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 Perry Howell and son Dwight standing in a field of contour-drilled grain on an Oklahoma School land farm which is under a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service. Howell and his son have instituted a complete program of erosion control on the farm where Howell has lived as a tenant for more than 30 years. OK-6470.

Photograph of Percy Howell and son, Dwight, standing in a field of contour-drilled grain on an Oklahoma School Land farm which is under a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service. Howell and his son have instituted a complete program of erosion control on the farm where Howell has lived as a tenant for more than 30 years. OK-6470.

Photograph of the Austrian winter peas crop on the School Land Farm operated by Perry Howell near Blackwell, Oklahoma. The use of winter cover crops is helping Howell to put into effect a complete program of erosion control on the farm he has leased for more than three decades. OK-6469.

Photograph of a fence damaged by a pasture fire. All the grass in this large pasture was consumed by the fire, leaving only weeds and brush.

Photograph of large areas of treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted. Photo taken from 3,000 feet altitude in an airplane. Muskogee Project.

Photograph of Dwight Howell, a 4-H Club member, Kay County, Okla. Standing in a field of contour drilled wheat. In 1937 Dwight make $90.00 from 2.5 acres of wheat planted on the contour. Stillwater Project, Blackwell Camp.

Photograph of an aerial shot of a large area of land which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted. The back of the photograph proclaims, "3000 feet altitude in airplane. View of large areas of treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted."

Photograph of an aerial shot of the J. I. Morris Estate and the surrounding area taking from an altitude of 3000 feet showing treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been applied. The back of the photograph proclaims, “3000 feet alitiude [sic] in airplane. Views of large areas of treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted."

Photograph of Perry Howell and son Dwight, standing in a field of contour drilled grain on an Oklahoma School Land farm which is under 5-year cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service. Howell and his son have instituted a complete program of erosion control on the farm where Howell has lived as a tenant for more than 30 years. Blackwell Camp, Stillwater Project.

Photograph of a bermuda grass lister planter showing construction of sod carrier and pipe through which sod is dropped into furrow.

Photograph of mowing pasture for weed control. Printed description on back: "This pasture was contour ridged for soil and moisture conservation, sodded to Bermuda grass and seeded to Dallis grass. Brush was removed. Ralph McIver is shown mowing."

Photograph of Perry howell and son Dwight, standing in a field of contour drilled grain on an Oklahoma School Land farm which is under a 5-year cooperative agreement with the Soil Conservation Service. Howell and his son have instituted a complete program of erosion control on the farm where Howell has lived as a tenant for more than 30 years. OK-1938-05-08.

Photograph of an aerial shot of the J. I. Morris Estate and the surrounding area taking from an altitude of 3000 feet showing treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been applied. The back of the photograph proclaims, "3000 feet altitude in airplane. Views of large areas of treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted."

Photograph of a fencepost on fire. The weeds and brush behind the barbed wire fence was not burned off. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence Post Burning. Fire in this large pasture destroyed grass, fences, and wildlife, but did not burn the weeds and brush."

Photograph of an aerial shot of treated land in which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted. Note the numerous houses and barns in the lower portion of the photograph and the various shelterbelts throughout this photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "3000 feet altitude in airplane. Views of large areas of treated land upon which Soil Conservation practices have been adopted."