Photograph of Lateral construction in fall of 1950 on the J. G. Wylie, Jr., farm to rye grass and maintained via mowing. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lateral construction in fall of 1950. Seeded to rye grass and maintained by mowing."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men standing in lateral constructed in the spring of 1946 and seeded to Kobe Lespedeza on the D. N. and W. L. Koll farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lateral constructed in spring of 1946. Seeded to Kobe Lespedeza. Maintained by mowing 3 to 5 times per year."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men standing in lateral constructed in the spring of 1946 and seeded to Kobe Lespedeza on the D. N. and W. L. Koll farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lateral constructed in spring of 1946. Seeded to Kobe Lespedeza. Maintained by mowing 3 to 5 times per year."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in the channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. Outlet is Bayou Chenin-A-Haut. Ditch drains almost 175 acres of cultivated land, and about 10 acres of woodland pasture. Approximately 40 acres, which has been out of cultivation for years due to poor drainage is now being brought back into production."

Photograph of Mr. Knotts looking over a large area of corn drowned out, caused by ineffective drainage system. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Idle land and crop loss, Inadequate Drainage. Mr. Knoots [sic] looking over a large area of corn drowned out, caused by ineffective drainage system. Water from recent heavy rains remains on the land too long. Note: Idle land on left side of photo that was not planted due to excessive moisture resulting from improper drainage."

Photograph of big cordgrass in bloom. This grass is highly palatable to livestock and is part of the "climax" on high marshes. LA. 62-044.

Photograph of R. T. Douglas and his field. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Pig weeds grow on fertile land where I planted corn twice this year,” says R. T. Douglas. “My fist planting washed out and the second planting had just started growing when this field was flooded a second time, I’ve got about 75 acres on which there will be a total crop loss this year. If my new drainage system had been completed in time I expect I’d have made 40 bushels of corner per acre here from the first planting.”