Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "some may think it takes time to build a lake-- clearing land, building a dam and dredging a waterway- but not the Boy Scouts."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Chickasaw-capitol (now Johnstat County courthouse)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Pete Littlepage"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Clyde Kindell (Pres. of Murray State College) prax Murray State College - Tishomingo & Susanne Slaver - Houston."

Photograph of Pasture. Blue River bottom land cleared in 1956. It consisted of wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to Midland Bermuda grass and clover. Planted to Bermuda grass in 1957. 500 acre ranch has 200 acres under cultivation. By 1959, it had 135 grown cows and 500 sheep and offspring, using vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom was cleared. OK-1050-10.

Photograph of a small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see OK-1050-10.

Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."

Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.

Photograph of pasture with heavy timber in the background. The grassed area was timbered until 1956. 300 acres were cleared to midland bermuda and clover. 2000 acres make up the ranch. The cleared land after planting Bermuda grass increased the ranch's carrying capacity by 30 to 40%. OK-1050-7.

Photograph of an aerial view, looking west, of Ravia, OK.

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."

Photograph of a large herd of cattle on Blue River bottomland pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to midland Bermuda and clover. Planted to Bermuda 1957, 500 acres Ranch has 200 ac. on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings [sic], uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom. 11 was cleared."