Photograph of road bed sloughing off into gully caused by excessive run-off from adjoining cultivated fields. Conservation farming methods would have prevented this. OK-8450.

Photograph of a wheat field growing on Richfield loam thick surface phase near Floris, Okla. A group of UNIDENTIFED buildings and windmills are visible in the background of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Wheat growing on Richfield loam thick surface phase near Floris, Okla.”

Photograph of a deep sand site, Pratt loamy fine sand range on Barby ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep sand site, Pratt loamy fine sand. Sec. 8-2-27. Barby Ranch."

Photograph of a Loamy Prairie Site, Carey Silt loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Site, Carey Silt loam. Sec. 14-4-22. Logan Gregg C. R. planting in 1957, 3 years old. Little bluestem, sideoats grama, Indian grass, and bluestem and blue grama. 1.52 lbs. PLS seeded per acre."

Photograph of Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, left, digs up alfalfa plant so that A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, can show long taproot. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, 2. A. T. Elder SCS Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This 3-year old alfalfa sends roots far down to open up the soil for maximum water intake, break up compaction. No wind erosion here. Farmers of area are turning to alfalfa as profitable crop on blow lands. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) digs up alfalfa plant as that Technician A. T. Elder can show long tap root. II RR 6-0."

Photograph of a wheat field, oil grasshopper, and oil wells in Beaver County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat, oil and gas bring profitability to Beaver County, Oklahoma."

Photograph of wheat growing on Richfield Loam. A UNIDENTIFED building stands in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat growing on Richfield Loam. Near Floris, Okla."

Photograph of tractor plowing the land for fall seeding in Beaver County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land plowed in preparation for fall seeding. This operation of pulling a section harrow over land further reduces the size of clods, increasing the wind erosion hazard. Too much tillage is a problem that must be overcome in combating wind erosion. Ted Lehman, WUC Beaver City, says this is a "powder ker [sic] for blowing."

Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2."

Photograph of five heads of cattle weathering a snowstorm. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Cattle weathering snow storms. It is necessary in conservation practices to have a reserve of livestock feed when the occasion arrives."

Photograph of A. T. Elder, left, and Ted Lehman, SCS Technicians, looking over this good field of wheat while behind them, the wheat crop has taken a beating from wind erosion. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. A. T. Elder, 2. Ted Lehman. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS Technicians A. T. Elder (left) and Ted Lehman looking over this good field of wheat while behind them wheat crop has taken a beating from wind erosion. Effective tillage: leaves wheat stubble alone until spring of next year. Then uses sweeps that leave residue in surface and cover weed seeds. Sweeps twice before using rod weeder when weeds emerge. Rod weeds last of August to catch volunteer wheat and weeds, seeds after September 20 with chisel-type drill that leaves surface rough and puts seed down deep where moisture is, covering seed at normal depth. The land soil is III RR 2-X. (See Okla-10-710.)"

Photograph of a "Close-up picture of the field being terraced on Caleb Harper farm, under the supervision of SCS technicians. Soil seems to run together and seal thereby restricting the rate of intake; therefore erosion appears even on gentle slopes."

Photograph of “12 heads of cattle grazing in a wheat pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A good example of cattle grazing on wheat pasture. A very important feed source in Beaver County, Okla. This is level 6-A Richfield loam, Deep phase.”

Photograph of a combination of agriculture and natural resources in Beaver County, OK. OK-861-9.

Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2.”

Photograph of a snow drift south of Beaver (?) on Highway # 3.

Photograph of an irrigation ditch one mile west of Turpin. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation Ditch. Field of milo prepared for irrigation in February of 1956; grade of rows was .1 foot per 100 feet; canvas dams used in main ditch to make ponds from which to siphon from."

Photograph of field of little bluestem, hairy grama, and silver bluestem grasses growing on Mansker-Potter complex soils. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mansker-Potter Complex 30-OK Mixed weeds and shallow site. Cultivated 1902-06. Out of cultivation 1906-59. Little bluestem, hairy grass and Silver bluestem."

Photograph of A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, shows part of long taproot of the three-year-old alfalfa. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technician A. T. Elder shows part of long taproot of this 3-year-old alfalfa. Moisture was found in soil at depth of 2 inches. Elder dug down 17 inches to get plant out and moisture was still present. Area has hand less than 2 inches of rain since November 1952. II RR 6-0. (See Okla-10-713.)"

Photograph of five heads of cattle in a snowy field weathering a snowstorm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle weathering snow storms. It is necessary in conservation practices to have a reserve of livestock feed when the occasion arrives."

Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, showing cloddy condition of soil. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, 2. A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Close-up to show cloddy condition of soil. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder holds clods."

Photograph of Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, showing field residue. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "SCS Technician Ted Lehman shows residue in this close-up. II RR 2-I. See Okla-10-715 for tillage methods, other data."

Photograph of cloddy condition soil. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A.T. Elder holds clods.

Photograph of pan attachment on mowing machine cutter bar used in harvesting Blue Grama grass for seed.