Photograph of Lundy standing inside a wildlife area developed on a hillside slope. Austrian pines planted in 1950.

Photograph of Ted Lehman, WJC, and Bill Storm, County Agent, examining an area treated for bindweed. Farmer applied Boroacu at the rate of 2300 pounds per acre in the Spring of 1953. A good kill was received except around the edges. Note size of area that has been out of production for three years. Bindweed is considered a serious problem in some areas of the High Plains. OK-138-4.

Photograph of Connelly standing at the edge of the Blackjacks that covered 90% of his farm when he started clearing in 1951.

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 Captain Creek flooding US Highway 66 just south of Wellston. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Captain Creek is shown flooding U. S. Highway 66 just south of Wellston. The creek was more than a mile wide. The overflow was caused by heavy rains that fell on the watershed on May 26. Captain Creek is a tributary of Deep Fork River.”

Photograph of a herd of Fred Burroughs' cattle.

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 Charley Connelly standing next to his dairy herd.

Photograph of Charley Connelly standing next to his dairy herd.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in fourth of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. After you have taken a thin slice of soil from the hole, take a core about a half inch wide from the center of the slice and place in a clean bucket. Repeat for each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in second of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. At each spot the plant growth, trash or mulch is cleared from the ground where the hole is to be dug.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in fifth of a series; How to take a compostie surface soil sample. After soil is taken from each spot selected from the area to be treated it is thoroughly mixed. Two or three hand fulls of this mixed sample is placed in a clean bag and tagged with required information. Sample should not be mixed from different areas to be treated.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in third of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. Dig hole depth of surface soil through plow depth. Then take a thin slice of soil (1/2" to 3/4" thick) from the hole. This is repeated from each spot selected within the field or area to be sampled.

Photograph of J. A. Killough in first of a series: How to take a composite surface soil sample. Farmer planning to take his soil sample, necessary equipment, a sharpshooter or spade and a clean bucket.

Photograph of a channel-type terrace built with farm equipment. OK-195-8.

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

Photograph of cutting oats and vetch for hay.

Photograph of a dairy herd.

Photograph of Charley Connelly's dairy herd.

Photograph of dairy herd grazing on portion of 52 acre bottom land Bermudagrass and legume pasture.

Photograph of Charley Connelly's dairy herd in Lovegrass 2 years old, on land cleared in 1953, followed by heavy disc to cut underground roots.

Photograph of dairy herd grazing on portion of 52 acre bottom land Bermudagrass and legume pasture.

Photograph of Charley Connelly standing beside dairy herd. Weeping Lovegrass pasture 2 years old. Land cleared 3 years ago with bulldozer followed with 7500 lb. brush disc.