Stewards of the Land

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(01)In60635.gif     323k Gully Erosion.  Highway erosion, four 
(Neg.# Ind60635)         miles northeast of Brownstown, Indiana
                         on the north side of U.S. Highway 50.  A
                         futile attempt by the State Highway
                         Department to stabilize road ditch on
                         sandy soil and steep slope.  Damage was
                         caused by 2.5 inches of rain shortly
                         after construction was completed.  Taken
                         by R.L. Dickerson, June 12, 1969.  
(02)Ok11940.gif     268k Sheet Erosion.  Sheet erosion on Minco
                         Silt Loam, following 7-inches of rain,
                         in McClain County, 3 1/2 miles north of
                         Newcastle, Oklahoma.  Taken by Hadley
                         Meinders, September 23, 1970.
(03)VT854.gif       301k Streambank Erosion.  Due to an
                         unprotected streambank, nearly one half
                         acre of cropland was lost along this
                         Connecticut River farm during heavy
                         spring rains.  Taken by Tim McCabe, June
                         1984.
(04)OR75274.gif     201k Streambank Erosion.  Streambank cutting
                         (Neg.# Ore75274)         during December 1964 flooding of Tygh
                                                  Creek, resulting in the undermining of
                                                  buildings.  Town of Tygh Valley is in
                                                  background.  Taken by George Green,
                                                  January 14, 1965.
(05)ILL2110.gif     269k Sheet and Gully Erosion.  This picture
                         show water pouring out of the field
                         above is cutting away road bank. 
                         Drainage area approximately 100 ac.
                         Taken by William Schaller, February
                         1966.
(06)NEB2102.gif     268k Contour Strip-cropping.  Grace Lutheran
                         Church, with soil and water conservation
                         in the background.  The church was built
                         in 1870 and will be 94 years old in
                         April 1964.  The church has 160 members. 
                         Rev. R. Eckblad was minister from
                         September 1952 to December 1963, and
                         retired.  The new minister is Rev. 
                         Gunar Graun as of February 1, 1964. 
                         Participated in tours, soil stewardship
                         week, etc.  Meetings on conservation
                         held during the years.  Land owner is
                         Mr. Malvin C. Pearson.  Forty acres
                         belong to the Willie Swanson estate to
                         the north.  Waterways and terraces,
                         contour farming and systematic cropping
                         system are the practices carried out. 
                         Have had treatment on land since 1952. 
                         The church has had an indirect effect on
                         establishment of the land treatment. 
                         Rev. Eckblad took a keen interest in
                         soil conservation during his pasterate
                         as well as his other ministerial duties. 
                         This had an effect on the accelerated
                         application of conservation measures in
                         the community.  Taken by D.E.
                         Hutchinson, July 1962.
(07)WI1524.gif      303k Contour Strip-cropping.  Contour
                         strip-cropping on soils of the kewaunee
                         series.  Conservation practices like
                         this reduce soil erosion.  Taken by A.
                         Otter, July 8, 1974.
(08)WN90338.gif     265k Contour Strip-cropping.  Contour
                         strip-cropping, deep-furrow drilled
                         winter-wheat.  Other practices that
                         supplement the contour stripping system
                         include; grassed waterways, a modified
                         system of stubble mulch tillage, early
                         fall seeding and contour farming.  Taken
                         by Earl R. Baker.
(09)MIN1763.gif     233k Windbreaks.  A windbreak planted in
(Neg.# Minn1763)         1948, consisted of 10 rows:  2 rows of
                         willow, 1 row of plum, 1 row of maple, 1
                         row of elm, 2 rows of cottonwood, 1 row
                         of elm, 1 row of Norway pine, 1 row of
                         white spruce, all 100' from the barn. 
                         Taken by Russ Jongewaard, January 15,
                         1962.
(10)MONT147.gif     273k Windbreaks.  Mr. Anderson's farmstead is
                         protected by his tree planting from snow
                         during winter and hot winds during
                         summer.  Wildlife make use of the
                         protection by staying under cover here. 
                         The birds nest here too.  Taken July 3,
                         1957.
(11)WV566.gif       369k Dams and Ponds.  Farm boys fishing in
(Neg.# w.va566)          pond on Camp O'Dell farm, Bruce, West
                         Virginia.  Taken in 1945.
