Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.

Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.

Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.

Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402

Photograph of a v-type gully.

Photograph of newly prepared land for irrigation; graded border method; uneven distribution of water because of highs and low; water is running out at end of border. No SCS assistance.

Photograph of an irrigation check improperly installed; apron set too high causing an over-fall.

Photograph of an irrigation check that was improperly installed; apron set too high causing an over-fall.

Photograph of checking on irrigation ditch shows sets too high; ditch is cutting, aprons too high.

Photograph of irrigation check showing improperly installed apron set too high causing an overflow.

Photograph of 8 inch plastic pipe used to convey water frompump to rows or borders. Pipe has 2-inch plastic sleeves to let water into each row.

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.

Photograph of row irrigation; part of field is 2 percent slope, row direction down steepest slope; plastic sleeves in pipe lets water down each row.

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, of the Work Unit Conservationist and the Soil Conservation Service [WUC, & SCS], checks the effectiveness of wind control measures that this District Cooperator has established. This field is Soil Unit 70, subject to severe wind erosion without effective cover. Rye and vetch were seeded in this field in sudan stubble. A seed crop was harvested from the sudan, and the ungrazed stubble left to protect the land until the rye and vetch could provide sufficient growth. There were nearby fields without cover that were damaged by wind erosion this season. OK-253-7.

Photograph of Guar being grown on soil unit 12 where it had been very difficlut to secure a stand of any crop. Guar is grown as a soil improving crop. Cooperators rotation on this land is guar and cotton. Farmer estimates cotton yeilds have increased 30% since he has been using Guar in his rotation.

Photograph of a native grass planting. Native grass planting made on conservation reserve land. It was seeded in the spring of 1957 and was sprayed in the spring of 1958 for weed control. This area is now almost completely free of any weeds. OK-639-5.

Photograph of brush control. This area was sprayed on May 12, 1958 with a 2-4-5TP herbicide for the control of shinnery, mesquite and sage brush. This spraying was carried out under the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-635-6.

Photograph of a farm pond. Stock water pond built in the spring of 1952. This pond was staked by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). OK-635-10.

Photograph of Cotton hulls placed on field as cover crop. The hulls will also add organic matter to thte soil.

Photograph of James Masters with SCS technician Joe Bob Hall looking over a proposed pond site. Also they are discussing mesquite Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control while preparing a conservation plan for a contract in the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1095-4.

Photograph of a stockwater ponds constructed in cooperation with County Commissioners. County road put across dam so to eliminate bridge. OK-1205-3.

Photograph of cotton and cow peas. Strip cropping on contour. 4 rows of cotton. 2 rows of cow peas with two skip rows an each side.