Photograph of paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, relating problems involved in water recharge effort.

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, checks the amount of water going into recharge well north of Hollis.

Photograph of District Conservationist Joe Bob Hall, Hollis, and Mr. Motley, member of the Board of Directors of Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, discuss the operation and maintenance of underground water recharge well located in Lebos Creek on Motley farm.

Photograph of Paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, and Joe Bob Hall discuss problems relating to underground water recharge effort.

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, examines desbris guard on water recharge well north of Hollis. Practically all the water from this drainage area becomes underground recharge.

Photograph of Charles Crimes, Neil Stidham, and Gordon Folzenlogen knelling in native grasses in the Wichita Mt. Wildlife Refuge near Mount Pinchot Pasture. The photograph does not indicate the left to right position of the three mentioned men. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Follow up of Ok-2509-12, 921-6. Loamy bottomland site in excellent condition. Lobo flat. Area in the foreground was protected from grazing by the annual exclosure [sic]."

Photograph of a fence line contrasting the west side and east side of Fullingim flat near Mount Pinchot pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence line contrast at west side of Fullingim flat. Area on the left is outside the refuge. Follow up of Ok-2511-16."

Photograph of cattle grazing on vetch seeded over Bermuda grass. OK-1704-7.

Photograph of the Hay Meadow pasture. The native range is in excellent condition with light utilization. Boulder ridge site is in the foreground. Hilly, stony range site is at the base of the mountain in the middle ground. Rocky mountain escarpment in the background is Mount Marcy in the Big Game pasture, rising out of the east side of Panther Creek. OK-1104-8.

Photograph of Native range of hay meadow pasture in excellent condition, light utilization, Boulder Ridge site in foreground. Hilly stony range site is at base of mountain in middle ground. Rocky mountain escarpment in background is Mount Marcy in the Big Game pasture, rising out the east side of Panther Creek. OK-1104-8.

Photograph of Russell Reeves, District Cooperator, turning under an excellent crop of hairy vetch and rye for soil improvement. This 18 acre field, planned with Soil Conservation Service assistance, has had this treatment annually for the past three years. Vetch and rye, fall and winter, followed by broom corn. From the 20th of November, 1955, to 1st of April 1956, this field supported 12 head of grown cows without any other feed. The animals made an average gain of 161 pounds per head.

Photograph of Russell Reeves, District Cooperator, turning under an excellent crop of hairy vetch and rye for soil improvement. This 18 acre field, planned with Soil Conservation Service assistance, has had this treatment annually for the past three years. Vetch and rye, fall and winter, followed by broom corn. From the 20th of November, 1955, to 1st of April 1956, this field supported 12 head of grown cows without any other feed. The animals made an average gain of 161 pounds per head.

Photograph of principal spillway of Site 35, Barnitz Creek.

Photograph of Elmer “Whitey” Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, “District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer “Whitey” Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years.”

Photograph of Elmer "Whitey" Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, "District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer "Whitey" Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years."

Photograph of a buffalo skull found at a 6-foot depth in a gully plug construction work. The depth of the skull indicates piling up of sediment from flood waters. Andrew A. Orr, Soil Conservation service technician, is examining the skull. OK-9527.

Photograph of a gully plug with pipe in the process of construction under private contract in flood control work. Gully has been eroding bank back to cultivated land protected by terrace system. Eroded soil has been washing into west Barnitz Creek. Plug will stabilize land below in conjunction with other plugs and detentions. This plug will be augmented by 2 divisions to stabilize 2 other gullies and keep the terrace water from entering gullies. Photo shows fill being made. Note riser pipe which will carry water off when it reaches a certain height. See OK-9521. OK-9520.

Photograph of rip-rapped farm pond, dam, and Bermuda grassed spillway which handled overflow water during hearby downpours.

Photograph of a farm pond with rip-rapped dam which was constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] labor. OK-6326.