(12)KAN2008.gif     266k Dams and Ponds.  Contour farming near a
                         watershed - fish ponds in background in
                         Fairview, Kansas.  Taken by Erwin W.
                         Cole, June 17, 1968.
(13)SD577.gif       260k Dams and Ponds.  The most economical way
                         to winter cattle.  Lots of grass with
                         protein supplement.  This picture shows
                         cattle wintered on native range deferred
                         during summer.  They are being fed
                         protein supplements at the rate of about
                         2# per day.  This supplement is in small
                         cubes about 1/2 inch square.  It is fed
                         directly on the ground cover and none is
                         wasted as the grass keeps it from
                         getting dirty - every bit is cleaned up. 
                         This system has an advantage over
                         permanent troughs in that it doesn't
                         concentrate the cattle on one part of
                         the range and gets better distribution
                         of grazing.  In his conservation plan
                         prepared as a basis for his GPCP, Mr.
                         Dennis likes to defer different pastures
                         each year for winter use.  This
                         deferment during the summer improves the
                         range and provides winter forage at the
                         same time.  Wintering cattle this way
                         requires hay only during period of deep
                         snow and reduces the expense of
                         livestock production.  As the picture
                         shows, the cattle stay in excellent
                         condition.  Jackson County, South
                         Dakota, Walt Dennis, owner.  Taken
                         December 1959.
(14)ND830.gif       276k Dams and Ponds.  Drop structure prevents
                         silt from entering Red River in
                         background.  Case sure.  Grandin, North
                         Carolina.  Taken by Gene Alexander, July
                         28, 1977.
(15)MASS185.gif     268k Watersheds.  Connecticut River Valley
                         looking south from Mount Sugarloaf in
                         Sunderland.  Massachusetts.  Taken by
                         Arthur L. Verdi, July 1, 1957.
(16)ID45335.gif     275k Watersheds.  Scenic view on Little
(Neg.# Ida45335)         Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth
                         recreational area in south central
                         Idaho.  South Central, Idaho.  Taken by
                         Frank Roadman, June 3, 1964.
(17)IA2765.gif      323k Watersheds.  An "after" picture of
                         structure M-24-14 in Mill-Picayune
                         Creeks Watershed.  This is a south view. 
                         See IO-291-4 for the "before" picture. 
                         Shelby County, Iowa.  Taken by Erwin W.
                         Cole, July 21, 1962.
(18)WN90403.gif     264k Watersheds.  The pristine Washougal
                         River in scenic S. W. Washington is one
                         of the many diminishing sources of pure
                         water.  As of now the upper reaches of
                         this river are not effected by housing,
                         industry, or agriculture.  The watershed
                         protected by native forest holds the
                         snow and rain water and allows it to
                         runoff gradually.  The uncontaminated
                         water of this river is extensively used
                         for spawning Salmon and Steelhead Trout. 
                         This area offers prime recreational
                         environment.  Dougan Creek
                         Falls-Washougal River, Washington. 
                         taken by William Petty and Pat Allen,
                         July 1, 1969.
(19)WYO702.gif      256k Watersheds.  Mountain Lakes and streams
                         are the primary gathering sources of
                         water in the western watersheds.  Water
                         flowing into this lake will eventually
                         be used to irrigate croplands below. 
                         Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park,
                         Jackson, Wyoming.  Taken by R. S.
                         Branstead, August 1957.
(20)NM13856.gif     266k Watersheds.  Nearly six feet of snow
                         blanketing the San Juan Mountain Range
                         on the Wolf Creek drainage, a tributary
                         of the Rio Chama.  The pack will
                         increase to nearly 10 feet before the
                         warm spring sun turns it into that all
                         important resource for agriculture,
                         industry and municipal uses, which we
                         call water.  Looking west down the Wolf
                         Creek Canyon toward Chama, New Mexico. 
                         Taken by Thomas J. Anderson, January
                         1968.
(21)IL2189.gif      243k No-tillage and Minimal Tillage.  A sign
                         along an Illinois road promotes no-till,
                         a form of conservation tillage.  The
                         sign is a part of a campaign by the
                         Stephenson County Soil and Water
                         Conservation District, SCS, Cooperative
                         Extension Service, and Agricultural
                         Stabilization and Conservation Service
                         to promote no-till in the district. 
