Photograph of Chester Tracy pointing out to ranch hands Keith Seeliger, James Sprowls, and Billy Fisher the advantages of rotating grazing and bermuda grass.

Photograph of Henry Jordan, left, and Marshall Jordan, SCS technicians, study 12 year old native grass planting on Thurmond;s 11,000 acre Red Rock Ranch. Stocking rate is approximately 25 acres per cow and calf. This pasture is rested periodically. 20RR- High good range condition.

Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. , rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream guage No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days.

Photograph of Marshall Jordon, SCS technician, examining gully which has been healed by 12-year-old planting of native grass mizture. Little bluestem is the predominating grass. 20RR - High good range condition.

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy tells students about how grass grows. OK-2892-5.

Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.

Photograph of one of the new ranch homes built on the Sandstone-Creek watershed since the flood prevention program was established. Built in 1954 below Site 17. OK-142-1.

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of the Newman-Taylor Ranch, is admiring the tall bluestem grass in one of his pastures. This pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed. Loamy prairie range site. 20 to 25 inch rainfall zone. The hills in the background are of the Red Shale Hill range site. OK-142-7.

Photograph of members of the OK Water Study Council touring the Sandstone Creek Watershed, Cheyenne, OK. Here they are looking across at 3700 bales of hay stacked on the Taylor Ranch. This hay was cut on an overflow bottom land that was abandoned for crop purposes years ago because of the flood hazard. Site # 17 and 17A is giving protection now. OK-140-6.

Photograph of Jim Taylor standing by a portion of the 5,338 bales of Johnson grass hay grown on Sandstone bottomland protected by Site 17 and 17A. OK-142-5.

Photograph of mowing a Johnson Grass Meadow. A 27 acre bottomland field that is subject to overflow. “From May 1 to July 10 I had 34 head of beef stock on this grass,” said Earl Fish, “and the last of July, I got a hay crop that yielded at least a ton to the acre. I let the stock stay on the grass until about August 5 and I am now getting my second hay crop. I expect to make about ½ ton per acre this cutting, put the stock back to grazing and leave them until the first frost, probably in the middle of October. During the entire grazing period the stock have had access to about 30 acres of native grass on the hill, but they would only go up there at night for the cool breeze. No matter how early in the morning, I’d get out to the bottom land, the cows would already be there grazing and they’d stay on the Johnson grass all day.” OK-8596.

Photograph of the Fowler family and dog standing in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Feye Fowler, Mrs. Clarence Fowler, and Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed.”

Photograph of Jack Rhoton on a John Deer tractor cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Jack Rhoton cutting grain sorghum from Sandstone Creek bottomland on O. L. Boggess farm. Sorghum will be put in trench silo. This is a portion of the 4,700 acres formerly overflowed by Sandstone Creek.”

Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream gauge No. 3. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream gauge No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days."

Photograph of the Fowler family and dog lounging in front of their new home. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Feye Fowler, 2. Mrs. Clarence Fowler, 3. Mr. Clarence Fowler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and Daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek Watershed."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in a field of native grasses. This particular field consists of little bluestem, sideoats, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The text on the back of the photograph proclaims, "Three year old planting (seeded in cane cover crop in spring of 1943) of native grasses. Six row mixture of little bluestem, side oats [sic], and blue grama and one row of sand lovegrass. Has not been utilized but could be slightly grazed. Will be grazed in 1946. Field formerly was in cultivation."

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, standing in a field of tall bluestem. Some cattle are visible in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. The pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed."

Photograph of Chester Tracy of the Flat Top 3 Ranch pointing out to three young men how the native grass on the ranch has improved. OK-2873-14.

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy discussing grass and Range Manangement at Range Youth Camp at Cheyenne. OK-2892-3.

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy tells students about how grass grows. OK-2892-6.

Photograph of Marshall Jordan, Soil Conservation Services [SCS] technician examing a gully which has ben healed by a 12-year-old planting of native grass mixture. Little bluestem is the predominant grass. 20RR--High, good range condition. OK-10, 583.

Photograph of Class V land (due to high water table). Rolling Red Plains. Sedge cover is utilized for grazing and hay. Bottom land soil. OK-9124.

Photograph of horses grazing on revegetated Class VII land, planted in 1942 with a mixture of side-oats, blue end hairy grass, bluestem and weeping love-grass. Mr. [unclear] is a district Supervisor. OK-9186.

Photograph of rancher J.E. Time (right) shows Fred Whittington, Soil Conservation Service Technician, one of the 16 ponds on his ranch. This one was stocked with fish in the fall of 1944.