Weekly newspaper from Texmo, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.

Photograph of J. T. Porter kneeling next to a 50 year old rock house on Mr. (Lester) Davis' recently purchased farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, ""This rock house is 50 years old as indicated by the date (1909) carved in stone over the door. J. T. Porter in photo. It was occupied in 1939. Mr. Davis has recently purchased this farm."

Weekly newspaper from Texmo, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Texmo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Texmo, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Texmo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Texmo, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of an aerial shot of Detention Reservoir Site #1 Broken Log Creek and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Detention Reservoir Site #1. Broken Log Creek SCD-4-Wa-No. 11. Drainage area 4000 acres. 500 acres cultivated – remainder range land.”

Photograph of J. T. Porter kneeling next to a 50 year old rock house on Mr. (Lester) Davis' recently purchased farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This rock house is 50 years old as indicated by the date (1909) carved in stone over the door. J. T. Porter in photo. It was occupied in 1939. Mr. Davis has recently purchased this farm."

Photograph of an aerial shot of the Upper Whiteshield Watershed, which this photo contains the locations of the Bales group farms (J. T. Mincher, C. A. Boomer, A. K. Farra, and Edgar Bowman) and Detention Reservoir #1. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Upper Whiteshield watershed. Farms of J. T. Mincher, C. A. Boomer (leader), A. L. Farra & Edgar Bowman are shown. Note Detention Reservoir #1 in on right hand side. See Okla-10-091 and 092 for details of upper portion of group."

Photograph of an aerial shot of the Upper Whiteshield Watershed, J. T. Mincher farm, Detention Reservoir #1, and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Upper Whiteshield Watershed – Ok-SCD-4-Wa. 2. Detention Reservoir #1. Drainage area 485 ac. Permanent Storage – 13.7 surface ac. 105 ac. ft. Inches runoff from drainage area 2.6. Flood storage – 27.2 surface acres. 158.5 ac. ft. 3.6 inches. Peak flow uncontrolled (25 year frequency storm) 1600 cfs. Release rate from 18"Asbestos bonded corrugated pipe 22 cfs. Drainage area – 80 acres cultivated & 405 ac. pasture. Medium textured upland soil. Reservoir is protecting 30 ac. below it & contributing to protection of 2000 acres of bottomland on Whiteshield Creek. Mincher has put 15 acres of bottom land back into cultivation that was idle. This land made 500 lbs. lint cotton in 1948. Benefit cost ration 1.1/1. See Okla-9556 and 9557."

Photograph of an aerial shot of bottomland below Detention Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 on East ½ Sergeant Major Creek and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bottom land below Detention Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 on E ½ Sgt. Major Creek. Approximately 3200 acres drain through this area. 80% of this drainage area will be behind Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2. Approximately 1 ½ acres of land was lost from bank cutting annually from this tributary before it run into Sgt. Major Creek. The 2 light areas in right hand corner of pictures have been leveled with big machinery by D. V. Cross, farmer, and but back in to cultivation. This 5 acres was idle and will go to alfalfa since Detention Reservoirs #1 and 2 of E ½ Sgt. Major Creek Subwatershed has been constructed."

Photograph of an aerial shot of a flooded Sergeant Major Creek below Detention Reservoirs #1 & 2. A town is seen in the upper right of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "When swollen with flood waters, Sergeant Major Creek gouges out its banks, cuts new channel, and washes away tremendous amount of irreplaceable soil. Cut on right hand side is below Detention Reservoir No. 1 and 2, E ½ Sgt. Major Creek. Cut on left side is the main stream of Sgt. Major Creek. Tree's on stream bank in upper left hand corner is same as Okla-9553. 5 acres of land is lost annually from bank cutting. See. Okla-10-098 and Okla-10-100."

Photograph of land that is experiencing blow out for over 35 years. Sparse patches of Sorghum dot the area photographed. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "This approximately 60 acres blow-out has been active for about 35 years. Notice Mr. Harmon has tried to establish sorghum cover but failed."

Weekly newspaper from Hammon, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Cheyenne, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.