                         Sign recommends against use of moldboard
                         plow (depicted in symbol).  Stephenson
                         County, Illinois,  Taken by Tim McCabe,
                         September 1982.
(22)CAL7293.gif     271k No-tillage and Minimal Tillage.  Emperor
                         grapes ready for harvest, in field that
                         used annual summer cover.  Rotary mowed
                         for minimum tillage, darker color on
                         grapes and the prevention of sun scald. 
                         Pilegard Ranch, Fresno, California. 
                         Taken by C. U. Finch, October 26, 1962.
(23)WV958.gif       289k Wildlife.  Denver Slone obtaining 
(Neg.# w.va958)          elevations on a wildlife watering
                         facility.  The area is a dry ridge
                         approximately one mile from the nearest
                         stream.  The location of the facility is
                         completely surrounded by dense woods
                         with an open area next to the pond which
                         will be seeded to a wildlife feed
                         mixture.  Ellsworth Hill, with the
                         technical assistance of SCS technicians,
                         is constructing the facility and seeding
                         wildlife feed plots to increase wildlife
                         on his farm.  Lincoln County, West
                         Virginia.  Taken by David F. Burns, 
                         November 1970.
(24)MINN958.gif     264k Wildlife.  A black bear native to the
                         project area.  Minnesota.  
(25)NC2059.gif      293k Wildlife.  Ducks looking for food. 
                         North Carolina.
(26)SC2012.gif      295k Wildlife.  Lewis Davis, farmer, and J.
                         B. Wood, assistant State Soil
                         Conservationist, observing starr milo
                         planted for dove food on the Davis Farm. 
                         Although doves use grain sorghums such
                         as starr milo for food a disadvantage of
                         making such planting for doves is the
                         severe competitive use by black birds. 
                         Marion County, South Carolina.  Taken by
                         Wayne M. Coward, August 19, 1966.
(27)NJ40552.gif     268k Wildlife.  Annual wildlife food patch,
                         planted by 4-H Soil and Water
                         Conservation Club.  All varieties of the
                         ten (10) seeds planted in this shotgun
                         mixture are shown.  Some planted for
                         rabbits and balance for upland game.  N.
                         J. Wildlife food patch mixture contains
                         the following:  Buckwheat, Sorghum,
                         Millet, Kaffix, Sudan Grass, Soybeans,
                         Cowpeas, Rape, Flax and Vetch.  Alampi
                         Farm, Mercer County, South Carolina. 
                         Taken by H. R. Slayback, October 1963.
(28)MD30432.gif     238k Wildlife.  John Hammond raises 10,000
                         pheasants a year on his game preserve
                         farm.  Here, two young pheasants nest in
                         pine tree cutting in the pens.  John H.
                         Hammond Farm-Shooting Preserve, Hancock,
                         Maryland.  Taken by Gordon S. Smith,
                         August 18, 1964.
(29)SC2020.gif      288k Wildlife.  A drove of wild turkeys
                         grazing in a clearing on Hope
                         Plantation.  Colleton County, South
                         Carolina.  Taken by B. Clayton Graham,
                         June 1, 1967.
(30)MD30560.gif     260k Wildlife.  Some of the famed
                         Chincoteague ponies grazing on American
                         Beachgrass planting of the hydraulic
                         fill off the bridge approach. 
                         Worchester County, Maryland.  Taken by
                         Don Schuhart.
(31)MASS263.gif     264k Conservation Education.  "Children's
                         faces looking up wearing
                         wonder..."Martha Jones School, Norfolk
                         County, Westwood, Massachusetts.  Taken
                         by Charles Ford, April 1970.
(32)NJ40566.gif     269k Conservation Education.  Turtle and
                         children inspect each other at
                         Chesterfield School outdoor study area. 
                         Chesterfield, Burlington County, New
                         Jersey.  Taken by F. Mahn, May 13, 1970.
(33)SD871.gif       298k Conservation Education.  A South Dakota
                         district supervisor (Art Olson) reviews
                         a conservation plan with the district
                         conservationist (Hal Cosby) for Beadle
                         County.  Beadle County South Dakota. 
                         Taken by Leonard "Pat" Kuck, May 1977.