Photograph of an aerial shot of two farm ponds, terraces, a road, and a few buildings. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farm ponds, constructed by the land owner and protected by rip-rapping. The rip-rapping and outlets were provided by the service. The upper pond is approximately 10 acre feet and was constructed for use as a silting basin, for the lower pond. The lower part of the picture shows terraces and outlet ditches. Terraces are level. The old terraces can be seen faintly. Note excessive grade compared with level terraces.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of erosion control on two farms. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farms on which erosion control is practiced to a large extent. There are two farm ponds shown here in which the water is supplied by excess drainage from the level terraces fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of two farm ponds and some white spots indicating alkaline conditions caused by erosion. A road spans the bottom corner of the photograph, while a farm is near the top left. The back of the photograph proclaims, “This picture shows two farm ponds which were built by the landowner and rip-rapped by the landowner. The upper pond is used as a silting basin for the lower pond. Immediately above the pond there are some white spots which are an indication of alkaline conditions caused by erosion, before terraces were constructed. The area has now been terraced and returned to pasture.”

Photograph of blasting out rock to be used in lime crusher to supply farmers with limestone fertilizer. Note the lime crusher, the pile of rock and the foreman in charge of the blasting operation.

Photograph of water flowing from masonry flum constructed in a waterway. Note the velocity of water in the flume. Outside of York, SC.

Photograph of an extremely large gully whch has a large diversion ditch at its head.

Photograph of gully control by use of a loose rock structure. This structure has caught and is holding much silt in which grass will grow well. This will vegetate the gully and in time completely stop the erosion. Ardmore Project.

Photograph of Two farm ponds shown in which water is supplied by drainage from level terraced fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.

Photograph of two farm ponds, constructed by the land woner and protected by rip-rapping. The rip-rapping and outlets were provded by the service. The upper pond is approximately 10 acre feet and was constructed for use as a silting basin, for the lower pond. The lower part of the picture shows terraces and outlet ditches. Terraces are level. The old terraces can be seen faintly. Note excessive grade compared with level terraces. Ardmore Project, Konawa Camp.

Photograph of an area in the center of this picture showing an area of abandoned land due to improper farming conditions in which the gullies average 10 feet deep and you can see how these gullies are rapidly encroaching upon the cultivated areas directly adjacent to this area. In a few short years none of this land will be available for farming. Konawa Camp, Ardmore Project.

Photograph of how tree roots hold soil in place even after all the surrounding soil has been eroded away. The former base of the tree is now between five and six feet above the bottom of the gully.

Photograph of three main arteries of gullies which are so far-reaching and damaging that the whole quarter section of land has been abandonded for some time. The gullies are from three to fifteen feet deep and were caused by improper cultivation without terraces.

Photograph of gullies caused by improper cultivation without terraces. The depth fo the gullies range from three to fifteen feet. This land has been abandonded for some time but the erosion is still prevalent.

Photograph of SCS personnel explaining contour farming and crop rotation to African-American farmers. OK-5502.

Photograph of Mr. Ramsey, owner, conferring with Mr. Badwick, tenant, on contour-planted cotton field. Sudan strip visible in the background. [OK ID no. illegible].

Photograph of strip cropping with Lespedeza, soy beans and corn. Unterraced field. This view is to be compared with OKLA 5310, which shows a nearby field which has the same soil and is about the same slope, but which is planted in straight rows up and down the slopes and the cotton is very poor, as, in this season of very slight rainfall, what did fall was kept on the contour-farmed field, but was lost on the other. OK-5311.

Photograph of contour rows of coton in an unterraced field. Notice the reverse curve in the rows. OK-5342.

Photograph of a spreader ditch with masonry spreaders torn out by flood waters. Picture taken shortly after six inch rain fell in one night. Notice gullying in spreader and how the water flows out of the banks fo the ditch. OK-5142.

Photograph of flood damage to a spreader ditch. Shows some bermuda grass stripping still in place and shows overfall at masonry spreader. Taken shortly aftersix inch rain fall in one night. OK-5136.

Photograph of many large breaks in new terraces caused by quick 4 1/2 inch rain on April 30, 1936. Notice scouring in foreground. These are level terraces and some of the breaks are up to 200 feet long. OK-5173.

Photograph of a specially-constructed grader made from an old road maintainer. It has no front wheels and hitches to the tractor for frontal support. The grader and tractor are equipped with lights and is now working three eight-hour shifts a day. The graderfixed up in this way is very efficient. OK-5167.

Photograph of a view of a correctly built large, loose rock, bootheel structure at the head of a gully. Note the way in which the structure curves up at the end. OK-5071.

Photograph showing wind carrying silt onto a clean, cultivated field. Notice how the wind picks up the soil and carries it higher the further it travels. Also notice that the soil is not picked up until the wind has had a chance to gather momentum close to the ground. The soil in the foreground is not being carried as the end of the field is near, and the fence and vegetation act as a windbreak. This wind erosion is a serious problem in western Oklahoma, Kansas and southwestern Nebraska. OK-5123.

Photograph of the T.J. David farm. Vegetated seven foot drop, two to one slope in lower end of terrace outlet channel. Channel shown in OKLA 5330. Loose rock and sod construction with wire holding sod in place until it becomes well-established. Bermuda sod used.OK-5328.