Photograph of grasses. Indian grass seed plot. Seed from this plot used to seed old field areas and areas in poor condition. OK-1159-4.

Photograph of Johnny Lee and Kenneth Binns cutting pine trees into 12 foot poles. The Binns boys have worked in wood since they were large enough to work. For the past two years they have been learning conservation forestry practices from their father. This timber stand will be cut to D-46 spacing. OK-335-6.

Photograph of timberland on which the culled hardwoods have been deadened to release the shortleaf pine. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist works with the district cooperators on the needed conservation treatment for woodland.

Photograph of timber stand improvement. First selective cutting on D + 6 spacing i.e., trees spaced acc. to the diameter of the tree plus 6 feet] plus crop basin in the Le Flore County Soil and Conservation District [SCD]. Roy Erwin, Soil Conservation Services [SCS] is marking trees for thinning. Trees will be made into peeled posts [i.e., bark removed]. This stand is a part of 900 acres under a management plan and agreement with the local Soil Conservation District. OK-335-4.

Photograph of timber stand improvement. Elmer Binns and son, Kenneth, operator and manager of Henschell timberlands, are cutting down marked pine trees which will be used for posts. Mr. Binns practices conservation timber harvesting principles on the Henschell woods as well as his own woods. Stand will be cut to D + 6 spacing. OK-335-5.

Photograph of Black Locust trees planted 14 months ago by Mr. George Jackson, who is shown in this picture.

Photograph of a Pecan development on Beaver Creek. Note dense stand of timber in background where clearing has not taken place. Grass is beginning to improve.

Photograph of cattle on native tall grass seeding. Seeded 1952, this area was previously cultivated.

Photograph of upside down terraces. Demonstrator and operator is Ed Roberts. Upside down terraces being constructed in background.

Photograph of young Aberdeen Angus heifers with 2 yr. old bull rest under tree, as one investigates presence of photographer.

Photograph of unprofitable pecan trees have been cleared, field iin background is now producting fine crop of corn. Lateral ditch coming toward bottom of picture brings in drainage from 8,000 hill acres. Picture taken morning after very heavy afternoon storm. Note by amount of water in ditches how well drainage system worked. Facing NE.

Photograph of spoils leveled for planting alfalfa in fall of 1951 for the Choska Drainage District. "Spoils leveled for planting alfalfa in fall of 1951. Alfalfa in the field is now growing at right. Leveled strip is half mile long. 90 feet wide. Camera position is same as in Okla-9801-B, but facing south."

Photograph of W. E. Hardesty, SCS technician, and Mr. Gorrell inspecting either vetch or Biennial sweetclover sown in the fall of 1948 on a severely eroded area. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. W. E. Hardesty, SCS technician, 2. Mr. Gorrell. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Biennial sweetclover sown in fall of 1948. Treatment included 200# superphosphate, 400# rock phosphate and 2 tons limestone per acre. Severely eroded area. SCS technician W. E. Hardesty, on left, with Mr. Gorrell on right."

Photograph of weeping love grass planted on the contour. Seeded in April 1955. OK-98-1.

Photograph of O. W. Johnston is using a side delivery rake to cut vetch in windrows preparatory to combining. Johnston planted about 80 acres of vetch last year, mostly in combination with small grains (oats, rye, wheat, and ryegrass), but some pure vetch was also planted. All was inoculated and treated with 100 pounds per acre of superphosphate seed yield from approximately 35 acres; 18,000 pounds (vetch and small grain) of this approximately 12,000 pound are pure vetch. He planted vetch and small grain for seed and soil improvement in a 10 acre apple orchard. OK-8987.

Photograph of Cloud Creek Subwatershed detention reservoir #1 taken from the basin. The back of the photograph proclaims, “View of the detention reservoir #1, Cloud Creek Sub-Watershed, build in the spring and summer of 1948. Picture taken from basin. Permanent pool is less than one-half full of water.”

Photograph of D.F. Bandy and son, a tenant, and Tamar Smith, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], inspect a crop of second year Madrid clover which has been cut and windrowed for bailing. This is Soil Unit 2, Class 1 land. TX. 48-118.

Photograph of weeping Lovegrass seeded in May 1955. Sprayed to kill weeds in June. Picture should show a narrow strip that the spray missed. OK-98-2.

Photograph of George Jackson standing next to a strip crop of Little Bluester grass.

Photograph of corn with a buffer strip of clover planted on contour strip and rotation of crops on D. E. Frank farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour strip and rotation of crops. This is corn with a buffer strip of clover. There was no run-off from this field during a 3 ¼ inch rain. The field is not terraced. This cooperator thought that it would be necessary to construct 6 to 8 miles of terraces on his farm, but there was no work done on this man's farm except the breaking down of his fields into smaller ones and farming them with the contour."

Photograph of Alex Keil operating his new crawler tractor with an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on the grader. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Alex Keil, 2. UNIDENTIFED man. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alex Keil operates his new crawler tractor with grader to shape berms on large outlet."

Photograph of drop-inlet gully control structure built by the Soil Conservation District through the Soil Conservation Service Flood Control program in the spring of 1948. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Drop-inlet gully control structure built by the Soil Conservation District through the Soil Conservation Service Flood Control program in the spring of 1948. Diversions bring water into this gully plug and protect other gullies. Drainage area 195 acres."

Photograph of Detention Reservoir #1, Cloud Creek Subwatershed taken from the basin. The back of the photograph proclaims, "View of the detention reservoir #1, Cloud Creek Sub-Watershed, built in the spring and summer of 1948. Pictures taken from basin. Permanent pool is less than one-half full of water."

Photograph of a follow-up photograph Okla-9600 of a of roadside drop-inlet flood control structure adjoining Sid Lundy farm, built to replace a dangerous wooden bridge that spanned a gully, which was filled. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Follow-up of roadside drop-inlet flood control structure adjoining Sid Lundy farm. Structure built where formerly a dangerous wood bridge spanned a gully on school bus and mail routs. County Commissioners furnished the pipe & soil conservation district put in a fill through the Soil Conservation Service Flood Control Program. Permanent basin is full of water."