Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn farm equipment discing Bermudagrass roots in contour strips. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Discing in Bermuda grass roots in contour strips in an old pasture which has been taken by weeds.”

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn equipment mowing a contour ridged pasture for weed control. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mowing in a contour ridged pasture for weed control.”

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man with horse drawn equipment mowing a contour ridged pasture for weed control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mowing in a contour ridged pasture for weed control."

Photograph of bluestem meadow broken out into 100-foot width contour strips for cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bluestem meadow broken out into 100-foot width contour strips for cultivation. Ends were left in meadow for turn rows."

Photograph of a newly constructed terrace and outlet channel. Outlet has been planted with Bermuda roots for four weeks and handles excess from fifty acres.

Photograph of Catalpa, locust, Osage, and mulberry trees on contour rows below a terraced field. These trees were planted in the spring of 1938 and have been cultivated twice. To be followed with later pictures.

Photograph of contour pasture ridges with Bermuda grass on the ridges.

Photograph of a strip cropped area with wheat, oats, and sweet clover

Photograph of a long view of stripped crop area. Oats and wheat planted in rows.

Photograph of a farm pond with a riprapped dam completely full of water, the excess of which is being carried off slowly by a solidly sodded Bermuda grass outlet. OK-6577.

Photograph of contour pasture ridges planted with Bermuda grass. OK-6570.

Photograph of a banquet following a field tour through the Konawa CCC Camp work area. Banquet was prepared and served in the camp mess hall. OK-6630.

Photograph of a banquet following a field tour through the Konawa CCC Camp work area. Banquet was prepared and served in the camp mess hall. OK-6630.

Photograph of a profile of Bates fine sandy loam showing A, B, and C horizons.

Photograph of lost water from straight row farming on about 2 percent slope section of land. Water was coming from field out into bar ditch in foreground along highway. Photograph was taken during a 1 in. rain.

Photograph of water lost from a field left of the photograph. The field was cultivated up and down slope. This stream of water came out of field into the bar ditch along highway during a 1.5 in. rainfall. Width of stream in foreground is 40 feet. Photo was taken while raining. Slope estimated to be 2 percent.

Photograph of a river of water pouring out of a section of land. Up and down slope tilled during a 1 1/4 inch of rain. Straight rows may be seen in background. The slope was about 2.5 inch toward the point where the picture was taken. The huge volume of water that broke through the end of the field into the bar ditch along highway caused regular rapids and churning water. Width of water in the main current was at least 2 feet deep. Photo was taken during a rain.

Photograph of shocked barley on the contour so that the strip can be planted to cowpeas.

Photograph of a silting and farm pond. Both have rock riprapped earth dams.

Photograph of cultivating young cotton on the contour in a terraced field.