Photograph of Chief of Soil Conservation Service Dr. H.H. Bennett talks to crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Okla. In speakers stand are Lt. Governor, Dr. Bennett, Pres. Okla. A&M Col., Dr. H.H. Bennett, and Louis P. Merrill, Reg. Conservator for SCS and others.

Photograph of a part of a 23 acre first year lovegrass seed increases planting on Class 1 land. Grass made a good stand in spite of Johnson grass competition. Three crops of Johnson grass were cut this year and lovegrass has just been cultivated. Seed will be sold to cooperators in the district. OK-8932.

Photograph of a gully caused by 19 inches of rainfall occuring within a 7 hour period on June 22, 1948. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, is several blocks long and lies in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 [unclear] of land drain into the gully above its head. OK-9675.

Photograph of a gully caused by 19 inches of rainfall occuring within a 7 hour period on June 22, 1948. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, is several blocks long and lies in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 [unclear] of land drain into the gully above its head. OK-9672.

Photograph of a close-up showing how exactly soil blows as William Trarel sifts it through his fingers. This is a lower part of a 65-acre field of cotton, grain sorghum and sudan grass that washed out in 19 inches of rain on June 22, 1948. Silt deposited in the lower part of the field has created a blow problem. OK-9657.

Photograph of Terry Mccarty, who points to the top of an old fence. He built new fence when silt piled up on 1/2 acre of his bottomland. Silt washed down from road and pasture of inferior vegetation that did not adequately protect soil in heavy downpour on June 22, 1948., a natural drain in the middle of the pasture becoming a gully. Silt averaged 3 feet [unclear] or 6,000 tons over 1/2 an acre. OK-9654.

Photograph of a registered Hereford bull from a herd of 100 cows that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average f 2 lbs. a day per cow."

Photograph of John B. Rainbolt (land owner) and Gus Lanaburg (operator) on a Graham-Holme All-purpose Field Tiller.

Photograph of John B. Rainbolt in a mulched wheat field.

Photograph of potential soil erosion. Showing a close-up of how easily soil blows when William J. Trexel sifts it through his fingers. This is a lower part of a 65-acre field of cotton, grain sorghum and sudan grass that washd out in a 19-inch rain, June 22, 1948. Silt deposited in lower part of the field has created a blow problem. OK-9657.

Photograph of James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, (erroneously listed as Chief of Soil Conservation service Bennett, H. G. , on back of photo) talking to a crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Oklahoma. The majority of the men present in the photograph are UNIDENTIFIED, but three of the known speakers on the stand include James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, (erroneously listed as Dr. Bennett), Henry G. Bennet, President of Oklahoma A&M College (erroneously listed as Dr. H. H. Bennett), and Louis P. Merrill, Reg. Conservator for SCS. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFIED, 2. UNIDENTIFIED, 3. UNIDENTIFIED, 4. UNIDENTIFIED. 5. UNIDENTIFIED, 6. UNIDENTIFIED, 7. UNIDENTIFIED, 8. UNIDENTIFIED, 9. UNIDENTIFIED, 10. Henry G. Bennet, President of Oklahoma A&M College, 11. James E. Berry, Lieutenant Governor, 12. UNIDENTIFIED, 13. UNIDENTIFIED, 14. UNIDENTIFIED, 15. UNIDENTIFIED, 16. UNIDENTIFIED. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Chief of Soil Conservation Service Dr. H. H. Bennett talks to crowd of 800 visitors on Soil Conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Okla. In speakers stand are Lt. Governor, Dr. Bennett, Pres. Okla. A&M Col., Dr. H.H. Bennett, and Louis P. Merrill, Reg. Conservator for SCS …

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling and looking over contour ridges constructed with a long wing Kelly plow on July 16, 1941. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour ridges constructed July 16, 1941 in pasture with long wing Kelly plow."

Photograph of the chief of the Soil and Conservation Service [name not legible] speaking to 800 visitors on soil Conservation and Youth day at Clinton, Oklahoma [much of the phot's text is too faded to be legible]

Photograph of the Hatcher brothers’ ranch showing one of the registered Hereford bulls, a part of the herd of 100 registered cows that according to Joe Hatcher “grazed 140 acres of rye and sweet clover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average 2 pounds per cow per day.” OK-8872.

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.

Photograph of erosion control project. Lateral roads were formerly unassessable due to huge gully across roadbed. Area has been resectioned and sloped, a drop inlet and two culverts constructed by WPA. Safer roadways and safer waterways result.

Photograph of roadside erosion control project. Fill has been made in road and drop inlet and old bridge and severe gully formerly filled the center area of this intersection. Lateral roadways were impassable before erosion control work was started.

Photograph of Mrs. Witcher Hatcher dons slacks, gloves and head net as she delved into a super in search of queen bee cells. Her bees feed principally on sweet clover grown by her husband for seed, pasture, hay and soil improvement.

Photograph of Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, speaking into a microphone as a recording I smade for a radio broadcast on the occasion of Soil Conservation and Youth Day demonstration. OK-6313 [?].

Photograph of one of the registered Herford bulls and part of the herd of 100 registered cows that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweet clover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 pounds per cow per day." OK-8872.

Photograph of a buffalo skull found at a 6-foot depth in a gully plug construction work. The depth of the skull indicates piling up of sediment from flood waters. Andrew A. Orr, Soil Conservation service technician, is examining the skull. OK-9527.

Photograph of a gully plug with pipe in the process of construction under private contract in flood control work. Gully has been eroding bank back to cultivated land protected by terrace system. Eroded soil has been washing into west Barnitz Creek. Plug will stabilize land below in conjunction with other plugs and detentions. This plug will be augmented by 2 divisions to stabilize 2 other gullies and keep the terrace water from entering gullies. Photo shows fill being made. Note riser pipe which will carry water off when it reaches a certain height. See OK-9521. OK-9520.

Photograph of Dr. H. H. Bennett, Chief of Soil Conservation Service, speaking to a crowd of 800, during Youth Day, at Ball Park.