Photograph of farm home of O.W. Johnston, a conservation farmer, near Bristow, Oklahoma. Left to right are: Mr. Frank Bolinger, Creek County Soil Conservation District Supervisor; Howard Lewis, Soil Conservation service Technician; Miss Odelene Johnston; Mrs. O.W. Johnston (seated) and grandchildren. Mr. Johnston is carrying out a complete soil conservation on his farm. OK-8984.

Photograph of W. R. Whitehead hand harvesting weeping lovegrass.

Photograph of Floodwaters from the Little deep Fork Creek inundated many hundreds of acres of productive bottomlands and much damage was done to growing crops--wheat, oats, alfalfa--about ready for harvest. Damage to country roads and bridges exceeded $100,000. One bridge, 115 feet long, will cost $18,000 to replace another 88 foot bridge will cost $12,000. Levees 8' high were destroyed by the record breaking flood. OK-706-2.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in a 2-year old planting in a corner of a cultivated field. (Note terraces and contour cultivation in background). W.R. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 lbs. of seed from 1/8th an acre. A 2 acre field of rye grass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grazing alone was worth as much to him as 200 bushels of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 lbs per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown in the photpgraph. OK-8992.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in 2 year old planting in corner of cultivated field. Note terraces and contour cultivation in background. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 pounds of seed from 1/8 acre.A 2 acre field of ryegrass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days, beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grass alone was worth as much as 200 bushel of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 pounds per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown it the photograph.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in 2 year old planting in corner of cultivated field. Note terraces and contour cultivation in background. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 pounds of seed from 1/8 acre.A 2 acre field of ryegrass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days, beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grass alone was worth as much as 200 bushel of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 pounds per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown it the photograph.

Photograph of O. W. Johnston is using a side delivery rake to cut vetch in windrows preparatory to combining. Johnston planted about 80 acres of vetch last year, mostly in combination with small grains (oats, rye, wheat, and ryegrass), but some pure vetch was also planted. All was inoculated and treated with 100 pounds per acre of superphosphate seed yield from approximately 35 acres; 18,000 pounds (vetch and small grain) of this approximately 12,000 pound are pure vetch. He planted vetch and small grain for seed and soil improvement in a 10 acre apple orchard. OK-8987.

Photograph of hand harvesting weeping lovegrass seed in 2 year old planting in corner of cultivated field. Note terraces and contour cultivation in background. Whitehead operates a 520 acre farm and plans to plant 10 to 15 acres of lovegrass next year. Last year he hand harvested 24 pounds of seed from 1/8 acre.A 2 acre field of ryegrass was grazed by 130 hogs, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon for 90 days, beginning February 1, 1945. Seed was then combined from the plot. Mr. Whitehead says the grass alone was worth as much as 200 bushel of corn. Yield of lovegrass seed this year is estimated at 125 pounds per acre from approximately 8 acres. Mr. Whitehead and his son are shown it the photograph.