Photograph of productive soil maintained and improved on a 2% slope by use of conservation practices. Land is terraced and contour farmed and crops are rotated. Soil improving crops are used regularly. The crop of oats, now on the land show lodging because of excessive rainfall as did practically 100% of all small grain in the district in 1957. Oats were 5 feet high and promised a good yield when the rains started. Soil Unit 6CP.

Photograph of small brush which is heavy competition for the native grasses on this pasture. The brush is being mowed and the area will be deferred-grassed in 1958 and 1959 with the area mowed again in 1959. In areas of this pasture where this mowing has been done, the grass is starting to grow. OK-621-12.

Photograph of stubble mulch farming.

Photograph of a pond dam failure due to improper bank sloping and dam site not properly cleared of vegetation. Looking downstream west of southwest. Companion pictures: Okla-528-10 & 12. Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1955.

Photograph of a pond dam failure due to improper bank sloping and dam site not properly cleared of vegetation. Looking downstream west of southwest. Companion pictures: Okla-528-10 & 11. Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1955.

Photograph of weeping lovegrass planted for feed and cover for wildlife. Some lovegrass seed will be harvested from this area.The conservation of wildlife in rough areas of any form is a recommended practice. OK-324-3.

Photograph of erosion caused by heavy rains in June. The field will be terraced and contoured farmed as soon as the waterway is established to safely carry water. OK-712-10.

Photograph of a treated 60-acre planting of King Ranch bluestem for weed control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This 60 acre planting of King Ranch bluestem has been treated for weed control with 1 pound 2-4-D per acre. Weeds treated include Western ragweed, cocklebur, silverleaf nightshade, and purpletop nightshade. Class II land, 5t Labette."

Photograph of stubble mulch farming. Photo similar to 2019.061.B1.01357, wider view.

Photograph of aerial spraying. Oak timber sprayed in late June 1956 and 1957. Two years after, the second application still had an 80% kill on oak trees and brush. Trees die the year following chemical application. Range condition class before treatment was Poor Coalition Now, it is in Good Condition and being used. Soil Conservation Service technicians Neal Stidham and Mack Keathley are shown in the photo. OK-890-12.

Photograph of crop residue management. Shredding stubble of wheat which was 2 feet in height. The shredding of the stubble will be followed with [unclear] . . . and then sweeps. Wheat will be planted in the fall. All of the stubble will be left on or in the surface of the soil for soil improvement and water conservation. Some of the stubble from the 1957 wheat crop can still be found in the top soil of this field. OK-622-6.

Photograph of brush control. Aerial spraying with oak timber sprayed in late June of 1956 and then again in 1957. Two years after the second application there is still an 80% kill on the oak trees and brush. The trees die the year following chemical application. The range condition class before treatment was Condition Four. Now in good condition and being used. Soil Conservation Services technician Neal Stidham and Mack Keithley in photo. OK-890-12.

Photograph of Arnold Snowden holding a carp that attempted to enter the lake from the creek, though the emergency spillway but was trapped by receding discharge. The flood storage with drawdown pipe reduces the number and duration of emergency spillway flows, thus reducing the hazards of wild fish infestation.

Photograph of Blue Panic grass crop 60 days after seeding. Seeded in 40" rows on contour. Soil unit 1-RR-A-1.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED person showing a comparison of sprayed and unsprayed nightshade. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Comparison of sprayed and non-sprayed nightshade. Weeds to right have been sprayed 5 days; to the left, no chemical treatment. This is in a 60 acre field of King Ranch Bluestem that was planted in 1961. Class II land on 5t Labette Soil.”

Photograph of the combining of Birdwood grass on Pat Higgins' farm. Planted on March 15, 1950 on 4X soil. Seed being harvested on June 26, 1950 yield 200# seed per acre. TX-47, 419.

Photograph of Weeping Love Grass. The weeping love grass was planted 8 years ago on blow sand (Soil Unit 12) has made from 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre since. One year during a drought, the owner, Howard Carleton, grazed 30 cows for 12 months on the 34 acres in the field. Planting weeping lovegrass on this soil unit 12 not only provided good seed crop and pasture, it reduced erosion on this land. OK-324-4.

Photograph of Weeping Love Grass. The weeping love grass was planted 8 years ago on blow sand (Soil Unit 12) has made from 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre since. One year during a drought, the owner, Howard Carleton, grazed 30 cows for 12 months on the 34 acres in the field. Planting weeping lovegrass on this soil unit 12 not only provided good seed crop and pasture, it reduced erosion on this land. OK-324-4.

Photograph of "Shorthorn cattle grazing on Hairy Vetch and African Weeping Lovegrass on Cason farm."

Photograph of Neal Stidham, SCS Technician, and Mack Keathley standing in a field oak trees and brush which 80% was killed via aerial spraying in 1956 and 1957. This improved said land going from poor condition land to good condition. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Neal Stidham, 2. Mack Keathley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Brush Control. Aerial spraying, oak timber sprayed late June 1956 and 1957. Two years after second application still 80% kill on oak trees and brush. Trees die the year following chemical application. Range condition class before treatment was Poor Condition. Now in Good Condition and being used. SCS Technician Neal Stidham and Mack Keathley in photo. See Ok-684-9."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED person showing a comparison of sprayed and unsprayed cocklebur. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Comparison of sprayed and unsprayed cocklebur. Weeds to right have been sprayed 5 days; to the left no chemical treatment. This is in a 60 acre field of K. R. Bluestem that was planted in 1961. Class II land on 5t Labette soil."

Photograph of running indiltration test after leveling for border irrigation. Farm planning Soil unit 4h-RP-A-1, present indiltration rate as measured by the infiltrometer - .2 inches per hour.

Photograph of a field covered in grass. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Proper land use old 25 acre cultivated field that used to blow when it was in wheat. This field was seeded to sand love and switch grass and have furnished excellent grazing since they were established. These grasses now furnish year round in addition to being used for seed production."