Photograph of excellent range condition where fair to good existed 3 years ago when farmer-district plan signed. Chester Fry Range Conservationist showing thich composition of Indian and Bluestem grasses.

Photograph of spillway outlet at site 27 Caddo Creek watershed. Gordon Moebius, soil surveyor, looking. Arbuckle SCD. OK-4322-5D.

Photograph of spillway outlet at site 27 Caddo Creek watershed. Gordon Moebius, soil surveyor, looking. Arbuckle SCD. OK-4322-5D.

Photograph of channel improvements on Wildhorse Creek watershed, 1.5 miles north of Tatums. Channel work done in 1968 and 1969 and vegetated in 1969 with Bermuda sprigs. Approximately 3 miles of improvement in this segment, view upstream. Arbuckle CD, Carter County, Oklahoma. OK-4322-9D.

Photograph of intersecting of main channel # 1 and laterals K and J on Whitegrass Watershed. OK-4319-7.

Photograph of the upper end of three miles of improved channel; looking downstream toward improved section of channel with grade stabilization structure. Structure takes out five feet of grade and has 44-foot water entry area. Channel work done in 1970 and 1971. Vegetation completed 2 weeks prior to photo (bermuda grass sprigs). OK-4322-11D.

Photograph of channel improvements on Wildhorse Creek watershed, 1.5 miles north of Tatums. Channel work done in 1968 and 1969 and vegetated in 1969 with Bermuda sprigs. Approximately 3 miles of improvement in this segment, view upstream. Arbuckle CD, Carter County, Oklahoma. OK-4322-8D.

Photograph of unimproved channel above grade stabilization structure on Wildhorse Creek watershed, Arbuckle CD, Carter County, Oklahoma. OK-4322-12D.

Photograph of the upper end of three miles of improved channel; looking downstream toward improved section of channel with grade stabilization structure. Structure takes out five feet of grade and has 44-foot water entry area. Channel work done in 1970 and 1971. Vegetation completed 2 weeks prior to photo (bermuda grass sprigs). OK-4322-13D.

Photograph looking upstream toward unimproved section; grade stabilization structure on Wildhorse Creek watershed. Structure takes out about five feet of grade and has about 44 feet for water entry. Channel work was done in 1970 and 1971, vegetation completed 2 weeks prior to photo (Bermuda sprigs). Three miles of improvements in this segment. Two and one-half miles north of Ratliff City. OK-4322-10D.

Photograph of cattle grazing in a pasture.

Photograph of a herd of cattle grazing in a pasture of coastal Bermuda near Ardmore. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is one of the many beautiful pasture and hay producing fields that can be seem driving on Oklahoma's Highways. However, Three (3) year ago this area was heavily infested with hardwoods and underbrush. Area was cleared and sprigged to coastal Bermuda, thus becoming a highly productive piece of land. Mr. Fritgreald has been a cooperator of the Arbuckle SWCD for the past 15 Years. During this period, he has planted approx. 2,000 ac. of improved pasture."

Photograph of dragline excavating Wildhorse Channel. OK-3616-16.

Photograph of Lyndal McCrory, rancher of Milo, OK (right) and Herman Denny, his foreman, have been rounding up some of McCrory's registered Black Angus bulls. There are five watershed structures on the tributaries of Caddo Creek on the ranch and provide flood protection. McCrory has stopped all row cropping and has gone completely to cattle and grass. OK-2299-4.

Photograph of A.C. Bridges operating a bulldozer in clearing away hardwood trees and stumps on the Lyndal McCrory ranch at Milo, Okla., near Ardmore. Five structures on Caddo Creek and tributaries provide flood protection to the ranch.

Photograph of the Ardmore Land Acquisition Committee holding a breakfast meeting on acquiring the land on three watershed sites on Caddo Creek north-south for municipal water and recreation. The project will also provide flood prevention. Louis Fischl, committee chairman is presiding. Also there: Curtis Williams, L.D. [unclear] and S.A. Pittman. Jerry Churchill was not present. At left: N.A. McGalliard of the Daily Ardmoreite. Left o fhim is Archie Welch, SCS, WUC at Ardmore[?]. At right is Wesley Mienert, SCS watershed specialist. Others include Jack Smith, the city manager, and Dick Thomas, Asst. city manager and Herb Prevett[?] SCS. OK-2299-10.

Photograph of some of the Black Angus beef cattle on the Lyndal McCrory ranch are shown grazing on Bermudagrass. McCrory has switched from row crops to grass and cattle. Watershed projects protect his ranch from flooding. OK-2299-[?].

Photograph of before gully shaping. Tree in background.

Photograph of a peanut filed with no winter cover. OK-1293-12.

Photograph of Bermuda grass sprigging. Arbuckle Soil Conservation District [SCD] sprigging Bermuda grass on Jim Bivins’ farm, with two-plow sprigger. Note the rack built on top to hold extra sprigs. Approximately 4 acres can be sprigged without stopping to reload. Note trailer being pulled behind sprigger to carry extra fertilizer—800 pounds. The trailer was so designed by the District that one wheel of the trailer runs over the last row of sprigs planted, thus giving more compaction and firming of the soil over the sprigs to retain moisture. An extension was added on the fertilizer attachment of the sprigger for carrying an additional 350 pounds of fertilizer. A spare tire is also carried on the trailer. OK-1380-3.

Photograph of Bermuda grass harvesting. District harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field was sprigged to Midland Bermuda grass in the spring of 1959 and has had two growing seasons with heavy grazing each year. This area harvested (= one-sixth of an acre) produced 200 bushels of roots per acre. With current cost rates would amount to $480 worth of roots per acre. OK-1380-1.

Photograph of Arbuckle Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field, sprigged in 1959 has been heavily grazed for the past two grazing seasons. The area harvested, at this time, is approximately 165 feet long and 45 feet wide, produced enough sprigs to plant 20 acres. Approximately 10 bushels of roots are being planted per acre. OK-1333-11.

Photograph of Arbuckle Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field, sprigged in 1959 has been heavily grazed for the past two grazing seasons. The area harvested, at this time, is approximately 165 feet long and 45 feet wide, produced enough sprigs to plant 20 acres. Approximately 10 bushels of roots are being planted per acre. OK-1333-8.

Photograph of Arbuckle Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] harvesting Bermuda grass roots. This field, sprigged in 1959 has been heavily grazed for the past two years. The area harvested, at this time, produced enough sprigs to plant 20 acres. Area is approximately 165 feet long and 45 feet wide. Approximately 10 bushels of roots are being planted per acre. OK-1333-12.