Photograph of Mrs. Marie Lawson and Mrs. Dorothy Kramer examining second year costal Bermuda grass planting on bottomland soil.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Col. I. l. Thompson in a section of his tree farm near Valliant which stands to yeild more than $500 an acre in annual revenue."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Who is or was McCurtain County's greatest quail shot?"

Photograph of charter member of the Board of Supervisors of the Valliant Soil Conservation District [SCD], William E. Clarkson. Mr. Clarkson pruned all the young pine on his ranch in the fall of 1959 and spring of 1960. It is estimated if all this pine were in one block it would be about 40 acres. Clarkson has shifted from row crops to cattle raising. His overall plan is to shift to tree farming. OK-969-9.

Photograph of soil unit 4 overflow land cleared of timber and seeded to mixture of Kentucky 31 and Fescue, Common bermudagrass (seed), Ladino clover and Burr clover. Topdressed with 80 lbs. of Ammonium Nitrate per acre.

Photograph of Doak Bird loading a 1/2 ton truck with his new costal digger. He operates a beef and egg laying house near Haworth, OK.

Photograph of the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gash farm, Oak Hill, Oklahoma. “It’s a long way from the seed bag to the milk pail,” as Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gash ponder ways to get grass in a hurry on their sandy dairy farm. They are using Coastal Bermuda on part of it and NKI-37 [Bermuda grass] on another part. Soon they should choose one. OK-957-3.

Photograph of the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gash farm, Oak Hill, Oklahoma. The Gash’s say $92 for this little dab of Bermuda seed had better get results. They are discussing seedbed preparation and planting methods for a first class job. They also have a new tractor ready to go. OK-957-2.

Photograph of George Chevrolet company in Idabel

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.

Photograph of man speaking at monument unveiling.