Photograph of a field with a Sorghum cover. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sorghum Cover. Sorghum cover established under Conservation Reserve program. This field will be sown to native grasses in spring of 1959."

Photograph of a part of a 17 acre planted, flooded field and a water control system in a hardwood bottom for ducks. The cultivated field was planted to browntop millet in July and the seeds produced were flooded in October. The flooded hardwood bottom made the acorns produce on the Nuttall oak trees. The hardwood area is drained during the summer so as to not kill the trees. Over a thousand mallards were using this field the day the picture was taken.

Photograph of Buffalo grazing on shortgrass. Blue grama dominant showing winter preference to native tall grasses. Flats Range site. Restrictive layer in subsoil prevents growth of tall grasses. Ford soils.

Photograph of the wildlife refuge. Right: excellent range conditin with little bluestem dominant on Loamy Prairie Site, Lawton loam. Left: Area with restrictive layer in the subsoil (Might be mapped Ford--if area is large enough). Dominant grass is blue grama with western ragweed, cool season annuals, buffalograss and sideoats grama.grass. OK-808-2.

Photograph of Right side of photo: excellent rang3e condition with little bluestem dominant on Loamy Prairie Site, Lawton loam. Left side of photo: area with restrictive layer in the subsoil. (Might be mapped Ford-if area is large enough). Dominant grass is blue grama with western ragweed, cool season annuals, buffalograss and sideoats grama.

Photograph of cattle grazing in a newly reseeded pasture.

Photograph of a nine heads of cattle grazing in a reseeded pasture on the Creg ranch. A barn and house is in the far distant background on the right. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing in reseeded pasture."

Photograph of view of gully on which treatment is planned under the Sugar Creek flood prevention plan. This is located in Caddo County.

Photograph of floodwater retarding structure. Site No. 10, Mill Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. South of embankment looking northwest, contract construction work completed Dec. 13, 1957.

Photograph of Flood water retarding structure. Site No. 16, Mill Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. Construction work completed Dec. 23, 1957. Near south end of embankment lookin gtoward auxiliary spillway. Mr. Jack Penner, landowner, on left, and Mr. Frank Dillard, construction inspector, right. Drain valve open to keep water level down until sodding is completed.

Photograph of District Manager M.V. McMullen makes a final check of the district Bermuda sprigger. Indications are this machine will be overworked this spring. Most popular work is sprigging Coastal Bermuda grass. OK-585-2.

Photograph of gullies to be filled in and planted to Bermuda grass in the spring of 1958.

Photograph of Mansaker soil that needs conservaiton measures to control water erosion.

Photograph of 12X-CD Pratt fine sandy loam, Dune hase topography.

Photograph of stubble holds snow on the field

Photograph of wheat growing of Level 2-A Richfield soil. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Level 2-A Richfield 0-1% slope growing wheat."

Photograph of some 6-month old calves, part of a foundation herd, on the farm of Gilbert Steinkieler near Guymon, Okla. Mr. Steinkieler and ASC Committeeman Leon Newman examine hay purchased under the emergency hay program.

Photograph of watershed vegetation. This site in Robber's Cave State Park was hand-planted to bermudagrass sprigs in the spring of 1964; top-dressed with 50 pounds of actual nitrogen. Excellent cover on all areas except spillway out slopes. South slope in the background. OK-2687-14.

Photograph of a diversion terrace above emergency spillway cut slope. Hnad-planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1968. Unfenced; heavily grazed. Erosion in channel leading into an overfall. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-7.

Photograph of a cut slope and a portion of emergency spillway (looking southwest) handplanted to Bermuda grass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; subjected to a very heavy grazing. Very little soil material available for plant growth. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-8.

Photograph of a spillway cut slope approximately 100 feet high constructed on a 2:1 slope with two 15 to 20 feet barms [?] at the lower elevations. Area is unfenced. Most of soil material is blue shale. Area mulched and seeded to mixed native grass including short-leaf pine seedings Accelerated erosion has caused extensive gullying. Vegetation considered a complete failure. Fourche-Maline Watershed, Site # 3. OK-2687-16.

Photograph of a "close-up" of emergency spillway cut slope that had been hand planted to Bermudagrass in the Spring of 1964. Unfenced; heavily grazed; no effective vegetative cover of any kind remaining. Any soil material originally on slope has been deposited on the floor of the emergency spillway. Rock blanket now covering slope appears adequate. OK-2687-11.

Photograph of a UNIDENTFIED man drilling sideoats grama, blue grama, sand lovegrass, and switch grass into a failed sorghum field growing in conservation reserve of the soil bank. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land in Conservation Reserve of the Soil Bank. ¼ section; 630 acres have been seeded. Drills owned by SCS district. Seven pounds of side oats [sic] and blue grama, one-pound sand love; ½ switch grass. Returning from cultivation for five years, sorghum did not make a crop so it was put in conservation reserve."

Photograph of President Eisenhower.s stop at Woodward Oklahoma.