Photograph of a swine feedlot waste disposal lagoon recently constructed. Vegetative measures, fencing and initial charge of water not yet accomplished.

Photograph of seeding native grass for seed production. Windrowing Caddo switchgrass planted in the spring of 1957. Planted on irrigated land for seed production as a cash crop. Tillman County Soil Conservation District (SCD) assisted with the planting of the grass. OK-577-12.

Photograph of individual plants of Sorghum Almum, a new drought-resistant, warm-season, perennial, tall and luxuriant bunch grass under observation by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. The plant being shown by Hervie E. Skelley and son, Gomer, came from one seed planted 2 1/2 months previously (on June 15, 1956) with less than 3 inches of rainfall. Single plants have up to 53 stalks in this field. OK-374-2.

Photograph of a single plant of Sorghum Almum, a perennial, warm season, drought resistant grass being introduced into OK. The grass was planted on June 15, 1956. Two months and 14 days later, after a very dry growing season, the seed stalks reached 7 feet in height and developed a bunch more than a foot wide at the bottom. New shoots are being put out continually. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is watching the planting to see if the grass is acclimated to western OK. OK-373-8.

Photograph of big cordgrass in bloom. This grass is highly palatable to livestock and is part of the "climax" on high marshes. LA. 62-044.

Photograph of seeding native seed grass for seed production. Windrowing Caddo switchgrass planted in the spring of 1957. Planted on irrigated land for seed production as a cash crop. Tillman County Soil Conservation District [SCD] assisted with planting this grass. OK-577-12.

Photograph of seeding native seed grass for seed production. Combining Coronado sideoats grama planted for seed production. Planted in the spring of 1956 on irrigated land as a cash crop. Tillman County Soil Conservation District [SCD] assisted with planting this grass. OK-577-7.

Photograph of the harvesting of Caddo switchgrass planted as a cash crop on irrigated land. Yield is about 300 pounds per acre. Planted in the spring of 1957 at a rate of 1.5 pounds per acre with the assitance from Tillman County Soil Conservation District [SCD]. OK-577-3.

Photograph of Hereford cattle on irrigated pasture of smooth bromegrass, perennial ryegrass, created wheatgrass, alfalfa and Ladino clover. This pasture produces a high yield of forage through the spring and summer months. TX-46, 029.

Photograph of flood prevention. The Washita River, Wildhorse Creek. Site # 24 on the left; Site # 23 on the right. Clear creek Lake can be seen in the background. Sites 23, 24 and 25 protect the lake as it is used for the municipal water supply by the city of Duncan. OK-1391-8.

Photograph of fJR White, farm operator, seeding weeping lovegrass on Dr. Robert Adams' farm.

Photograph of core trench cut to finished grade, looking northeast from Sta. 33+00 C/L dam.

Photograph of older spring fed pond with shoreline being deepened with dragline to help to coontol the water, weeds and make a nicer place to fish and play.

Photograph of an aerial shot of John Morgan’s farm and surrounding area near Wildhorse Creek & Washita River below Site No. 16. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood Prevention – Washita River Wildhorse Creek. Bottomland leveled for irrigation below Site No. 16. Land will be watered from the sediment pool of the structure.”

Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour.”

Missing photo. Bill Allrod, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC) and Clarence Dunch, Washita Agronomist, examining eight more Blue Penicum planting made on June 1, 1951. Seeding ratios: 1 lb per acre in 36 inch rows and cultivated one time. Harvested seed two times for a total of sixty pounds per acre. Sold seed at $2.25 / pound. OK-10-621.

Missing photo. Bill Allrod, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC) and Clarence Dunch, Washita Agronomist, examining eight more Blue Penicum planting made on June 1, 1951. Seeding ratios: 1 lb per acre in 36 inch rows and cultivated one time. Harvested seed two times for a total of sixty pounds per acre. Sold seed at $2.25 / pound. OK-10-621.

Photograph of the St. Louis and Santa Fe railroad tracks that were washed 200 feet from the railroad during recent record-breaking floods on the Verdigris River. These tracks washed from the roadbed and completely across Hwy 66 before lodging against the trees. Most of the rails are bent out of shape. Photo shows Verdigris River between Tulsa and Claremore. OK-8543.

Photograph of H.H. Bennett, chief of the Soil Conservation Service, and F.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris Soil Conservation District [SCD], examine an improved pasture on the farm of C.B. Ritberger. Ritberger says carrying capacity of this 88 acre pasture has been doubled since he improved it with the addition of hop clover, white Dutch, yellow hop and lespedeza. Ritberger first came to this 200acre farm as a tenant in 1928, he rented the farm for $700 from F.S. Hurd until 1938, when he bought the farm, paying $8000 cash. Starting with 2 cows in the diary business he has increased the herd to 40 Jerseys that average 20 pounds of milk per day, the year round. He also has 20 white-faced Herefords. His 92 acres of cultivated land are terraced and tilled on the contour. He has 12 acres of bluestem meadow and 2 acres of post lot. OK-8546.

Photograph of flood erosion between Frank Kleiner and elmer Flaning farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, OK. Overflow enters North Cavalry Creek after running down the road less than 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Cavalry Creek (See OK-10-783 series). Flood waters are washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture was taken looking north (See OK-10-482 series). OK-10-784-4.

Photograph of a conservation farmer of the week. Clifford Lyon in alfalfa used as part of his cropping system for soil improvement. OK-1450-7.

Photograph of P.S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Arkansas Verdigris's Soil Conservation District [SCD] and H. H. Bennett, Chief of the Soil Conservation Service examine some native little bluestem in the 12 acre meadow of the C.B. Ritberger farm. This meadow land is contributing a large amount of run-off to streams was formerly waste before Ritberger developed it under a plan worked out with the aid of technicians of the Soil Conservation Service assigned to assist the district. Grass today is helping to hold most of the rain on the land. OK-8548.

Photograph of part of the 22,000 buffalo herd standing on a field in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A part of the buffalo herd in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Okla. This is the second largest herd of buffalo on the continent. The Buffalo was the department store on the plains Indian, supplying them with practically all their needs. When the millions of buffalo that roamed the prairies were exterminated, there were a few small herds saves [sic] and these have now grown to some 22,000 in North American game preserve."

Photograph of Willis Espy's contour furrowed pasture near Seiling. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Portion of a 160-acre pasture which has been completely contour furrowed."