Photograph of Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle standing in cornfield following flood. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Harry Maricle, 2. Mr. Gray. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn crop following flood. Best growing season in 51 years followed flood, Mr. Gray said. That's reason crop will be better than expected. He lost one cutting of alfalfa because of flood. 290 acres of corn hurt. Should make 75 bushels to acre in some parts of field. Has spent $500 poisoning corn for insects because was late. Paying $9 an hour to repair flood damage to levy (background). Job will cost estimated $1500. Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle in pix."

Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.

Photograph of corn on Barnett farm on Owl Creek which was not flooded out because reservoir held water. Will average 40 bushels to acre. Spots will make more that that. Before dame was built, Barnett never got a crop off land. If he hadn't had the dam this year, he wouldn't have had any crop left, Barnett says. SCS Engineer Harry Maricle in picture.

Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Rual W. Leveridge) pointing to a field of cotton behind a UNIDENTIFED detention reservoir. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnsongrass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reservoir was built."

Photograph of a stripped cornfield on Finn Creek farm after flooded destroyed nearly 30 acres of corn. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Nearly 30 acres of corn lost to flood on Finn Creek. Yield of corn not washed out by flood cut down."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Rual W. Leveridge) pointing to a field of cotton behind a UNIDENTIFED detention reservoir. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnsongrass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reservoir was built."

Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, evaluates stalks of corn grown on the Barnett farm on Owl Creek, which was not flooded out because of the Owl Creek reservoir dam protected his land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn on Barnett farm on Owl Creek which was not flooded out because reservoir held water. Will average 40 bushels to acre. Spots will make more than that. Before dam was built, Barnett never got a crop off land. If he hadn't had dam this year, he wouldn't have had any crop left, Barnett says. SCS Engineer Harry Maricle in picture."