Photograph of Delbert Inman watching his cattle graze in a Bermuda pasture.

Photograph of Delbert Inman watching his cattle graze in a Bermuda pasture.

Photograph of a grass seed harvest. Ed Rowley, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] business manager and assistant sacking and weighing grass seed on the District warehouse. OK-575-3.

Photograph of a seed harvest. A district employee is turning grass seed as part of the curing process. This area is located beneath the grandstand at the City Park and one of the many such areas leased by the District for this purpose. OK-575-6.

Photograph of a seed harvest. District employee cleaning switchgrass seed in a District warehouse. Also shown is part of the many thousands of pounds of switchgrass already cleaned and sacked ready for distribution. OK-575-2.

Photograph of Fred Wunderlich observing his [unclear] that was fertilized, sprayed 6 times and defoliated. Member of the Board of Supervisors. OK-1495-8.

Photograph of the Red Plains Experiment Station, Guthrie, OK. East farm gully control studies. 4 1/2 miles south of Guthrie, OK. Clumps or pedestals of soil held from ending by bluestream grass. OK-6915.

Photograph of lightly used sideoats grass cover on the very shallow phase of the red shale hills site in the Rolling Red Plains, which is in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cover on the very shallow phase of the red shale hills (Soils Unit 24) site in the Rolling Red Plains is sparse even in excellent condition. If the range has been grazed closely in past years, so that there is no accumulation of litter on the ground, there is room between the plants for raindrops to strike the soil directly. This photo shows lightly used side oats [sic] grass on the site."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."

Photograph of Plot 164 range cover evaluation of sideoats grama cover in controlling soil splash on red shale hills site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range cover evaluation plot 164 in excellent condition range on red shale hill site (soil unit 24-RR) had 4518 lb. sideoats grama cover per acre and was 97% effective in controlling soil splash. Detachability was 32% and splash amounted to 1,248 lb. per acre."

Photograph of a Red Shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in excellent condition. A shovel is in the foreground of this photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Red Shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in excellent condition. Sideoats grama and hairy grama plots in this area were 97-98% effective in preventing soil splash."

Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."

Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."

Photograph of a fence line contrasting two fields north of Woodward both utilized for grazing. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Fence-line contrast showing, left, the area utilized for summer grazing; right, deferred for winter grazing. Area on the right has been harvested for grass seed."

Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."

Photograph of "District employee, Calvin Haines, (on drill) assisting cooperator, Floyd Kimble, on tractor, seed 2.4 acre waterway to western wheatgrass." People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Calvin Haines, 2. Floyd Kimble.

Photograph of black locust being used for flood prevention on Sugar Creek Area 204. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention. Black locust in rim planting on Critical Area 204. Follow-up of Ok-1226-4."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."

Photograph of black locust being used for flood prevention on Sugar Creek Area 204. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention. Black locust in rim planting on Critical Area 204. Follow-up of Ok-1226-4."

Photograph of Augie Sewell, Washita County SCD supervisor and Darwin Craig, Cordell Sportsman Club receive fish from the Oklahoma Fish Hatchery delivery truck to be taken to floodwater retarding structures on Cavalary Creek watershed.

Photograph of fence-line contrast showing, left, the area utilized for summer grazing; right, deferred for winter grazing. Area on the right has been harvested for grass seed.

Photograph of Gowan Clay Loam, small bottom showing the size of many of these areas of soil. Pecan tree is typical.

Photograph of cattle and calves just brought in. In the extreme background, ranch employees are separating the calves from the cows for fall market.