Photograph of Warren McCarty, SCS, standing on a strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch covered in common Bermudagrass. In the photograph, McCarthy is pointing out the spreading of native legumes. A few buildings are located on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Common Bermudagrass on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Sodded in 1949 with sprigs by hand. Warren McCarty, SCS in picture showing natural spreading of native legumes.”

Photograph of Camping and Recreation Potential Appraisal.

Photograph of newly constructed drainage ditch. Wet heavy bottom land site, 3a soil. Cleared of timber in 1957. Chunk sodded to Bermuda in 1960. Soil Unit III-3a.

Photograph of Southland Brome seeded in October of 1954, using approximately 6 lbs. per acre. 200 lbs. of rock phosphate per acre applied at seeding time. Mainly for bulk and ease of seeding. July 1955 200 lbs. of cleaned certified seed per acre was harvested from this 12 acres and all but 300 lbs. was used to increase this type of planting to approxomately 300 acres on the entire ranch. The seed that was sold brought $1.50 to $2.00 per lb. This land was in timber that was cleared about 6 months prior to this planting. Part of his conservation plan worked out with the Ark-Verd. SCD by Soil Conservation Service technicians.

Photograph of Main ditch on the Choska Drainage District. Ditch has been in place over 20 years. Vegetative cover along the ditch furnishes upland game and small furbearer animals food, cover and reating areas. Local residents fish permanent water areas such as this. OK_4296-11.

Photograph of Secrest Ranch showing the rear view of a self-propelled combine cutting seed from Indiangrass and big bluestem. Yields here were around 250 pounds of seed to the acre. The native grass is to be used largely in the Washita River watershed. OK-9756.

Photograph of Bob Kendell, left, and Bill Woods, right, both of Admore, unload a combine harvest into a truck. The material they handle is bluestem seed. The truckload went to Camp Gruber where it was spread out to dry. OK-9758.

Photograph of the comfortable Lindsey home. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey stand in front of it. The yard is covered with a good stand of clover. OK-9435.

Photograph of Mr. Talmage Hardin using a sod-type drill (District-owned) seeding a small grain-vetch mixture on an old sod of Bermuda grass. OK-189-3.

Photograph of a farm pond on V. L. Colorigh’s farm. Looking south to north across a large dam and pond measuring 21,657 cubic yards, 24 surface acres and 250 acres of drainage area. It was completed in January, 1954 and as of June 1956 had never used the spillway. This pond is used for livestock water and recreation. Soil Conservation Service technicians assisted with the layout of this pond. OK-276-6.

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 cows munching improved pasture on the Lonnie E. Blair farm. Fine Jersey stock grazing on improved pasture that is mowed regularly for weed control. The Blairs, who have a herd of about 5 cows, are milking 34. OK-8836.

Photograph of common Bermuda grass on strip mine spoils on the Nick Robson Ranch. Sodded by hand with sprigs in 1949. In this photo, Warren McCarty, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is showing the natural spreading of native legumes. OK-287-11.

Photograph of a combination of rock checks and sod dams with Bermuda grass used in gully control work.

Photograph of Water sports areas at Ft. Gibson Lake.

Photograph of a swine feedlot waste disposal lagoon recently constructed. Vegetative measures, fencing and initial charge of water not yet accomplished.

Photograph of the combining sericea lespedeza. OK-9795.

Photograph of two acre Bermuda grass pasture strip developed from a badly gullied draw. The draw was sloped and sodded in 1938 and now provides grazing at the rate of 1 unit per acre and serves as an outlet channel for 70 acres of terraced and cultivated land. Mr. Fred Bunch states that this pasture strip furnishes better grazing than any of his 28 acres of native pasture on this 160 acre farm. He also states that his soil conservation practices have increased by $1,000 the value of this farm. Terraces were built with the assistance of the old Sentinel Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] Camp. OK-8467. Meadow development. In the spring of 1940 this 60 acre abandoned, cultivated field was planted to sericea lespedeza. There was formerly a shoulder deep gully where the man I standing and numerous smaller ones covered the area. This year Mr. George Stainer has made one cutting for hay that yielded a ton per acre. It has been heavily grazed since then and another hay crop could be cut immediately (the estimated yield is 1 ton per acre). OK-8628.

Photograph of Earl W. Smith and J.A. Killough, Soil Conservation Service technicians, examine a stack of sericea lespedeza hay. George E. Staner has 500 acres of sericea. OK-9792.

Photograph of a Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of Warren McCarty showing natural spreading of native legumes on the Nick Robson Ranch.

Photograph of Nick Robson (right) and Warren McCarty (left) examining a strip pit on the Nick Robson Ranch.

Photograph of pure-bred Hereford cattle grazing on [unclear] pasture of Bermuda grass, native bluestem and clovers. This pasture has been mowed for weed control where the cattle are grazing. In the foreground the pasture has not been mowed and the cattle graze to this line. This shows the value of mowing. OK-9111.

Photograph of a peach orchard. 2 year-old trees planted on the contour and checked. OK-1604-12