Photograph of a seedbed as prepared for watch cover crop. The muddy tracks show it will be many days before this field can be planted. The floodwater may stay out for weeks before receding. Mr. R. J. Wespor [?] is working with the local people, Chickasha SCD anf the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] i sto use his land with in its capabilities. OK-940-5.

Photograph of timber control by basic treatment with chemicals. 2-4-5-T herbicide in diesel fuel that was basal sprayed on this timber during dormant season. Grass came as soon as shade was removed. Weeds showing up [unclear]. No problem here. Lloyd Wilson is very well pleased with the kill. He says his soil conservation plan developed with the aid of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] personnel is the best help he has found.

Photograph of vetch in Bermuda grass. It is furnishing green forage high in protein when most needed. Soil Conservation service personnel developed a basic plan with Mr. Standley Maddox and he is rapidly carrying out the treatment needed. Vetch 6 inches high on October 21, 1959, is good pasture for cattle. This segment of the Little Wewoka Watershed will yield little silt to stress channels. OK-1017-10.

Photograph of diversion terraces (DT) under construction on SCD cooperator E.P. Ballow’s farm. Ballow is carrying out practices as recommended by Soil Conservation Service technicians. DT's constructed to add additional drainage to farm pond for livestock water. Bulldozer at work looking west. OK-1017-3.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Oklahoma's entrant in the 4-H Club Southwestern Regional Livestock Loss Prevention contest is a team demonstration on "Preventative Losses in the Market Bound Livestock" to be presented by two 4-H Club boys from Okfuskee county."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Col. J.O. "Cotton" Smith, seated, assistant division commander of the 45th Division, Oklahoma National Guard, discusses impending departure from Okemah of the 1st Battle Group Headquarters with Maj. John Coffey Jr., left, staff assistant, and Capt. Raymond J. Scoufos, staff training assistant."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "JoAnn Pigeon and 8 month old Jennifer Renee enjoy the game."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Leon C. Phillips , speaker of the house and former OU football player."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "An old storeroom in the basement of Boley's administration building has recently been converted to a chapel for religious services."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the inmates at the training school for Negro boys at Boley Pores over a book in the school building."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Framed by a cattle stanchion, farm supervisor Leodug Banks crosses the Boley dairy which was brought up to minimum health and agriculture standards in June at a cost of $3,000."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Bill Rains checks the work of an employee."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Money will be a top priority for the Oklahoma Education Association next year, regrdless of which one of three candidates for president of the organization is elected this week."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Homeless, forgotten and delinquent..."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Okemah National Guard Armory"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Okemah football stadium"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A year ago much of Oklahoma's investment in the Boley Training School for Boys was in poor repair of generally rundown." Pictured is Robert W. Henson, Sr., superintendent of the Boley school.

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Suzanne Coburn / right"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Farm Girl Leads WAAC Mental Test -- With an eighth-grade education and a lot of hard work on a farm back of her, Isobel Grider, above, 21-year old Okfuskee woman, finished 15 minutes ahead of all others in there group--some with five years of college--taking the WAAC mental examination here."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Smokaroma Inc. president Maurice lee Jr., center, briefs British distributors Seamus P. Garely, left, and Keith Gray on new features of the company's pressure cookers."