Photograph of an aerial shot of a diversion terrace for Site 6 Mill Creek and the surrounding area. A farmstead with several buildings is located in the bottom part of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5. Site #6. Type of structure: Diversion terrace for Site #6. Drainage area: 155 acres (90 acres in pasture, 65 acres in cropland). General condition of drainage area: Severely eroded, gully & sheet. Acres of bottomland protected: 90 acres (Protects bottomland & Detention Reservoir #1 from silt).”

Photograph of deep mud cracks in recent deposition on Salt Creek lood plain.

Photograph of a poor cow on poor pasture.

Photograph of the harvesting of grass. Harvesting native grass seed with self-propelled combines. The meadow has been managed properly and condition maintained. Estimated yield of the combine run of seed was 100 pounds per acre. Ranch planned and range managed in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service. OK-572-1.

Photograph of harvesting seed. Harvesting native grass seed. Predominately Little Bluestem with mixtures of Switch, Little Blue and Indiangrass. Eswtimated yield of 100 pounds per acre. Air dried. OK-571-12.

Photograph of a view of a part of the long Brothers and their irrigated farm showing alfalfa, wheat and sorghum--the three principal crops grown with irrigation in Texas County, OK. Underground piper line can be seen in the center of the picture. OK-172-5.

Photograph of Lehmenn lovegrass drilled spring of 1947 for seed production. Not harvested. Now thick cover of old an dnew growth on the ground. TX-44-387.

Photograph of a scene on Birdie Coker's farm.

Photograph of W. H. Sayler standing next to one of his twenty-three cows.

Photograph of a Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of SCS Technician J. H. Slack and Ernest Covington inspecting a drainage ditch maintained by fencing for grazing. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Earnest Covington, 2. J. H. Slack. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCS Technician J. H. Slack (rt) and Ernest Covington inspect drainage ditch maintained by fencing for grazing. Brushy growth, unpalatable to cattle, is removed by mowing. SCS technicians had to wade in water when they staked out this ditch.”

Photograph of a Yucca plant on hummock in "blow-out" hole of former cotton field. Wind erosion has been successfully controlled by strips of brush. Area was spot-sodded in January 1941 to sandhill blue stem and brush strips were placed in November 1940. OK-8153.

Photograph of an implement being used on a field of Holdredge silt loam, 1 to 3% slope. A stubble mulch demonstration. OK-1595-1.

Photograph of Virgil Howard. Timber and undergrowth with pecan trees mixed in. Will be cleared of all except the pecan trees and sprigged with Bermuda grass. OK-1251-1.

Photograph of a young lady picking up pecans in one of the many pecan orchards in Garvin County. OK-1251-9.

Photograph of deep mud cracks in recent deposition on Salt Creek flood plain. OK-522-8.

Photograph of detention reservoir. Showing damage below Site No. 15, Little Wewoka Creek Site has 4000 acres of drainage even with a 19 inch drawdown tube.Runoff water comes from backslope of dam and hillside to contribute to damage being done. Outside water will be diverted from the spill area. OK-714-12.

Photograph of proper land use of land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land below dam at Site no. 13 Mill Creek watershed. This land is now useable due to the protection giver by the completion of the structure. A waterway was built to remove excess spillway water and the adjoining land is now used for crops. Note the corn crop."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #6 Mill Creek Watershed #12 and surrounding area. A house and a couple of buildings are near the top left center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20, Wa. #12, Site #6. Type of structure: Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 60 acres (52 acres in cultivation, 8 acres in pasture). General condition of drainage area: Terraced with inadequate outlets. 15 acres of bottomland protected. Stabilized terraces outlet & protects bottomland from silt."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Site #3 Mill Creek Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The photograph also shows Site #2 Mill Creek Drop Inlet on Adolph Johnson farm on the right edge of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5, Site #3. Type of structure: Drop inlet. Drainage area: 160 acres. Soil units: Deep medium textured slowly permeable and permeable. Area in cultivation: 32 acres. Area in pasture: 12 acres. Area in abandoned cropland: 116 acres. General condition of drainage area: Poor cover, sheet and gully erosion. Note: Right edge shows Site #2 on Adolph Johnson farm. Type of structure: Drop inlet. Drainage area – 15 acres (4 acres in pasture, 11 acres in abandoned cropland). General condition of drainage area: Poor cover, serious gully & sheet erosion. It protects detention reservoir #1 & bottomland from silt. See pipe installed in third gully from right edge."

Photograph of an aerial shot of Mill Creek Site 1 Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Watershed: Ok-SCD-20 Wa. #5. Site #1. Type of structure: Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 57 acres. Soul units: Deep medium textured slowly permeable & permeable soils. All in pasture. General condition: Good cover but large active gullies. Protects Detention Reservoir, Site #1 and bottomland from silt."

Photograph of UNIDENTIFIED man with horse drawn equipment mowing pasture for weed control on Batis farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mowing pasture for weed control. This is an important point in good pasture management and weeds can be controlled to a large extent if mowed at the proper stage of growth."

Photograph of a water spreading system, constructed from earth levees, to spread creek water evenly over a blue grama grass range to promote growth of grass and prevent erosion. A few heads of cattle are grazing in this field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water spreading system. System of earth levees for spreading creek water over blue grama grass range. These levees distribute water evenly over range and promote growth of grass. They also serve to reduce velocity of water and help prevent sheet and gully erosion."

Photograph of a farm pond protected by contour ridges sodded to Bermuda six miles north, two miles west of Ardmore. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farm pond protected by contour ridges on drainage area. Ridges sodded to Bermuda and will be used to rejuvenate pasture."