Photograph of Joe Asher, driver, Clarence Day, D. B. Clagg, and W. L. Elliot storing a truckload of native grass seed from Coweta at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Tulsa. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Joe Asher, driver, 2. Clarence Day, 3. D. B. Clagg, 4. W. L. Elliot. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The mile-long Douglas Aircraft plant at Tulsa was used for storage of Soil Conservation Service native grass seed. Here a truckload of seed from Coweta, near Broken Arrow, unloads. Left to right are Joe Asher, driver, from Ardmore, Okla., in the truck, left, Clarence Day, and right, D. B. Clagg, and on the ground, right, is W. L. Elliot. The latter three are from Claremore.”

Photograph of “Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma speaks at the Cloud Creek watershed celebration.”

Photograph of cotton being irrigated with row irrigation system from syphons moving water from ditch to cotton rows are 1.5 inch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Irrigation (cotton). Cotton being irrigated with row irrigation system. Syphons moving water from ditch to cotton rows are 1.5 inch. This is the third year irrigation for this land. The cotton is following hairy vetch which was planted in maise [sic] stalks. Estimated cotton yield is 2 bales per acre. The irrigation system was laid out by the SCS.”

Photograph of R. G. Spears planting seeding bermuda grass.

Photograph of A. R. Jackson holding Crotalaria.

Photograph of wind erosion control in a peanut field.

Photograph of R. G. Spears planting seeding bermuda grass.

Photograph of a meadow waterway on E. H. Bass' farm.

Photograph of Claude Gilbert's cattle.

Photograph of Weeping lovegrass. Claude Gilbert in a field of weeping lovegrass that was mowed once this year making 1 1/2 tons of hay per acre. Mowed twice in 1955 and yielding 100 ounds of seed per acre which was sold for 65 cents per pound. Gilbert fertilizes his weeping lovegrass with 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre each spring. Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1952. OK-401-9.

Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass. Claude Gilbert stands by a stack of weeping lovegrass hay. 700 bales cut this year off a 14 acre field. Yield is 1 1/2 tons per acre. Gilbert fertilizer his weeping lovegrass with 100 pounds of a 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in the spring of each year. A Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1952. Gilbert is sold on weeping lovegrass and has needed 80 acres of his eroded cropland to lovegrass. OK-401-8.

Photograph of grasses. Little bluestem plants to the right; 1 year old, 2 years old, 3 years old. OK-8862.

Photograph of more grass bundles of varying ages. [?] Lovegrass plants left to right: 1 year old, 2 years old, 3 years old. OK-[?]{?] 61.

Photograph of range pitting. View of one way disc cut and used as a range pitter. OK-681-6.

Photograph of range seeding. View showing drill and pitter in operations on depleted range. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-681-5.

Photograph of mesquite that has been controlled by using kerosene. No new sprouts are appearing at this time. Grazing has been reduced to improve the range condition. OK-1159-10.

Photograph of range pitting. A view showing the depth of range pitting. OK-681-9.

Photograph of range seeding. Area pitted and overseeded on a depleted range. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-681-10.

Photograph of erosion. The gully was caused by plowing furrows to divert water from cultivated land. OK-681-12.

Photograph of Soil Unit 12 FC, Class III. 24 acres in cultivation for nearly 100 years. In the fall of 1950, 10 acres were chiseled, fertilized with 500 pounds of 0-14-?? Fertilizer and 100 pounds of 33-0-0 and seeded with crimson clover. During 1951, the whole field gave 4360 animal days grazing plus 2000 pounds of crimson clover seed off 10 acres. The rest of the field (14 acres) was fertilized with 300 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizer and 100 pounds of 16-0-0 per acre. During 1952 (drought year), the whole field gave 3916 animal days grazing plus 1800 pounds crimson clover seed from the 10 acres. The 10 acres received 100 pounds of 0-12-12 fertilizer and the whole field 100 pounds of 33-0-0 fertilizer per acre. Through June 12, 1953 (drought year), the whole field gave 2848 animal days grazing. On June 8, green vetch clippings showed 20480 pounds per acre on 10 acres compared harvested from a 10 acre area. RIGHT: Plant from chiseled area. LEFT: Plant from unchiseled area. TX 48-915.

Photograph of Jack Blue of Red Rock operates a combine harvesting bluestem grass seed. The sack of seed falling off the combine has been pushed by a second man who can't be seen in the picture because he stands immediately behind the sack. OK-9750.

Photograph of three self-propelled combines operating under contract to the Soil Conservation Service cutting Big and Little Bluestem and Indiangrass. Yields have run around 150 pounds of the mixture to the acre, with Big Bluestem predominant. John Diehm of Redrock is the owner-operator of the machines. OK-9732.

Photograph of Hubert Murray, District Conservationist receiving the Outstanding Award Certificate from Bob Day, Engineering Specialist. Lawton Soil Conservation Service Field Office. OK-4957-15.

Photograph of Winona Cavett, clerk, receiving the Outstanding Performance Award certificate from Bob Day, Engineering Specialist. Lawton Soil Conservation Service Field Office. OK-4957-12.