Photograph of Don Coffey, District Manager, installing Valliant Conservation District sign along HWY 70 on west boundary of district.

Photograph of contestants judging soil for depth, texture and permability. OK-5059-12.

Photograph of one method used to determine algae factor during contest. Each contestant is required to determine percent slope of four different fields. Slope is very important to land classification. OK-4107-11.

Photograph of students planting loblolly and slash pine in wildlife vegetation area on northwest corner of school grounds. OK-5021-1.

Photograph of McCurtain County Land Judging Contest with contestants checking soil for surface texture. OK-5136-5.

Photograph of contestants checking soil for surface texture. OK-5136-6

Photograph of students of Denison Elementary of Idabel, Oklahoma, planting green ash and sweetgum trees along the west end of the school. The trees will be used for a sound barrier for residential housing to the west of the playground and for tree identification and beautification. OK-5021-3.

Photograph of a group of students who planted trees for an outdoor classroom at Denison Grade School. Terry Baker, Oklahoma Forestry Division, demonstrated the procedure for best planting results. OK-5021-7.

Photograph of Mrs. Aileen Harris' class at Denison Grade School. This group planted loblolly and slash pine, green ash, and sweetgum trees on their outdoor classroom site north and west of the school. They were assisted by Terry Baker, Oklahoma Forestry Division, and Randy Freeland, Soil Conservation Service. OK-5021-10.

Photograph of Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist and a group of UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser foresters discussing soil capability and soil limitations. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 2. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 3. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 4. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 5. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 6. Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist, 7. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 8. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Reasoner discussing soils capability and soil limitations with Weyerhaeuser foresters during workshop February 21, 1973."

Photograph of Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist and a group of UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser foresters discussing soil capability and soil limitations. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 2. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 3. Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist, 4. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 5. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 6. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 7. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 8. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 9 UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Reasoner discussing soils capability and soil limitations with Weyerhaeuser foresters during workshop February 21, 1973."

Photograph of several cattle grazing on a winter pasture on the John Derryberry farm. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Cattle on fescue-clover pasture on John Derryberry farm, four miles south of Idabel.”

Photograph of Glen Taylor along with Foreman Newsom on Pecan Point Ranch discuss Pecan management. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Glen Taylor, 2. Newsom, Foreman. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Taylor gives Newsom, foreman, on the Pecan Point Ranch, advice on proper management of native pecans."

Photograph of a pine planting operation. Don Coffey (left) and Larry Williamson (right) doing the planting.

Photograph of Mrs. Harris and students of Denison Elementary of Idabel, Oklahoma, planting shrubs for screen for outdoor classroom. Jim Hamilton, SCS Soil Conservationist, assited with planting outdoor classroom. OK-4839-8.

Photograph of Mrs. Harris of Denison Grade School, Idabel, Oklahoma, teaching students tree identification as leaves of two oak species are compared. Mrs. Harris uses facilities available on school grounds for teaching Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education. Jim Hamilton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Soil Conservationist, assists with the outdoor activities. OK-4824-11.

Photograph of Mrs. Harris of Denison Grade School, Idabel, Oklahoma, teaching students tree identification as leaves of two oak species are compared. Mrs. Harris uses facilities available on school grounds for teaching Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education. Jim Hamilton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Soil Conservationist, assists with the outdoor activities. OK-4824-11.

Photograph of Mr Terry Baker scaling hardwood logs on Ruth Wiley farm. Length and diameter of log are used to determine the number of board feet that will be sawn from the log.

Photograph of Jack Savage Piner, LCD Board Chairman, presents a plague to winning Smithville F.F.A. team in 1972. Land Judging Contest. LRCD sponsors county contest each year [OK ID no. illegible].

Photograph of youth conservation. No "long hair" nor "pot heads" in this bunch. This group is getting its "kicks" from something worthwhile, soil conservation and friendly competition. SWCD's should promote this kind of activity whenever possible [OK ID no. illegible].

Photograph of the Little River. Silt and debris damage on Alton Fairchild farm on the Red River. Filed was composed of fescue and ryegrass pasture. Flooding occurred during December 1971. OK-4606-3.

Photograph of Curtis Cowell and Don Pritchett planting pine seedlings.

Photograph of Valliant Conservation District. The County road where McKinney-Buzzard overflowed into Red Lake. OK-4503-8.

Photograph of hard surfaced road damaged by flood waters.