Photograph of Martin examining part of his 48 acres of fescue-ladino clover bottomland pasture. He turned 112 head of cattle on this 48 acres in December 1950, and left there until April 1, except during three weeks of severe weather in January. During that three months Martin says, the livestock had nothing else to eat, yet they fared better than cows that were on straight ladino and ryegrass and being given a couple of pounds of cake each day. Martin also has fescue-ladino planted on 15 fertile upland acres.

Photograph that follows from Okla-456-A. Shows good pine reproduction in 50-acre area which was release cut in August 1950. Openings were created by girdling all oak six or more inches in diameter and by cutting or deadening smaller hardwood and brush. Pine trees are shortleaf and Loblolly. All pine growth is from natural reseeding. Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, is examining pine reproduction. Camera postition marked by upright metal pipe painted yellow. Picture taken in center of Unit 360-A. Okla-456-B.

Photograph of pine growth. This picture follows OK-457-A showing good pine reproduction in 50-acre area which was release cut in August 1950. Removal of overstory allowed sufficient light for pine seedling growth. All pine growth is from natural reseeding. Dead brush in foreground is post oak which was deadened or cut in August 1950. Large oaks were girdled. Pines are shortleaf and loblolly. Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, inspects pine growth. Camera position marked by upright metal pipe painted yellow. Picture taken in center of Unit 360-A.

Photograph of a woodland area to be potentially seeded with pine. This picture follows OK_10-457. Shows good pine reproduction in a 50-acre area which was relaease cut in August, 1950. Removal of overstory allowed sufficient light for pine seedling growth. All pine growth is from natural reseeding. Dead brush in foreground is post oak which was deadened or cut in August, 1950. Large oaks were girdled. Pines are shortleaf and loblolly. Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, inspects pine growth. Camera postion marked by upright metal pipe painted yellow. Picture taken in center of Unit 560-A, 6FC-II. OK-457-B.

Photograph of Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, examining slash pine suppression. Slash pines were interplanted into the hardwood area in 1942, but because of the hindering overstory, the pines have attained little growth. Most of them average six feet in height. Yet in an adjacent area on which undesireable hardwoods were eliminated in 1947, the interplanted pines averaged 26 feet in height. They can be seen in OK-10-584. Pines in the area not released out lack sufficient light for adequate growth. 5FC-II. OK-10-565.

Photograph of Roy McKee deadening cull oak with his chain saw. Pine seed trees nearby should fill this space with seedlings in a few years. Girdling costs vary from $2 to $5 per acre. OK-10-888-B.