On the H. Wellenreiter farm, an extremely bad gully is cutting up farm land . This gully is to be controlled by tree planting. The location of this farm is not specified
Lloyd Bingham is the, operator of this farm in Dallas, Iowa, owned by the Central Life Assurance Society . . The gully has been fenced . The trees were replanted in 1937
In Sherman County, Texas,uncontrolled erosion has made living impossible. Successive wheat failures since 1932. House has been vacated for over two years. There is no vegetation. Thousands of sand drifts over this section as can be seen in foreground…
A long, slope to the west with rows running north and south, but with a slight fall to the north and south to a waterway which had not been left in sod. When the field was plowed and planted, this ditch could be crossed. It was seeded with sudan…
On Frank Boggs farm in Viroqua, Wisconsin, eight rock and willow brush dams protect a large level cornfield in the background. The area is planted to willow slips which are growing . The area is fenced out to protect from grazing. Each dam has a…
This photo is of the R.C Warner. and J.F.Kulig farm in Independence , Wisconsin . Follow- up of Wis-20. Streambank protection work done in the spring and fall of 1935 . This picture shows the growth made since Wis-20 was taken in May 1936
This photo shows the John :Kulig & R.C. Warner farm in Independence, Wisconsin. On the bank previously sloped, the owner laid a few willow poles so that the ends were in the water. The willow were held down by posts and wire.. This work was done…
This is the James Black farm in Lamoni, Iowa on 4/16/36. A closer view of the same checks as in the gully shown in Mo-12. The height is 2.5', The width is 8 feet. The rope and measuring stick show the changed contour of the bottom of the gully…
The highway was constructed in 1929, same time as· the
picture in Ia-985 . The back slope was 2 to 1, however.
The same seeding and treatment were used in both places .
Note the lack of erosion and good growth of vegetation
as compared wiith…
