Photograph of Cotton hulls placed on field as cover crop. The hulls will also add organic matter to thte soil.

Photograph of Dierks Forest [from the lumber company established by the Dierks family beginning in 1903] in Valliant, Oklahoma. Follow-up of OK_656-9. 25c OH soil Class VII. Forest cleared by a D8 crawler tractor. Cut on and planted with pine seedlings on March 1958. OK-1072-3.

Photograph of timber clearing in the Blue River bottom with angle tree bulldozer. This is heavy, wet, natured overflow bottom that is to be used for pasture. CONTRACTOR: c.b. Bell, Milburn, Oklahoma. OK-941-1.

Photograph of a stump of a huckleberry tree as left by an angle tree bulldozer in clearing Blue River bottomland for pasture. OK-941-6.

Photograph of the west side of State Highway 54. The wheat on this field was planted on the contour with ridges. The back of the photograph proclaims, "West side of S. H. 54. Wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field was subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop."

Photograph of debris and silt on concrete corner post at Deadwomans Crossing. County black-top road in immediate foregeound covered with water. Deer Creek was bank full at time photo was made.

Photograph of a view of a pond from the spillway. Pond has detention storage to protect state and county highways and cropland from flood damage. Fence will be above permanent water level.

Photograph of a waterway constructed above a natural draw. Owner failed to seed to permanent vegetation. Upper part of field is terraced to discharge runoff into the waterway. Photo made shortly after 6-inch rain. Soil in waterway was washed away to depth of cultivation.

Photograph of debris and silt on concrete corner post at Dead Woman's Crossing. County black-top road in immediate foreground covered with water. Deer Creek was bank full at time photo was made.

Photograph of SCS Technician Dan Hamill viewing full pipe discharge from stockwater pond that has detention storage of flood water designed to protect cropland and roads below the structure.

Photograph of wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field was subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop. Looking down a terrace channel.

Photograph of West side of SH 54. Wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop.

Photograph of this Non-terraced cropland field is across the highway east of pictures OK-1007-10 and OK-1007-12. Six inch rain caused numerous rill gullies. The field had to be reworked and reseeded.

Photograph of "SCS Technician Don Hamill viewing full pipe discharge from stockwater pond that has detention storage of flood water designed to protect cropland and roads below the structure."

Photograph of runoff water from unprotected cropland fields deposited silt and topsoil over part of the road. Excess water washed part of black top road material down the natural drain.

Photograph of the lower portion of a natural draw. Erosion severe with silt being deposited in stock water pond across road. Surface of pond water can be seen beneath trees in distance.

Photograph of silt and water from Deer Creek over county black top road at Dead Woman's Crossing. Mud bar blocks entrance to bridge.

Photograph of a silt fan formed in channel of terraces. Result of over 6-inch rain in several hours. Note crop residue on surface. Farming operations had been performed on contour. Large body of water is the erosion control dam.

Photograph of water and silt over county road at Dead Woman's Crossing. Timber and silt carried by Deer Creek over cropland field. Result of 6 inch rainstorm over watershed.

Photograph of water and silt over county road at Deadwoman Crossing. Timber and silt carried by Deer Creek over cropland field. Result of 6 inch rainstorm over watershed.

Photograph of an unterraced cropland field that lies across the highway east of pictures OK-1007-10 and OK-1007-12. Six-inch rain caused numerous rill gullies. The field had to be reworked and reseeded. OK-1007-11.

Photograph of a Brillion Seeder used to plant weeping lovegrass strip on 7x AB Pratt, Fine Sandy Loam after soil was prepared with a rod weeder and chisel type machine. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wind Strip & Rotation Hay and Pasture. Pasture strip on 7x AB Pratt, Fine Sandy Loam showing Brillion Seeder which was used to plant the weeping lovegrass strip after soil was prepared with a rod weeder and chisel type machine."

Photograph of Cecil Reinhart kneeling in a four acre strip of weeping lovegrass used as wind-strip and rotation hay and pasture on 7x AB Pratt fine sandy loam soil. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rotation Hay and Pasture. 4 acre strip of weeping lovegrass used as wind-strip and rotation hay and pasture on 7x AB Pratt fine sandy loam soil. Reinhart harvests seed and pastures these strips in the winter with small grain and vetch. Seed harvested 6/20/59 yielded 800 lb. seed on the 4 acres. After 5 years the strips are plowed up and other strips are seeded to control wind erosion."

Photograph of a 4 acre strip of weeping lovegrass used as wind-strip and rotation hay and pasture on 7X AB Pratt fine sandy loam. Renhart harvests seed and pastures these strips in the winter with small grain and vetch. Seed harvested 6/20/59 yielded 800