Photograph of second oak growth being plowed with a 48" disc. Cutting to a depth of 14 to 18 inches. 60 acre block. Area to go to bermuda grass. Newt Chamberlain, contractor, in photo.

Photograph of John D. Eyster viewing stockwater pond. A 6" pipe is used for principal spillway.

Photograph of owner and Vernon Chittended, Operator, looking downstream on proposed erosion control dam with 8" pipe for principal spillway. Pyropse to control active gully

Photograph of a farmer plowing on the contour with a 3-horse team and a sulky plow. This land is being turned under with 8 inches of grass which will act as a soil builder and fertilizer for Spring oat planting. OK-5877.

Photograph of a panoramic view of the Soil Conservation Camp in Wetumka, Oklahoma. The picture is to be used illustrating a special safety report for the personnel division. The office of the technical staff is the first building on the left while the barracks are located in the background. OK-5867.

Photograph of a group of technical staff at theAfrican American Soil Conservation Camp at Wetumka, Oklahoma. This campnever had never lost time owing to accidents during its existence. Picture to be used in safety report. OK-5865.

Photograph of enrollee labor from Wetumka building a large diversion terrace with tractor and road grinder. This photograph was taken to illustrate special safety report of the record attained by this camp. OK-5874.

Photograph of Pine trees planted in 1948. OK-1061-11.

Photograph of a native meadow. Big and little bluestem appear with beaked panicum. Soil is Baxter silt loam, 1 to 3%. OK-1426-10.

Photograph of the south end of a waterway, just staked,, looking north. Designed on non-erosive grade for drainage of 1600 acres for 3700 feet spilling into the South Canadian River. It protects several acres of bottom alfalfa land. Photo OK-184-12 shows the waterway after construction started. OK-184-10.

Photograph of cover crop of sorghum. To be used for residue cover. Area to be seeded to mixed native grasses in spring of 1961 under GPCP contract.

Photograph of tree farming, pine trees planted in 1948.

Photograph of land that timber was cleared in 1956. Seeded to fescue and leaking clover in fall of 1956.

Photograph of Melvin Eyster using a spring tooth harrow on the terrace constructed in the summer of 1960. The harrow is used to seed wheat.

Photograph of storm damage erosion of back slope of enbankment caused by 15 inches of rain during the last two weeks fo October 1972.

Photograph of storm damage erosion of back slope of enbankment caused by 15 inches of rain during the last two weeks fo October 1972.

Photograph of flood prevention by pouring concrete for weep walls on principal spillway of site no. 23 of Sugar Creek.

Photograph of cotton pickers working in a cotton field that has been planted on the contours. Due to the ideal weather conditions and the planting on the contour, this field far exceed the yield of previous years.

Photograph of farmer plowing on the contour with 3 horse team and sulky plow. This land is being turned under with 8 inches of grass which will act as soil builder and fertilizer for spring oat planting.

Photograph of second of a series of pictures of a 40-acre Bermuda grass pasture established in May and June, 1955 by sprigging and overseeded in July with 2 pounds of seed per acre. 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre was used during each operation. Pasture was not used until September 3, when the owner turned in 175 head of cattle. Over 300 animan-unit-month grazing has been taken from this pasture, with considerable forage ramaining for winter cover and use.

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men picking cotton on a field planted on the contour. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Negro cotton pickers working in a cotton field that has been planted on the contour. Due to the ideal weather conditions and the planting on the contour, this field far exceeded the yields of previous years."

Photograph of "Newt Chamberlain, contractor, standing by plow showing size and height of disc – 48" in diameter." The field that Chamberlains stands in is heavily vegetated.

Photograph of a brushy field plowed with a 48-inch disc, cut to a depth of 14 to 18 inches, left very little green brush remaining in area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Area of brush plowed with a 48" disc. Cutting to a depth of 14 to 18 in. Very little green brush left after plowing."

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing next to an 80 foot long, 6-foot deep pipe at a Creosoting plant in Valliant, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cylinder is 80' long, 6' deep, has capacity over 1,000 cu. ft. of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased."