Photograph of an alfalfa-sweet clover drill. James McBride, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and Soil Conservation Service [SCS], shows the advantages of a special alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Push-type double disk openers (International) are spaced at 8 inches on a strong angle-iron frame. Small seed boxes (Planter Jr. Type) are used, which permits a much lower and controlled seeding rates. In this area much land is subject to blowing and it is necessary to seed in a trashy cover. This type of equipment gives excellent performance with excellent stands almost guaranteed. The cost of this type of drill is approximately $700. It is furnished to the District Cooperators on a rental basis of 50 cents per acre. The Greer County SCD has two of these drills available. They seeded over 1,000 acres each last planting season. OK-253-11.

Photograph of harvest cutting. It takes good logs to make good homes. To keep this mill operating continuously the Stauter Lumber Company buys logs from the McCurtain County Land Utilization [LU] Project formerly administered by the Soil Conservation Service. Increased timber volume enabled this mill to employ 85 people where none worked before. OK-315-12.

Photograph of Alvin Howard, Forest Service [FS] representative at Idabel, Oklahoma, measuring the circumference of a pine tree. "This pine tree would bring $65.00 based on recent bid sales," he says. The diameter tape tells Howard this tree is 31 inches across or diameter at breast height [dbh]. It is 80 feet high. The Soil Conservation Service administered this land for 16 years. OK-243-10.

Photograph of a large field subject to severe wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note the large chucks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures that improve the physical structure of the soil should be given first consideration. OK-253-8.

Photograph of R.H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical sturcture of the soil, should be given first consideration.

Photograph of Pat Martin farm in Valliant district. Herschel Ginn is disking new land with heavy disk. Martin says the disk cuts stove wood as it prepares corn land.

Photograph of H. C. Walker, LRSCD Board Member, riding a horse. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Board Member since 1939. Old time cowboy and stockman. Saw first train to Idabel. Attends state and national soil conservation meetings regularly. Ate a rare steak in Omaha but remarked "I've had 'em get well hurt nor worse than this." Walker lives alone except for horse and sheep and cattle."

Photograph of Roy McMertry's Farm pasture deep plowed to prevent wind erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A large field subject to server wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."

Photograph of a large field subject to severe wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind ersoion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should by given first consideration.

Photograph of SCS personnel explaining contour farming and crop rotation to African-American farmers. OK-5301.

Photograph of an alfalfa-sweet clover drill. James McBride, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and Soil Conservation Service [SCS], shows the advantages of a special alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Push-type double disk openers (International) are spaced at 8 inches on a strong angle-iron frame. Small seed boxes (Planter Jr. Type) are used, which permits a much lower and controlled seeding rates. In this area much land is subject to blowing and it is necessary to seed in a trashy cover. This type of equipment gives excellent performance with excellent stands almost guaranteed. The cost of this type of drill is approximately $700. It is furnished to the District Cooperators on a rental basis of 50 cents per acre. The Greer County SCD has two of these drills available. They seeded over 1,000 acres each last planting season. OK-253-12.

Photograph of R. H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures that improve the physical structure of the soil should be given first consideration. OK-253-9.

Photograph of R. H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface via deep plowing to prevent wind erosion on the Roy McMerty farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "R. H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."

Photograph of Roy McMertry's Farm pasture deep plowed to prevent wind erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A large field subject to server wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."