Minn-845 - Henry Wessel Farm, Winona, Minnesota . 9/21/38. Sod draw developed under black locust shade . Note heavy growth of sod and protection of channel. Black; locust add nitrogen to soil and assist in sod establishment.
Ia-121l- Kenneth Kerr farm in Postville, Iowa. 7/23/38. Farm layout under SCS plan. 171 acres with principal methods of control demonstrated during past year of execution.
Ia- 1181 - H. G. Bromelkamp ,Monona , Ia. - 7/ 22/38
Soil profile of field protected with sod in 1932
during an intense May rain. Contrast with following picture , Ia- 1182
Ia- 1182 - H. G. Bromelkamp ,Monona , Ia. - 7/ 22/38
Soil profile of field seeded with small grain in May rain of 1932. Compare with Ia-1181. he average depth of topsoil is 4 inches. Soil is Tama silt loam.
Mo-1069 - Project 1, Camp 19, 3 mi. west and 1/2 mi. south of Santa Rosa , Missouri, . This farmer's practice of plowing across his waterways will result in deep gullies in his cultivated fields.
This photo shows the Nels Johnson farm in Altura, Minnesota. As the farmer follows the contour in cultivating his strip of corn, he raises the cultivator points as he crosses a waterway left in sod.