 204.

Date: September 9, 1952

Creator: Fox, Lester

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Big Bend National Park, showing a part of the Tornillo Flats, where pitting was done last winter in strips. Where the pits are, they caught 2.4 inches of rain and was absorbed into the ground. A thick cover of annuals resulted, mostly 6-week grama, with some seedlings of perennials that were seeded following pitting. The strips not pitted are badly crusted and almost no water penetrated the soil. The area is almost bare. TX-48-176.

Date: August 6, 1952

Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Conservation Districts, Members and Goals

Photograph of the Upper West Fork Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors discussing membership goals of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts. From left to right: 1. Joe F. Wilhite, from Decatur, Texas. 2. Rollins Hill, from Antelope, Texas—Secretary. 3. H. G. Millican, Loving, Texas—Chair. 4. Cecil Bullard, Bridgeport, Texas. 5. Austin Wells, Vashti, Texas. TX-47-956-A.

Date: April 21, 1952

Creator: Davis, D. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Soil Conservation Districts, Members and Goals

Photograph of Photo of Upper West Fork Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors. From left to right: 1. Cecil Bullard, Bridgeport, Texas. 2. Rollins Hill, from Antelope, Texas—Secretary. 3. H. G. Millican, Loving, Texas—Chair. 4. Austin Wells, Vashti, Texas. 5. Joe F. Wilhite, from Decatur, Texas. TX-47-956-B.

Date: April 21, 1952

Creator: Davis, D. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a part of Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park, where pitting was done last winter in strips [i.e., creating pits that can capture water and prevent runoff). Where the pits are, they caught the rain of 2.4 inches and it was absorbed. A thick cover of annuals, mostly 6-weeks grama resulted, with some seedlings of perennials that were seeded following pitting. The strips not pitted are badly crusted and almost no water penetrated the soil. The area is almost bare. TX-48, 178.

Date: August 6, 1952

Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of John D. Faught, farm owner and Soil Conservation District [SCD] supervisor and J.L Coppedge, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician marvel at the way in which this King Ranch bluestem has grown and survived during 3 years of drought. The grass was planted in April, 1949, in 3-foot rows at the rate of 2 pounds per acre. Some barnyard fertilizer was used on the grass. TX-48-301.

Date: November 1952

Creator: Brock, C. G.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of James carter, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician on the left and Ray Haun, operator on the right try to determine how a solid cover of Bermuda grass was obtained on this waterway during one of the most severe droughts in the history of Texas. The waterway was sodded on February 26, 1952, and was later planted to cotton. The cotton was plowed three times but was later mowed to cut down on moisture competition. The waterway is 100 feet wide and will accommodate the drainage … more

Date: October 1952

Creator: Brock, C. G.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of newly pitted rangeland just after a ¾ inch rain fall. The pits caught the rain and more ran off the area. Moisture penetrated into the soil in the pits10 ½ inches deep, whereas in an adjoining area not pitted, the soil was wet at only 2 to 3 inches deep. TX-48-277.

Date: July 25, 1952

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Vetch and Rye Plowed Under

Photograph of vetch and rye plowed under for green manure. Shown in picture, Left to Right, K.C. Bennett, WUC, Clyde Brown, district cooperator, and Elmo Goss, neighbor, Howard Rutledge, Vocational Agricultural Instuctor, Fairland.

Date: July 20, 1952

Creator: McConnell, John

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a part of Tornillo Flats, Big Bend National Park, where pitting was done last winter in strips [i.e., creating pits that can capture water and prevent runoff). Where the pits are, they caught the rain of 2.4 inches and it was absorbed. A thick cover of annuals, mostly 6-weeks grama resulted, with some seedlings of perennials that were seeded following pitting. The strips not pitted are badly crusted and almost no water penetrated the soil. The area is almost bare. TX-48, 178.

Date: August 6, 1952

Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Madrid Clover and Johnsongrass as an excellent mixture for hay. The clover was planted on Johnsongrass land in March 1951, and was harvested for hay in that year. The clover was harvested for seed in 1992 and yielded around 300 pounds per acre where the photo was made. Soil Unit # 4, Class I. TX-48-123.

Date: July 9, 1952

Creator: Brook, G. G.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Achenbach Brome grass seeded in three foot rows in October 1950 for seed production and grazing. The grass was side dressed in April, 1952, with 400 pounds per acre of 0-20-0 and 200 pounds of 32-0-0 fertilizers. Tanner Smith, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], appears in the photo. TX-48-114.

Date: May 1952

Creator: Brock, C. G.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Tanner Smith

Photograph of Tanner Smith (SCS technician), WUC, McKinney, TX, inspecting a field of Suiter Fescue.

Date: May 1952

Creator: Brock, C. G.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

A. A. Boren

Photograph of A. A. Boren with sacked seed of Kentucky 31 fescue.

Date: July 30, 1952

Creator: Davis, D. O.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Cattle

Photograph of a herd of Fred Burroughs' cattle.

Date: September 25, 1952

Creator: Hodson, Edgar A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Ouachita River Bottom Land

Photograph of Ouachita River Bottom Land seeded with Bermuda grass.

Date: November 13, 1952

Creator: Hodson, Edgar A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Seed Planter

Photograph of a four-row seed planter.

Date: July 5, 1952

Creator: Hodson, Edgar A.

Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

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