Photograph of alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2. This bottom land was formerly cut in two by a gully 4' to 6' deep. This ditch has been plowed in. The bottom formerlyy overflowed once or twice most years causing erosive crop losses and preventing the establishment of stand of alfalfa. Wheat made 35 bu. per acre in 1949. A rain occurring in May 1949 would have destroyed the crop on 30 acres had it not been for the Cloud Creek flood control construction. Alfalfa was seeded in Sept. A heavy rain falling in Nov. did not damage the stand of alfalfa.

Photograph of B. C. Bush, State Aid, discuss grass seeding on conservation reserve acreage with Sudan grass cover crop, with farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Bush, Warren, and Hitchings. The back of the photograph proclaims, "B. C. Bush, State Aid, discuss grass seeding on conservation reserve acreage with Sudan grass cover crop, with farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings. Drills are two 9 hole and two 8 hole 12" spaced owned by Cimarron County SCD. The drills are hooked up on three drill hitches, which cover 34 feet each time through the field. Farmers are averaging 130 acres per day sided by a mixture of side oats [sic] grama, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The field's soil is Dalhart-Mansker loam (7-B)."

Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing in the waterway in which an erosion control dam will protect. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is a drop-inlet pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control dam from in the waterway to be protected by the dam. Waterway berm in left foreground, and emergency spillway immediately beyond its end. Barney Cunningham at pipe."

Photograph of Barney Cunningham standing on an erosion control dam at the end of a waterway. Directly in front of Mr. Cunningham is the inlet-end of a 36-inch diameter drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion control dam at end of waterway. Barney Cunningham, farm operator, stands at inlet-end of drop-inlet pipe (36" diameter), which extends through the dam. Emergency spillway at left."

Photograph of Barney Cunningham and a dog standing on the backside of an erosion control. Directly next to Mr. Cunningham is the discharge end of a 36" drop-inlet pipe, which extends through the dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Back side of erosion controlled dam. This slope was dressed by routing tractor up and down slope for each 6 feet of height, or less. Barney Cunningham Stands at discharge end of 36" drop-inlet pipe through the dam."

Photograph of Augie Sewall, Sec. Treas. of the Board of Supervisors of the Washita County SWCD and Ed Piercey, Washita County Commissioner of District No. 3 standing next to a new bridge on farm to market road south of Cordell. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ed Piercey, Washita County Commissioner of District No. 3, 2. Augie Sewall, Sec. Treas. of the Board of Supervisors of the Washita County SWCD. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Augie Sewall, Sec. Treas. of the Board of Supervisors of the Washita County SWCD and Ed Piercey, Washita County Commissioner of District No. 3 shown at the new bridge on farm to market road south of Cordell. The cost of this bridge was reduced approximately $5000.00 due to benefits furnished by five floodwater retarding structures on Cavalry Creek Watershed."

Photograph of several bulldozers and tractors leveling and clearing a field at or near Roaring Creek site 4. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 4 Roaring Creek Jan 1963.”

Photograph of several bulldozers and tractors leveling and clearing a field at or near Roaring Creek site 4. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 4 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of several bulldozers and tractors leveling and clearing a field at or near Roaring Creek site 4. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 4 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of seven heads of cattle standing in a snow covered field. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Snow cover in the breaks of Major County."

Photograph of seven UNIDENTIFED people standing in a field near Cavalry Creek detention reservoir No. 2. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Cavalry Creek detention reservoir No. 2, one of first built in Washita River Flood Prevention Project. Water leaks out through gypsum beds. This is actually a benefit as long as the structure is not endangered, as it provides additional floodwater storage."

Photograph of brush choked channel of branch below detention reservoir No. 2. To be cleared later and established to alfalfa.

Photograph of brush choked channel of branch below detention reservoir No. 2. To be cleared later and established to alfalfa.

Photograph of a Loamy Prairie range site located in Cherokee County, which is in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie range site in excellent range condition. The soils are Eldorado Craig. The vegetation is primarily big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Woody species consisting of blackberry, persimmon, sumac and sassafras, are scattered sparsely over the site."

Photograph of a Loamy Prairie range site located in Cherokee County, which is in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie range site in excellent range condition. The soils are Eldorado Craig. The vegetation is primarily big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Woody species consisting of blackberry, persimmon, sumac and sassafras, are scattered sparsely over the site."

Photograph of five UNIDENTIFIED men pouring concrete into a ditch near Roaring Creek Site 1. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of six UNIDENTIFIED men pouring concrete into a ditch near Roaring Creek Site 1. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of five UNIDENTIFIED men pouring concrete into a ditch near Roaring Creek Site 1. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of five UNIDENTIFIED men pouring concrete into a ditch near Roaring Creek Site 1 taken from further back. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of six UNIDENTIFIED men pouring concrete into a ditch near Roaring Creek site 1. A seventh man is in the far background near the concrete pipes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site 1 Roaring Creek Jan 1963."

Photograph of SCS Technician Olen Rowlett and Willis J. Sorrells discuss the Great Plains conservaton plan with Mr. & Mrs. Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen is the first to sign a Great Plains contract in Washita County. Mr. & Mrs. Sasseen operate a 1200 acre Hereford ranch.

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers constructing a flood prevention/municipal structure at Site #22, Wildhorse Creek near Marlow, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention Structure. Forms and steel in place in base of municipal structure."

Photograph of a close-up shot of a "Contour blank basin listing showing where moisture was held from a four-inch rain."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Terrell Nowka") standing on the right side of two contrasting fields separated via fence. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence line contrast of native grass pastures. Proper use on right with controlled grazing and spraying the pasture on left is improving rapidly. Nowka is supervisor of the North Caddo SCD."