Photograph of flood prevention structure. Mulching and grass seeding operation on a flood prevention structure built by a private contractor. The dam and spillway are established to permanent grasses to prevent erosion and to protect the structure. Charles Terrent, Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Hinton, OK, in the picture, serving as inspector. This is site # 4, Cobb creek on the Washita River. OK-679-10.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, and meadow fescue between the pasture ridges. The Pasture ridges include such grasses as Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture ridges with Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass making good growth. The farmer is now planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, and meadow fescue between the ridges."

Photograph of a wheat field which is completely covered with flood water from the Chickaskia River. This farmer lost his entire wheat crop due to this rise.

Photograph of vegetation of flood detention structures. The use of the machinery on slopes of 3:1 or steeper requires a cable set up to hold equipment , both for safety and to prevent damage to the seedbed by equipment slippage. This contractor used a reenforced railroad rail secured to a cat-tractor with a wench mounted on each and for two cables--one for the tractor and one for the sprigging machine. Note box for hauling extra supplies of roots. An operator on sprigging machine is essential to keep roots supplied to the plaster. (D). One of a series. OK-256-11.

Photograph of Rex Welch standing in a field.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer using District equipment to harvest certified Midland Bermudagrass roots on Cooperator Vetus Clarkson's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda Grass Roots. District equipment harvesting certified Midland Bermuda grass roots on Cooperator Vetus Clarkson's farm. Roots are being used by District to sprig on other cooperators farms in the District. Returns to cooperator from half of harvest rights will amount to $35.00 per acre and the District will fertilize to enable another harvest in 1960. This field was sprigged in 1955."

Photograph of a fence line taken prior to Soil Conservation Service initiating a program contrasting two fields on the C. W. Franks' farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The area on the right is being pastured by goats. All the vegetation has been removed, leaving the bare ground in contrast to the area on the left showing native grass, which is about 12" tall. This picture was taken prior to the Soil Conservation Service initiating a program on Mr. C. W. Franks' farm."

Photograph of a wheat field on east edge of Blackwell which is flooded by waters from the Chickaskia River.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED cooperator farmer with horse drawn equipment building contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow and sodding them to Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cooperator building pasture contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow. To be spot sodded to Bermuda grass."