Photograph of Alfalfa (remaining text too faded)

Photograph of "Two samples of a soil showing the deterioration that [took] place if the cropping system consists mainly of soil-depleting crops. The soil on the left has been used to grow soil-depleting crops year after year over a long period of time. The sample on the right was taken from an area where the soil has been rotated with soil improving crops part of the time."

Photograph of Lynn Beutler and a gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lynn Beutler and gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men examining the diversion ditches and protected land on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Diversion ditches & protected land."

Photograph of a branded Brahma bull on the Beutler Brother’s Ranch.

Photograph of a small herd of brahma bulls on the Beutler Brothers Ranch.

Photograph of Jake Beutler, Lynn Beutler, and Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shinnery oak that has been killed by spraying on the Beutler Bros Ranch. A herd of cattle is directly behind the men. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Jake Beutler, 2. Lynn Beutler, 3. Jack Bohl, WUC. The back of the photograph proclaims, "L to R Jake, Lynn Beutler, Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shiner oak that has been killed by spraying."

Photograph of Elk Creek Watershed. The bridge on Elk Creek at the southeast corner of Willard King farm east of Carter, south of the S1/2-Sec. 25-8-21. The water was one half mile wide at the time this photograph was made. The rainfall was 4 inches. OK-2450-8.

Photograph of a drawdown pipe and drain valve in an irrigation resevoir constructed under the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1712-2.

Photograph of a valve and entrance pipe installed in a dam built as an irrigation reservoir under the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1712-3.

Photograph of a close up shot of a "Drill with fenders attached for sowing rye cover crops in cotton."

Photograph of Range and brush control. Paul Nelson, of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), with Wayne Willsie observing the improvement of range after deferred grazing and mesquite treatment. Live mesquite on the left was missed by the airplane going over the highline. Willsie is a participant in the Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP). OK-1006-2-A.

Photograph of one of the farm ponds with little bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass, side oats grama, sand and love grass plants. Cotton hulls were spread over them[?] at the time of seeding in the winter of 1958 - 1959. This unit is a part of the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-982-4[?].

Photograph of range grass. Great Plains Conservation Project [Much of text too faded].

Photograph of range and brush control. Shows improvement of range after deferred grazing and mesquite treatment. Live mesquite on the left was missed by the airplane going over highlines. Curtis Willsie is a participant of the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-983-2.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a John Deere tractor and has a drill with fenders attached sowing rye cover crop in cotton. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Drill with fenders attached for sowing rye cover crop in cotton."

Photograph of Mesquite control. Herbert Oran observing growth of Side-oats grama, Blue grama, and Buffalo grass where Mesquite brush was sprayed in June 1959. This pasture has had deferred grazing during the last two (2) growing seasons. Mesquite, which has not been treated can be seen in the background. This is being carried out as part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1064-1.

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.”

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959."

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul L. Nelson inspect certified Coronado side oats grass planted in 1958. The 1958 yield was 200 pounds of seed per acre. Tom Miller is the president of the OK Crop Improvement Association as well as a good conservation farmer. OK-1005-3.

Photograph of Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) observing growth of sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, Switch grass and Sand Love grass where shimmery was sprayed and deferred grazing was practiced as a part of the conservation plan in the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1005-8.

Photograph of Paul Nelson, Great Plains Specialist, standing in native grass after 2 years of shinnery spraying and 2 years of deferred grazing as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Species present are sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, switch grass and sand love grass. R. F. Jones is a good conservation farmer on this land of about 1600 acres which is all under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1006-11.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Paul L. Nelson and Earl Hewitt are inspecting Blue grama plants after 2 years of deferred grazing under the Great Plains Conservation Program. This pasture was badly overgrazed before the deferred grazing was put into place with this pasture. OK-1005-1.

Photograph of Soil Conservation District (SCD) technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe the first year’s growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959. OK-1005-5.