Photograph of a scene in Beaver Bend State Park.

Photograph of a peach orchard. 2 year-old trees planted on the contour and checked. OK-1604-12

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a variable width contour strip of mixed bluestem grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Variable width contour strip of mixed bluestem grasses. Seeded in spring of 1938. To be followed with later pictures."

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man using a pale to scoop up water from a farm pond 2 miles west and twelve miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shows necessity for farm ponds and water conservation practices."

Photograph of a large herd of cattle on Blue River bottomland pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to midland Bermuda and clover. Planted to Bermuda 1957, 500 acres Ranch has 200 ac. on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings [sic], uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom. 11 was cleared."

Photograph of a flock of sheep standing and grazing in a small grain vetch and clover pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see Ok-1050-10, Ok-1050-11."

Photograph of a close up view of Guy Schroder's stubble mulch implement and its series of five 32-inch sweeps. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stubble Mulching. Stubble mulching on wheatland [sic]. Stubble mulch implement of Guy Schroder's. This implement has a series of five 32-inch sweeps. Schroder is cooperator with the North Caddo SCD and started the Soil Conservation Service program on his farm in 1950."

Photograph of a panorama view of large contour stripped area four miles west and two miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Panorama with Okla-6867. Match together for view of large contour strip cropped area."

Photograph of a spread of varying soil conservation practices practiced by a non-cooperator. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is the contour strip cropping of a non-cooperator who decided to install soil-conserving practices after observing his neighbors' work."

Photograph of sweetclover buffer strip on the contour with wheat sown on the interval 4 miles west and ½ mile south of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover buffer strip on the contour. Wheat has been sown on the interval."

Photograph of a panorama view of large contour stripped area four miles west and two miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Panorama with Okla-6868. Match together for view of large contour strip cropped area."

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man plowing under cowpeas on the contour for green manure. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Plowing under cowpeas for green manure. Plowing being done on the contour."

Photograph of newly constructed drainage ditch. Wet heavy bottom land site, 3a soil. Cleared of timber in 1957. Chunk sodded to Bermuda in 1960. Soil Unit III-3a.

Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching on wheat land. Stubble mulch implement of Guy Schroder’s. This implement has a series of five 32-inch sweeps. Schroder is a cooperator with the North Caddo Soil Conservation District [SCD] and started the Soil Conservation Service program on this farm in 1950.

Photograph showing the necessity of farm ponds and water conservation practices. OK-6874.

Photograph of the Harry Buckmaster Farm. Overfall of pond spillway is about to go out. Shooting upstream. No sandrock. This will require expensive maintenance. OK-184-7.

Photograph of a pine nursery located on Yashau Creek. The output of this nursery goes largely to cooperators in the Little River Soil Conservation District. The District plants seedlings for cooperators on contract at $0.75 per 100 trees. Approximately 300,000 trees in the District in 1956. Drought reduced the output of the nursery in 1956 by abour 50%. OK-411-12.

Photograph of forest protection. Miss Jesseye Arnett requested the Little River Soil Conservation District to help her to get cooperator signs which she posted around her plantation to discourage trespassers. Christmas tree hunters cut down many of the trees before the signs were installed. Approximately 7 years of growing time is lost with each tree stolen. OK-411-11.

Photograph of Pasture. Blue River bottom land cleared in 1956. It consisted of wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to Midland Bermuda grass and clover. Planted to Bermuda grass in 1957. 500 acre ranch has 200 acres under cultivation. By 1959, it had 135 grown cows and 500 sheep and offspring, using vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom was cleared. OK-1050-10.

Photograph of timber control, showing Mr. R. V. Little demonstrating one of his tree injectors on one of his 800 acre pastures. OK-1050-1.

Photograph of pasture with heavy timber in the background. The grassed area was timbered until 1956. 300 acres were cleared to midland bermuda and clover. 2000 acres make up the ranch. The cleared land after planting Bermuda grass increased the ranch's carrying capacity by 30 to 40%. OK-1050-7.

Photograph of the plowing under of cowpeas as a green manure. Plowing being done on the contour. OK-6881.

Photograph of a grass seed catcher operating in K.R. Bluestem. Note the wiresacross the catcher seems to double the yiled of K.R. seed from the harvester. OK-1827-9.