Photograph of bridge across the Salt Fork River on highway south of Ponca City which is endangered due to the large amount of debris which piled up against it when the river was flooding.

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.

Photograph of cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River flooded out across a bend. The field is now filled with scurring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches.

Photograph of solid sodded flume outlet for a farm pond. The flume is an overfall and the pond is an equalizer in a terrace system. OK-[unclear].

Photograph of a cotton field which has been badly damaged wheee the salt Fork River cut across a bend. The field is now filled with scouring channels 10 to 15 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches.

Photograph of a Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of bank erosion on Cold Water Creek, with heavy damage to farmstead imminent. The edge of the bank is 500 feet from the house shown in the photo. OK-370.

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED farmers using horse drawn equipment spreading lespedeza and sweetclover seeds on contour ridges in native pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Seeding contour ridges in native pasture, using lespedeza and sweet clover. The ridges were built with two rounds with terracing plow, then worked with orchard disc. Seed broadcast by hand. Covering with two mower wheels as drag or harrow."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in one of the parallel contour strips on uniform slope ten miles northwest of Wagoner. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Parallel contour strips on uniform slope. These strips are to be planted to native grass mixture. To be followed with later pictures."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer using an improvised device harrowing contour furrows. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows an ingenious device, improvised by the farmer, doing a good job of harrowing contour furrows after they have been broadcasted to lespedeza and sweet clover. It consists of two moving machine wheels chained together in such a way that one wheel is on each side of the furrow."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in between two contrasting Bermuda fields. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bermuda pasture root planted in three foot rows eight or ten years ago by the farmer. The section on the right was plowed last spring but not mowed. The grass is heavier where plowing was done, although weeds are larger. The pasture is to be mowed next spring and progress pictures are to be made to show the grass growth."

Photograph of eleven cows grazing on a contour furrowed pasture, planted to Bermudagrass, buffalo, grama, and straminium. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cows are here shown grazing on a contour furrowed field. The furrows have been planted to Bermuda grass and the predominating grasses of this of this virgin pasture are buffalo, grama, and straminium [sic]. Over pasturing in the early spring is considered detrimental."

Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.

Photograph of a bermuda pasture root planted in three foot rows eight or ten years ago by the farmer. The section on the right was plowed last spring but not mowed. The grass is heavier where the plowing was done, although weeds are larger. The pasture is to be mowed next spring and progress pictures are to be made to show the grass growth.

Photograph of severe gully erosion on verdigris terrace soils. OK-6894.

Photograph of the seeding of contour ridges in native pasture, using lespedaza and sweet clover. The ridges were built with two rounds with terracing plow, then worked with the orchard disc. Seed broadcast by hand. Covering with two mower wheels as drag or barrow. OK-5668.

Photograph of bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork Rivewr broke through and rushed down the raod scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep.

Photograph of alfalfa field which is sloughting off into the Salt Fork River near its confluence with the Chickaskia. Approximately 20 acres of this 50 acre field has been washed into the river on this bend.

Photograph of the J. M. Anthis farm, which shows, "Cotton, oats and corn planted on the contour in strips in a gently sloping field without the use of level terraces."

Photograph of a strip of Sudan grass on the contour with intervening strips of cultivated cotton on either side. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A strip of Sudan grass on the contour with intervening strips of cultivated cotton on either side. In the Muskogee area, the field men are running a number of demonstrations such as this without the use of terraces."

Photograph of a wheat field in which this years wheat crop has been completely washed out due to the Chickaskia River cuttng across it in flood stages. Note wheat hanging on fence.

Photograph of grasshoppers on a stalk of corn. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Grasshoppers standing on a stalk of corn after having eaten all the leaves off. For a general view of the field in which this stalk is located, see Okla-5356.”

Photograph of a bridge approach road in highway straight south of Ponca City. Wheat has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River broke through and rushed down the road scouring out dips at least 4 feet deep. OK-6549.

Photograph of a cotton field which has been badly damaged where the Salt Fork River cut across a bend. The field is now filled with scouring channels 10 to 25 feet wide and 2 feet deep. Other parts of the field is silted in from 2 to 18 inches. From the Stillwater Project. OK-6547.