Photograph of Buffalo on skyline and slope grazing on Hilly range site in excellent condition.

Photograph of a doe deer killed by a bob cat. Plant material that covered deer has been removed.

Photograph of a nursury plot of Greenfield bermuda grass planted July 1, 1955. First crop of roots was harvested and used to plant 100 acres in 1956. Fertilizer was applied to grass at the rate of 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. This grass has been grazed since it was planted and is preferred by cattle to other types of bermudagrass.

Photograph of the sign on US Highway 75 at the entrance into Double Creek Watershed from the south. The six upstream detention dams constructed on the watershed were designed and constructed by the Soil Conservation Service.

Photograph of Cariner Creek, Site #4 completed in 1959 and stocked with Bass, Blue Gill and channel cat. Photo shows a portion of the lake area.

Photograph of Cariner Creek, Site #4 completed in 1959 and stocked with Bass, Blue Gill and channel cat. Photo shows a portion of the lake area.

Photograph of wheat following alfalfa on bottom land. Note heavy straw. Yield approximaely 40 bushels per acre. Residue to be left on top not plowed.

Photograph of Elbon rye being harvested. Rye was planted for cover crop and pasture. Good seed crop was harvested. Approximately 30 bushels per acre.

Photograph of a terrace system shows maintenance of the terraces by plowing up. Terraced in 1950. Has planted vetch and oats for pasture, cut good crop of seed next year.

Photograph of a Redwing Blackbird nest and young in cattails along edge of fish rearing pond. The Elk City reservoir grounds are under agreement with SCS and are being developed as a wildlife habitat.

Photograph of erosion one year after rangeland was borke out and put under sprinkler irrigation, lookong north into the field.

Photograph of Mr. Atchison makin his third seediing of native grass mixture on land cultivated first in 1926 and out of cultivation 5 years. Field once terraced by CCC. Atchison owns 200 acres and leases 100 acres. He is changing his farm system from row crops to grass with cattle. Land is head of Rush Creek drainage area.

Photograph of view looking up-stream through break in embankment. Inflow from up-stream temporarily blocked and break partially drained.

Photograph of water now has unobstructed flow. New bridge replace old one which washed out. Making observations from bridge are Ovid Neal (eft), ag. Engineer and J.A. Killough, DC. Camera facing W by N. Beyond bridge on north is Herbert Moodyy farm, on south is R.M. Punkett farm, now both in dependable production as result of drainage.

Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFIED fire fighters extinguishing a native grass range fire behind a fireguard. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Approximately 600 acres of native grass range in excellent condition was set on fire by lightning 8-12-61. It took approximately 100 men and 6 fire trucks to put this fire out. Before the fire, the range had a carrying capacity of about 7 acres per mother cow unit. It has been sprayed with 2, 4-D last year for ragweed control and had improved to excellent condition. With proper management, it will take approximately 4 years for this grass to come back to excellent condition. Note: Fire guard along fence which aided in controlling the fire and kept losses to a minimum."

Photograph of a gully formed from Woodson soil. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Gully erosion – Gully erosion on Woodson soil. Little erosion has occurred except in gully. Soil profile at gully edge shows little soil loss."

Photograph of significant gully erosion. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Landscape of "Eroded Loamy Land." Erosion here is typical of that mapped in this county as "Eroded loamy land." Note good grass cover up to edge of gullies."

Photograph of a profile of Dougherty soil. A measuring stick stands on the left side of the photograph. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Dougherty soil profile – This is a typical soil profile that occurs within the "Dougherty loamy fine sand, undulating" mapping units. Native vegetation consists mostly of oak trees as can be seen here."

Photograph of a profile of Ivanhoe soil. A measuring stick stands on the left side of the photograph. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Ivanhoe Soil Profile – Profile of Evanhoe [sic] loam in road cut. Terrace material is whosn [sic] below 6 feet."

Photograph of a profile of Muskogee Soil. A measuring stick stands on the left side of the photograph. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Muskogee soil profile – Profile typical of Muskogee loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. Clay come in at about 3 feet."

Photograph of the hand of Dock J. Polome, SCS Soil Scientist, using device he designed and built to show speed water and soil move on different land slopes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Dock J. Polome, SCS Soil Scientist using device he designed and built to show speed water and soil move on different land slopes. Speed the marble travels on 1 degree and 10 degree slopes shows effect of slope."

Photograph of a contoured field of cotton growing on Durant loam. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Contour farming on Durant soil. Cotton being contoured of Durant loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. Cotton is one of the major cash crops of Bryan County and is grown wide on upland soil such as Durant."

Photograph of the Dick Longmire, L. L., Red Nales, and L. L. Humphreys at the Washita Valley Flood Control Council meeting checking a progress map of the Washita River. The photograph does not specify the left to right position of the men listed on the back of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita Valley Flood Control Council meeting held at Chickasha, Oklahoma, in the Chamber of Commerce office each year. All districts give a progress report on Flood Prevention easements and construction. Dick Longmire, L. L., Red Nales, and L. L. Humphreys are checking a progress map of the Washita River."

Photograph of the Dick Longmire, L. L., Red Nales, and L. L. Humphreys at the Washita Valley Flood Control Council meeting checking a progress map of the Washita River. The photograph does not specify the left to right position of the men listed on the back of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Washita Valley Flood Control Council meeting held at Chickasha, Oklahoma, in the Chamber of Commerce office each year. All districts give a progress report on Flood Prevention easements and construction. Dick Longmire, L. L., Red Nales, and L. L. Humphreys are checking a progress map of the Washita River."