Photograph of this is a contrast picture. The St. Paul silt loam has been planted to wheat on clean tilled land. Many of Northwest Oklahoma's seasons are too droughty and windy. A wind storm will damage this land and cause the farmer to loose his stand of wheat.

Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.

Photograph of view across Sandstone Creek at same location seen in Okla. 10,520-A. Note sloughing of vertical banks cutting into bottown land.

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Dragline working in wet core Sta. 17/00 C/L Dam.

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Core trench after excvation, from sta. 12/00 C/L Dam, looking northeast.

Photograph of SCS Tech. Clarence E. Stith checks growth of biennial yellow sweet clover. Stith planted the clover in the spring of 1952 in this 20 acre wheat field solely to improve the soil, the deep roots opening up the soil for the free circulation of air and water. He also uses hairy vetch turned in to add organic matter. To follow clover with wheat for 4 or 5 years.

Photograph of heavy disc cutting clearing land to kill sprouts. Charley Connelly farm. OK-137-10.

Photograph of a track tractor pulling a heavy plow. This is the second time over cleared land as a seed bed preparation. 7 inch disc cost $4.20 per acre. OK-137-9.

Photograph of trees for wind protection. Cross-sectional view of two year-old planting of Chinese Elm and Red Cedar. Shows staggered setting of trees to prevent wind from blowing through shelter belt. When trees mature the wind in its entirety will be sealed out. OK-306-8.

Photograph of tree planting for the protection of farm building. This is a two-year-old tree planting. Trees are adequately spaced and rows are spaced to give sufficient distance for cultivation for three years. Species used are Chinese Elm and Red Cedar, the latter planted on the north side. OK-306-9.

Photograph of crop residue management. Discing down crop stubble and incorporating it into the top soil to reduce evaporation and runoff. Soil Conservation program began in 1948. OK-308-3.

Photograph of a grassed waterway. This waterway was constructed in February, 1956 and was sprigged to Bermuda grass on March 14, 1956. A very successful stand of Bermuda was established. Fanchier was assisted by the Soil Conservation Service’s in-planning program. OK-306-7.

Photograph of a track tractor pulling a heavy disc plow. Second time over cleared land as a seed bed preparation. 7 inch disc cost $4.20 per acre. OK-137-9.

Photograph of W.E. Leach showing corn which yielded 136 bu. Of corn per acre following a rotation of alfalfa 4 years, corn 2 years.

a tandem disk being used to cut down the stubble and incorporate it into the top soil immediately following harvest. This method mulches soil and reduces evaporation and runnoff. Soil Conservation Service established waterways on this farm this year.

Photograph of Bermuda grass.

Photograph of mild dust storm tears down main streee of Arapaho, Okla. On Highway 183.

Photograph of flood damage on Ritter Creek near Hobart Jameson Farm. A flooded house or barn is in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood damage on Ritter Creek.”

Photograph of Conservation Cropping Systems. Corn growing on Dennis silt loam soil following cover crop of small grain and vetch. Thw hundred pounds of 5-10-5 used at planting time. Estimated yield 85 bushels per acre.

Photograph of Wray Loftin, showing a field of corn that produced 109 bu. Of corn per acre after 2 years of Hairy Vetch.

Photograph of Wray Loftin and Earl Lowe in field of corn which produced 109 bu. Of corn per acre following 2 years of Hairy Vetch.

Photograph of chiseling wheat for protection against future wind erosion. Richfield loam. OK-211-12.

Photograph of a heavy disc-cut cleared land to kill sprouts OK-137-10.

Photograph of Jo Ann Watson and Rachel Goings peeling posts as part of a Schoool Forest Harvest at Beachton, 1956. Both girls can "speak with authority" about School Forests and Woodland Conservaton. Jo Ann recently wrote the winning forestry theme in a contest between Beachton and Brushy Ridge Schools. OK-238-2.