Photograph of deep sand site on formerly cultivated land seeded to tall grasses on Giles Passmore farm. The grass has been properly managed.

Photograph of cotton rows growing on the contour on the side of the hill, while alfalfa grows at the bottom of the slope on the Marion Bryant Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The cotton rows are on the contour on the side of the hill, while the alfalfa is at the bottom of the slope. In former years when the cotton was farmed in straight rows up the slope, there was a great deal of washing in the sandy soil of the cotton field and the silt was deposited in the alfalfa, threatening to destroy it. The cotton field was then contoured and since then there has been no damage to the alfalfa below.”

Photograph of buffalograss sod with root system exposed showing how the matt of roots forms an erosion resistant net. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Buffalo grass sod with root system exposed showing how the matt of roots forms an erosion resistant net. At the left is a runner which if undisturbed would have started new grass plants at each group of blades. Taken to illustrate an article by Mr. Ivy Howard.”

Photograph of S. F. Nixon next to an eight foot overfall at the lower end of a terrace outlet channel.

Photograph of a terrace outlet channel on Mrs. Ollie Streit's farm.

Photograph of a farm pond showing interception ditches which divert water that would otherwise go below the den into the pond. The spillway is at the right end of the dam. OK-5368.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "While publisher W. J. "Bill" Bacon is hospitalized in Oklahoma City, Tod Sloan, Elk City (center) , helps Jerry Butler, (left) , and Edsel Thompson get out the Sayre Headlight-Joutnal."

Photograph of a close up of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by SCS.

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.

Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.

Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.

Photograph of Mesquite control. Herbert Oran observing growth of Side-oats grama, Blue grama, and Buffalo grass where Mesquite brush was sprayed in June 1959. This pasture has had deferred grazing during the last two (2) growing seasons. Mesquite, which has not been treated can be seen in the background. This is being carried out as part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1064-1.

Photograph of F.E. LeGrand of Mayfield, Oklahoma, receiving a 1-gallon jug of Oklahoma rainwater from Leon J. McDonald, Assistant State Conservationist. In a contest to name Mr. Raindrop. Sponsored by the Soil Conservation Society of America and the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman, Mr. LeGrand won with the name "Mr. Splash." OK-194-10.

Photograph of F. E. LeGrand, Mayfield, Oklahoma, receiving a one-gallon jug of Oklahoma rainwater from Leon J. McDonald, Assistant State Conservationist. In a contest to name Mr. Raindrop, sponsored by the Soil Conservation Society of America and the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman magazine, Mr. LeGrand won with the name “Mr. Splash.” OK-194-9.

Photograph of F. E. LeGrand, Mayfield, Oklahoma, receiving a one-gallon jug of Oklahoma rainwater from Leon J. McDonald, Assistant State Conservationist. In a contest to name Mr. Raindrop, sponsored by the Soil Conservation Society of America and the Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman magazine, Mr. LeGrand won with the name “Mr. Splash.” OK-194-10.

Photograph taken during daylight of smoke billowing from a building with a fire truck nearby. Caption: "Officials of the First Methodist Church, destroyed by a $250,000 fire Monday, will meet Tuesday to determine a temporary meeting place for the congregation and for plans for future building."

Photograph of a cotton field that is unnecessarily terraced to prevent erosion on the R. O. Haddock Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “On long gentle slopes it is not necessary to terrace fields to prevent erosion. Here we have a field, which is planted to cotton on the contour. This slope is very good for the prevention of erosion, but when these cotton rows have a strip of some sown crop at intervals on the contour, erosion is practically eliminated. The sown strip here is maize."

Photograph of a field of cotton on the contour with strips of Sudan on the contour on the intervals on the W. W. Brown farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows a field of cotton on the contour with strips of Sudan on the contour on the intervals. On long gentle slopes erosion may be prevented by planting the row crops on the contour and then at intervals placing a strip of sown crop that varies in width to take up the irregularities and this will eliminate all short and point rows."

Photograph of a scene on the Marion Bryant farm.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Sayre Oklahoma ( County Judge)."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Erick was a busy frontier town but had only three houses when Mrs. Nora Hood, 87, moved there."

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Patti Toon (right) became the new Miss Sayre Saturday night and is shown receiving her awards from Miss Juna Kaye Eagon."