Photograph looking north of junction in road to Cut-throat Cap and Sugar Creek Spring. During drought period of 1953-56 this area was dominated by short grasses. Note the present vegetation containing a high percentage of little bluestem resulting from good management coupled with favorable climatic period. Taken during annual Soil Conservation Service cooperative grazing use check.

Photograph of Range sites, Loamy Prairie. Buffalo grazing on an area of Loamy Prairie range site in excellent condition. Moderate use as it appears in the spring season.

Photograph of a herd of cattle grazing in a snow covered field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle in snow. Notice how the snow has packed up due to proper use."

Photograph of the largest charcoal and briquette plant west of the Mississippi. OK-1154-5.

Photograph of Crozier Bush, Vice President OASWCD & Edward Rohrer, Area I Director, OASWCD. Crozier Bush (left) receiving award from Edward Rohrer, representing conservation tillage jamboree committees, for his outstanding work in the field of conservation tillage education.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Terrell Nowka") standing on the right side of two contrasting fields separated via fence. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence line contrast of native grass pastures. Proper use on right with controlled grazing and spraying the pasture on left is improving rapidly. Nowka is supervisor of the North Caddo SCD."

Photograph of a cow and calf in a pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture Plant. Cow and calf, part of 20 head of cows with calves grazing 70 acre of 1st year Bermuda overseeded to vetch and rye in fall of 1959."

Photograph of W. H. Rushing and SCS Technician H. E. Boyd kneeling in a field of Midland Bermuda, Green Field Bermuda, and vetch. Photograph does not distinguish the position of Rushing and Boyd. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Midland Bermuda on left, Greenfield Bermuda, right. Vetch overseeded. Cut for hay Aug. 11, 1960. Grazed Feb. until June 2, 1960. Eighty-five (85) head weighed in at 327 lbs., sold at 580 lbs. Five acres Greenfield and 23 acres Midland, 2 years old. Soil Unit 7. Twenty-eight acres yield – 1870 bales hay. W. H. Rushing and SCS technician H. E. Boyd in photo."

Photograph of flood waters from Beaver-Cow Creek watershed backing up near US Highway 81, 6 miles south of Waurika from flood of June 10.

Photograph of roadside stabilization and beautification. Wall is honeysuckle ot control erosion highway interchange.

Photograph of properly used good native grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Good native grass, showing proper use."

Photograph of a range workshop held on the R.C. White Ranch. C. E. Kingary, regional conservationist (RC), discussing range classes with Soil Conservation Service (SCS) employees. Left to right: James E. Smith, Foy Hendrix, John W. Thomas, Hubert Murray, William W. Fuller, Morton Hay and C.E. Kingery. No OK ID number.

Photograph of loamy bottomland and slickspot range sites in excellent condition. There was little if any use during the growing season. Lower left corner is inland saltgrass. Lower right corner is alkali sacaton grass on an elevated area. The short grass is whorled dropseed. Spots of mid grass is alkali sacaton. The tall vegetation is abig sedge and eastern gama, switchgrass growing in an area of loamy soil. Some rhombopod grass is growing on alkali spots. The soil is (3Ø). Fort slickspot complex. OK-1175-6.

Photograph of an 85 bushel per acre corn crop along Evansville Creek. In the foreground is small grain stubble. Soil is Stilweel silt loam, 0 to 15 slopes. OK-1154-10.

Photograph of grasses grown in sand for four months on trials for different rates of grazing. OK-1450-9.

Photograph of Fred Whittington washing sand out of grass roots after four months of trials on grasses clipped for different rates of use. OK-1450-10.

Photograph of Boggy Flats, near Cache, OK. Looking north of the junction in the road to Cut-throat Gap and Sugar Creek Spring. During the drought period of 1953-1956 this area was dominated by short grasses. Note the present vegetation containing a high percentage of little bluestem resulting from good management coupled with favorable climatic period. Taken during annual Soil Conservation Service cooperative grazing use check. OK-1583-7.

Photograph of J. R. Hollis, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the North Caddo SCD, standing with several heads of cattle. The back of the photograph proclaims, "J. R. Hollis, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the North Caddo SCD. Hollis is owner and operator of the Hinton Telephone Company. He has extensive farming interests both irrigated and dryland. Hollis was appointed an assistant supervisor in Feb. 1955 and elected to a supervisor's position in 1958."

Photograph of "Jerome Sykora sodding Prairie Cordgrass on shoreline as a field trial to determine effect it will have on reducing erosion caused from wave action."

Photograph of nine heads of cattle grazing in a field on the McFarlin Ranch after receiving seven inches of snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cattle on the McFarlin ranch, a cooperator with the Hughes County SWCD, after a 7 inch snow. Loamy Prairie range site, was in excellent condition. The grass was properly used creating a condition to hold the snow where it fell.”

Photograph of Carland Smith, owner of several abandoned coal pits, reserves this ara fro his family and very close friends. He has two docks, electricity and running water. He plans to build a cabin in thi area. This pit is fertized according to recommendations. He has been successful inobtaining a good "bloom" in this pit.

Photograph of a reservoir constructed on flat pastureland to provide a water supply for livestock. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A reservoir constructed on flat pasture land to provide water supply for livestock. Reservoirs do not back water out over large areas of grass. The edges are sloped and cattle do not wade out in them. Contract with Ok-1986-7."

Photograph of a Sandy Prairie range site located in Kay County, which is in good condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sandy Prairie range site, good condition. Soil Series Shellabarger fine sandy loam."

Photograph of a small grove of trees covered in snow. A creek or stream runs through the grove. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Local Interest.”