Photograph of Aerial spraying of Mesquite trees, 1960. Note resprouts of mesquite in tops of the mesquite trees.

Photograph of a view of the breaks range site, excellent condition, with light use.

Photograph of two parallel terraces with the waterway in the foreground in Weeping Lovegrass that was planted in 1960. Terraces constructed in August, 1961. Soil unit # 7 on the Jack Hull farm. First parallel terraces construcvted in the Love County district. OK-1457-9.

Photograph of the result of tree planting for critical area to stabilize the banks on the gully.

Photograph of emergency tillage just prior to seeding to protect the field from wind erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Emergency tillage just prior to seeding to protect the field from wind erosion. This is a good practice that could have been delayed or prevented by minimum tillage and a good system of residue management. Note the lack of vegetation on the field and the recent deposits of topsoil in the fence row."

Photograph of emergency tlling just prior to seeding to protect the field from wind erosion. This is a good practice that could have been delayed or prevented by minimum tillage and a good system of residue management. Note the lack of vegetation on the field and the recent deposits of topsoil in the fence row.

Photograph of floodwter retarding structure, site #16, Rock Creek Watershed. Picture series on cutting trench for drawdown pipe construction. Clyde Pratt, inspector of the Soil Conservation Services, crawling through the pipe.

Photograph of grain sorghum on Yahola fine sandy loam, Class I bottomland soil. For use in Jefferson County Soil Conservation Report.

Photograph of deferred native pasture, Leroy Mindeman farm / ranch. Native grass pasture east of the house. Grass was grazed into the ground. This is how it looks after grazing was deferred for one year. New pond in the background. OK-1430-2.

Photograph of grass land near Ryan, Oklahoma. A typical landscape. Deep sand range site, fair condition, Minco fine sandy loam soil type. Principal forage species are little bluestem, sideoats grama, tall dropseed, Scribner’s panicum. Non forage plants are sandage, gaura, spp. [Latin = species pluralis: “multiple species”], doze-daisy; yucca-woody species are sand plum and prickly ash. OK-1466-1.

Photograph of hybrid field corn growing on Minco silt loam soil type nearly level Class I land. For use in Jefferson County Soil Survey Report. OK-1466-3.

Photograph of upland alfalfa field. Roland Mindeman is looking over an excellent stand of alfalfa on upland which is used in his crop rotation. He says it is the best soil builder he has found for his farm. It has really improved the fertility of his land. OK-1430-4.

Photograph of deferred native pasture. Native grass pasture east of the house. Grass was grazed into the ground. This is how how it looks after grazing was deferred for one year. A new pond in the background. OK-1430-2.

Photograph of a conservation farmer of the week. Clifford Lyon in alfalfa used as part of his cropping system for soil improvement. OK-1450-7.

Photograph of silt source area treatment. Indiangrass was planted in March 1957 in existing annual weed cover. See OK-448-6 and -7.

Photograph of pipe discharge. View of alfalfa field below Site 26, Calvary watershed after flood storage had discharged through this field 8 days following an 8 inch rain above this site on the morning of August 19, 1961. This field and other fileds downstream have been protected from scour and siltation. OK-1438-12.

Photograph of a &Xdp-BC Eldorado cherty silt loam showing fire damage to a native grass meadow. Foreground has been burned, background shows hay that would have been hauled from the field if fire hadn't took it's toll. OK-1422-3.

Photograph of a silt source area treatment. Switchgrass was planted in March 1957. There has been no grazing by domestic livestock. Trees are growing in and along a huge gully. Slope in the distance was planted at the same time. See OK-425-1. OK-1425-3.

Photograph of a cotton filed. Jack McLane shows by growing cotton in 4-row strings have much different in size of 2 outside rows. Yield of cotton appears to be considerably better also. OK-1430-12.

Photograph of a conservation farmer. Clifford Lyon in an abandoned field that is in excellent condition with native grass by natural reseeding. OK-1450-8.

Photograph of Oscar M. Ulery cleaning weeds out o fhis cotton on an Indian lease. Conservation farmer of the week. OK-1430-6.

Photograph of plant materials. Flood prevention. Unidentified rush or reed growing on bermuda in shallow water. It seems to be controlling wave action damage. OK-1440-6.

Photograph of two men surveying gully improvement project on Ionine watershed.

Photograph of hybrid field corn growing on Minco silt loam soil type nearly level Class I land. For use in Jeferson County Soil Survey Report.