Photograph of district coorperators from Pushmataha Co. SCD, receiving fish from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3 truck for stocking ponds. Bass and bluegills were delivered. Photo taken in front of W.U. office.

Photograph of district cooperators (Pushmataha Co. SCD) receiving fish from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service truck for stocking ponds. Bass and bluegill wre delivered. Photo taken in front of W.U. office.

Photograph of a range in excellent condition, which sits on a loamy site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Excellent condition. Loamy site."

Photograph of a grassy range in fair condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Fair condition. Loamy site."

Photograph of a grassy range in fair condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Fair condition. Loamy site."

Photograph of a range in fair to good condition, which sits on a loamy prairie site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Fair to good condition. Loamy prairie site."

Photograph of poor condition, lightly grazed range. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Poor condition. Lightly grazed. Loamy prairie."

Photograph of native grass pasture overgrazed. Native grass pasture overgrazed with additional drought damage. Soil Conservation program started in 1941 on this farm. Until recently this ranch was one of our examples of proper use. Droughts of 1954, 1955 and 1956 reduced the carrying capacity of the range so that it is now badly overgrazed. Mrs. J. H. Carlock, Ardmore is the owner. Roy Skaggs is the foreman-operator. OK-389-2.

Photograph of native grass seeding. Native grass seeding made in 1950 on the right. Meadow on the left was overgrazed while considerable growth was left on the seeded areas. No fertilizers were used in either area. The Soil conservation Service [SCS] began here on this ranch in 1941. The right area was terraced in 1947 and was seeded to native bluestem mixture in 1950. Roy Skaggs, Foreman Operator. OK-389-1.

borders being watered to check on land leveling work, prior to seeding alfalfa. Shows areas needing additional work. Soil Conservation Service program started in 1954 on this farm with irrigation surveys being made on 27 acres. Adequate water source was not found until 1956. Two sources now being developed. Additional surveys made on 158 acres and border irrigation plan being established. Rudolph McGehee in picture.

Photograph of the Double Creek sub-watershed, Site # 1, Caney River Watershed. Forms for upper part of the front anti-seep collar. OK-169-7.

Photograph of lower end of concrete pipe. OK-169-6.

Photograph of old planting of Weeping Lovegrass. Planted on weed cover around 1948. TX-201-12.

Photograph of harvesting little bluestem. Durwood Calvert doing the harvesting. OK-9787.

Photograph of harvesting little bluestem on IU tract 574. Seeding made in 1944. OK-9785.

Photograph of harvesting little bluestem on IU tract 574. Seeding made in 1944. OK-9785.

Photograph of Durwood Calvert and five UNIDENTIFED workers using John Deere combines to harvest little bluestem. The photograph does not specify who or where Durwood Calvert is on the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting little bluestem. Durwood Calvert doing harvesting."

Photograph of Durwood Calvert and five UNIDENTIFED workers using John Deere combines to harvest little bluestem. The photograph does not specify who or where Durwood Calvert is on the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting little bluestem. Durwood Calvert doing harvesting."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man on a tractor combine harvesting little bluestem. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Harvesting little bluestem on LU tract 574. Seeding made in 1944."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man on a tractor combine harvesting little bluestem. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Harvesting little bluestem on LU tract 574. Seeding made in 1944."

Photograph of the Area VIII Farm Pond Fisheries Management School held by Herb Wells, State Biologist. This pond on State Farm, south of Pauls Valley, was deined and undesirable fish were studied.

Photograph of roughly fifteen UNIDENTIFED individuals studying seined undesirable fish from the Area VIII Farm Pond Fisheries Management School held by Herb Wells, State Biologist, on State Farm south of Pauls Valley. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Area VIII Farm Pond Fisheries Management School held by Herb Wells, State Biologist. This pond on State Farm, south of Pauls Valley, was seined and undesirable fish were studied."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men standing in two contrasting orchards separated via a fence line. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Front line contrast of two orchards in an area with a high water table. Orchard on the right has been abandoned because most of the trees have died. Orchard on the left is producing good crops. Orchard on right has been clean cultivated. Orchard on left has had cover plus other vegetation matter that was hauled in. This dead vegetation was left on the surface reducing evaporation."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man studying redtop cane cut with a silage cutter and hauled to the edge of the orchard. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Redtop cane that was cut with a silage cutter and hauled to the edge of the orchard. This vegetative residue will be added to the vegetation grown in the orchard to give a dead vegetative cover. This is for soil improvement and reducing evaporation."