Photograph of W. Alvin Trissell at the Kelley Hartley Ranch, Vinita, Oklahoma, showing Rhizoma alfalfa on ridge top on strip mine spoils.

Photograph of W. Alvin Trissell at the Kelley Hartley Ranch, Vinita, Oklahoma showing a young Bois-d'arc tree planted on strip mine spoils in 1969.

Photograph of multiflora rose fence. Multiflora rose fence was planted in 1950 by Haskel Shorter as a boundary between Class VII land on the right and Class III land on the left. It was planted on a diversion terrace.

Photograph of sericea Lespedeza. Sericea Lespedeza was planted in 1950 and drilled with oats and a sod drill. It will be used for hay. The sericea is growing on old cultivated land of Class III, 2% slope and Soil Unit # 6. Sixty percent of the topsoil in this field has been removed by erosion. The Soil Conservation Service recommends this type of plants rather than row crops on a field in this condition. OK-273-12.

Photograph of a Sandy Savannah range site in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A Sandy Savannah range site in excellent condition, the soil is Linker fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes."

Photograph of Claude Newland, SCS Soil Scientist, examines the field of E. T. McCollum, 2 ½ miles north of Vinita. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This field produced 6 ½ bushels of oats per acre in 1950. The oats had been overseeded with sericea lespedeza. The sericea was fertilized with 650 lbs. per acre of rock phosphate which was drilled into the soil. In 1962 the sericea was plowed up, 2 ½ tons of lime and 100 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre was applied and Greenfield Bermuda was planted. That fall the Bermuda was overseeded with vetch, rye and fescue and 125 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied. No fertilizer has been applied since that time. Estimated forage yield was 4 tons per acre in 1966."

Photograph of W. Alvin Trissell at the Kelley Hartley Ranch, Vinita, Oklahoma, showing Rhizoma alfalfa on ridge top on strip mine spoils.

Photograph of multiforal rose. The multifloral rose planted in 1950 and burned out in 1953. Multiforal rose fence now shows three years of growth. This plant in this area is used as a living fence, windbreak and as a cover for wildlife.

Photograph of Bob Hartley spreading sideoats and bluestem seeds of the floor of a cattle barn to dry.

Photograph of “A shallow prairie range site – in excellent condition on the Collinsville portion of the Bates-Collinsville complex, Ho 5 percent slopes is shown in the foreground.”

Photograph of Bob Hartley spreading sideoats and bluestem seeds of the floor of a cattle barn to dry. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bob Hartley, 21-year-old ranchman recently graduated from Okla. A&M, spreads sideoats grama grass on the floor of a cattle barn so the seed can dry without heating. The seed was brought in from combines which Hartley operated during the sideoats and the bluestem harvest. Paper sacks were used during a temporary shortage of other sacks. Hartley cut seed near Amarillo, Texas, as well as in the Vinita vicinity."