Photograph of First member tree farm. This plan is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine released by girdling undesireable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident from a good seed crop in 1957.

Photograph of part of 1 acre, 4 ys. Old Kudzu pasture. Last year 2 cows & 2 calves grazed this field for 60 days. 2,000 crowns have been removed from 1/10 ac.

Photograph of lateral K on Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed view downstream. OK-4319-5.

Photograph of a forestry tree farm. First member tree farm. This farm is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine trees released by girding undesireable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident froma good seed crop in 1957. OK-629-5.

Photograph of planted forest showing three-year old pine trees. These trees were planted with the Valliant Soil Conservation Disrict planting equipment on Class VII land. This planting is part of an 80 acre tree farm. OK-629-3.

Photograph of Roy McKee and his chain saw. He has killed more worthless cull "weed trees" than anyone in southeastern Oklahoma. His jeep can take him everywhere. As the cowboy carries his rope, McKee carries his chain saw everyday as he goes about his work. OK-10-888-E.

Photograph of the drain below site #2, Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed. The drain has not been shaped. OK-4319-3.

Photograph of the main channel #1 at the intersection with Highway 32 on the Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed. OK-4319-9.

Photograph downstream on main channel #2 at county road south of Iron Stob Road on the Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed constructed in 1963. OK-4319-14.

Photograph upstream on main channel #2, the country road south of Iron Stob Road on the Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed constructed in 1963. OK-4319-12.

Photograph downstream on main channel #1 intersecting county road south of Iron Stob Road. OK-4319-16.

Photograph looking upstream on main channel # 1 on county road east of lateral C. houston Bridges fishing at Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed. OK-4320-6B.

Photograph of looking upstream on main channel # 1 intersecting country road south of Iron Stob Road. Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed, Jerry Mathiews, district conservationist at Valliant. OK-4320-1B.

Photograph of looking upstream at lower end of main channel # 1, Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed, Jerry Mathiews, district conservationist at Valliant. OK-4320-14B.

Photograph looking downstream on main channel # 1 on county road east of lateral C. houston Bridges fishing at Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed. Jerry Mathiews, disrict conservationist at Valliant. OK-4320-4D.

Photograph of Houston Bridges fishing from a bridge over the main channel # 1 near county road east of lateral C, Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed. OK-4320-12B.

Photograph of looking upstream at lower end of main channel # 1, Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed, Jerry Mathiews, district conservationist at Valliant. OK-4320-13B.

Photograph of Houston Bridges fishing from a bridge over the main channel # 1 near county road east of lateral C, Whitegrass-Waterhole watershed. OK-4320-8B.

Photograph of Roy McKee and his chain saw. He has killed more worthless cull "weed trees" than anyone in southeastern Oklahoma. His jeep can take him everywhere. As the cowboy carries his rope, McKee carries his chain saw everyday as he goes about his work. OK-10-888-E.

Photograph of Harvesting hay following seed harvest on Kentucky 31 fescue and ladies clover pasture. Formerly cultivated land row crops and cotton. Capability Unit 1. Seed bed preparation: First broken on July, 1950; disked and rolled as necessary to control vegetation during the summer and fall. Seeded 10 pounds fescue and 2 pounds ladies clover on October 15, 1950. The fertilizer treatment: 400 pounds per acre rock phosphates at time of seeding. 100 pounds of 60% muriate of potash during the summer of 1951. 100 pounds of ammonium nitrate, April 1951. 200 pounds ammonium nitrate, September 1951. 160 pounds ammonium nitrate, March 1952 Grassed one animal unit per move, November 1, 1951 to April 1, 1952, with no supplemental feedings. Seed yield: 400 pounds per acre. Harvested 30 bales of hay per acre. OK-10-645-A.

Photograph showing how it takes good management to produce good logs on a sustained yield basis. Soil Conservation Service technicians mark timber to be harvested on a high percentage of land worked by Stauter Mill. He paid the government $44,000 for eleven 40-acre tracts for marked timber only. OK-338-1.

Photograph of harvest cutting. It takes good logs to make good homes. To keep this mill operating continuously the Stauter Lumber Company buys logs from the McCurtain County Land Utilization [LU] Project formerly administered by the Soil Conservation Service. Increased timber volume enabled this mill to employ 85 people where none worked before. OK-315-12.

Photograph of managed timber here saved for curing before going to the planing mill. Well spaced pine under management turns out clean, clear lumber products so demanded by buyers today. It takes 25,000 feet per day to keep this mill operating. OK-338-3.

Photograph of showing the rapid growth of pine during the past 11 months. Notice the absence of hardwood. OK-10-456-2.