Photograph of gully has 20 feet vertically below field above. SCS Technician Horace Haws points out bone once buried in bottom of a former gully which later silted up 8 feet higher, then washed out again 3 feet deeper. Near the tope he holds an old chain still embedded int he background.

Photograph of Tanner C. Smith, right, SCS technician, and Homer Wilson, Left, farmer, evaluate collective terrace outlet recently planted to Bermudagrass on group 2 Blackland. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Homer Wilson, 2. Tanner C. Smith. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Collective terrace outlet recently planted to Bermudagrass on Group 2 Blackland. After grass has become well established, 80 acres will be terraced and outletted on this 150 ft. strip. The strip will be fenced and used for pasture as well as a terrace outlet. Homer Wilson, local, farmer, appears on the left, & SCS Technician Tanner C. Smith on right."

Photograph of roots, leaves and seed heads of red plantains {USDA: redseed plantains*], one of several small plants called tallow weed. TX-46, 888. *https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_plrh.pdf

Photograph of roots, leaves and seedheads of a red plantain, one of several small plants called tallow weed. TX-46, 888.

Photograph of a Ford tractor pulling one way with effect [?] discs and seed drill. Pitting and seeding operations on rangeland in poor condition. TX-46-958.

Photograph of an outlet channel constructed with a plow in the fall of 1948 (1000 feet long x 20 feet wide) seeded to 50 pounds of intermediate wheat grass. Fertilized with 200 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer at the time of seding. OK-9898-B.

Photograph of emergeny 216 project. Boggy Depot Road repair job.

Photograph of a stripped cornfield on Finn Creek farm after flooded destroyed nearly 30 acres of corn. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Nearly 30 acres of corn lost to flood on Finn Creek. Yield of corn not washed out by flood cut down."

Photograph of corn on Barnett farm on Owl Creek which was not flooded out because reservoir held water. Will average 40 bushels to acre. Spots will make more that that. Before dame was built, Barnett never got a crop off land. If he hadn't had the dam this year, he wouldn't have had any crop left, Barnett says. SCS Engineer Harry Maricle in picture.

Photograph of a 50 acre unit that will be released from oak and brush to allow pine seedlings to grow. Plan to do release work in August, 1950. Everything will be taken out (all hardwood) to allow pin room and light to grow. Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, inspects young pine in picture. Follow up shot to be made in August, 1951. (One year following cutting of hardwoods.)

Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, evaluates stalks of corn grown on the Barnett farm on Owl Creek, which was not flooded out because of the Owl Creek reservoir dam protected his land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn on Barnett farm on Owl Creek which was not flooded out because reservoir held water. Will average 40 bushels to acre. Spots will make more than that. Before dam was built, Barnett never got a crop off land. If he hadn't had dam this year, he wouldn't have had any crop left, Barnett says. SCS Engineer Harry Maricle in picture."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Rual W. Leveridge) pointing to a field of cotton behind a UNIDENTIFED detention reservoir. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnsongrass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reservoir was built."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Rual W. Leveridge) pointing to a field of cotton behind a UNIDENTIFED detention reservoir. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnsongrass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reservoir was built."

Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.

Photograph of G. L. Kirk, chair of board of supervisors of Little River SCD, talking with John Bollinger, WUC, about his farm's conservation plan. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. John Bollinger, WUC at Valliant, 2. G. L. Kirk, chair of board of supervisors of Little River SCD. The back of the photograph proclaims, "G. L. Kirk, right, talks over conservation farm plan with John Bollinger, WUC at Valliant. Mr. Kirk is chairman of board of supervisors of Little River SCD but is cooperator in Valliant SCD. He owns a dry goods store in Idabel and is a director of the bank-but he had to start farming for his health. He has turned a wornout [sic] cultivated farm into a conservation grassland farm. It has been hard work but he thinks it's worth it."

Photograph of G. L. Kirk, chairman of the board of supervisors, Little River Soil Conservation District (SCD) and cooperator of the Valliant SCD, prepares seedbed for planting Kentucky 31 fescue grass on his 160 acre grassland farm. OK-10-475.

Photograph of a woodland area to be potentially seeded with pine. This overstory [i.e., giant, emergent trees that tower above the surrounding woodland canopy] of inferior hardwoods will be cut out to allow pine seedlings to grow. Alvin Howard, Project Conservationist, is in the picture. Follow-up in August 1951. OK-10-457-4.

Photograph of Alvin Howard, project conservationist [PC], looks at hardwood oaks and brush on the left that is hindering young pine from growing. On the right are pines which have been released from hardwood brush oak so they might grow faster. OK-10-462.

Photograph of Alvin Howard, SCS project conservationist, examines young pine on land utilization {LU] project which have been stunted by heavy overstory of inferior oaks. Hardwoods will be cut out to release young pines for growth. Follow-up shots will be made one year later. OK-10-458.

Photograph of a 40-acre unit that will be released from oak and brush to allow pine seedlings to grow. The release work is planned for August, 1950. Everything will be taken out (all hardwood) to allow light with the canopy and give the pine room to grow. Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, inspects young pine in the picture. Follow-up shot to be made in August 1951. (One year following cutting of hardwoods.) OK-10-456.

Photograph of Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, marks the pines on DL-6 he wants to cut to thin stand. Marking is usually done with paint but Howard used an ax here.

Photograph of Carl and Jesse Park, permitees who cut timber on government tracts, go in to thin pin that Howard has Marked. They also girdle hardwoods and clear out brush an part of a contract.

Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.

Photograph of Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle standing in cornfield following flood. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Harry Maricle, 2. Mr. Gray. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn crop following flood. Best growing season in 51 years followed flood, Mr. Gray said. That's reason crop will be better than expected. He lost one cutting of alfalfa because of flood. 290 acres of corn hurt. Should make 75 bushels to acre in some parts of field. Has spent $500 poisoning corn for insects because was late. Paying $9 an hour to repair flood damage to levy (background). Job will cost estimated $1500. Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle in pix."