Photograph of the combining sericea lespedeza. OK-9795.

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 seedbed that has been prepared on a 240-acre farm in the Choska Drainage District and will be able to produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A good seedbed that has been prepared on this 240 acre farm. The Choska Drainage District provided the drainage for this farm. This land will now produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage.”

Photograph of a flood damaged field in which floods drowned out all crops on this land due to improper drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking north across these farms flood damaged fields. All crops drowned out on this land during the spring of 1948 on account of improper drainage."

Photograph of eighty acres of land, which shows all but a small patch of cotton that was drowned out on this land due to improper drainage looking west on the Choska Drainage Ditch District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking west across 80 acres of land which show all but a small patch of cotton that was drowned out on this land due to improper drainage."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man combining sericea lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combining sericea lespedeza."