Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men controlling a grass fire with portable fire-fighting units. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Controlling grass fire with portable fire-fighting units on Western Oklahoma range land.”

Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8738.

Photograph of the controlling of grass fire with portable fire-fighting units on western Oklahoma Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. OK-8749.

Photograph of grasses. Little Bluestem plants. From left to right: 1 year old grass, 2 year old grass and 3 year old grass. OK-8862.

Photograph of Camera Station IV (SW corner of NW ¼ of Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area is heavily infested with shinnery oak 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grasses. This 40 acre plot is being burned. Note the difference of native grasses and the heavy stand of shinnery that remains. OK-8734-B.

Photograph of Camera Station IV (SW corner of NW ¼ of Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area is heavily infested with shinnery oak 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grasses. This 40 acre plot was burned on March 24, 1944 and will be stocked with 8 steers. OK-8734-C.

Photograph of camera Station II from the top of a car. In the southeast corner of the southwest ¼ of shinnery oak range. Observational studies. Area of shinnery averaging about 20 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and love grasses. This 40 acre plot will be moved in June, 1944. Each of the three 40 acre plots will be treated and each plot will stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8732.

Photograph of U.S. Government, Camera Station V (Southeast ¼ Shinnery Range. 25 rods north of fence between two pastures and 25 rods east of fence along the road). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. Area is heavily infested with shinnery oak shrubs 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grass. This 40 acre plot was burned on March 24, 1944 and will be stocked with 8 steers. OK-8735-B.

Photograph of U.S. Government, Camera Station IV (Southwest corner of Northwest ¼ Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. Area is heavily infested with shinnery oak shrubs 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grass. This 40 acre plot will be burned around March 15 of each year for a number of years. One 40 acre plot will be mowed, another only grazed. All three 40 acre plots will be stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8734-A.

Photograph of the burning of range land in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. OK-8738.

Photograph of severe sheet and gully erosion on farm land damaged by wind and water. This farm is adjoined by two sub-marginal tracts on the east, west and north that are owned by the Cheyenne Land Utilization [L.U.] Project. OK-8728.

Photograph of Large mouth Bass caught on artificial lure at L.U. Lake, northwest of Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Lake was stocked 2 years ago and has revealed by an examination of their scales, both the fish are under 2 years old. Bass on left weighed 2.5 lbs and the one on the right weighed 3 lbs. Both ere caught 18 months after the pond was stocked.

Photograph of grasses. Little bluestem plants to the right; 1 year old, 2 years old, 3 years old. OK-8862.

Photograph of large-mouth bass caught with an artificial lue at Land Utilization Lake NW of Cheyenne, OK. [Lake name not specifically identified].

Photograph of the Observational Studies, Shinnery Oak Range. Four of the eight steers that have grazed (since May 23, 1944) the 40 acre pasture shown on OK-8732.

Photograph of Blue Grama. Plants, left to right: 1 year-old, 2 years-old and 3 years-old. OK-8[?]863.

Photograph of the constructing of a dam with a bulldozer on a Cheyenne, OK Land Utilization [L.U.] Project. Pond will be utilized for stock water and will be stocked with fish. OK-8726.

Photograph of Contour listing on terraced field. OK-8721.

Photograph of a rangeland that is on fire. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Burning range land in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma."

Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8736.

Photograph of roadside erosion control (Timber Creek Watershed). A two mile section will be worked with borrow ditches [i.e., so named as the dirt from the ditch is “borrowed” to crown the road] that have silted full will be cleaned, shaped and utilized for terrace outlet channels. Nine farm-owners, the Soil Conservation District and the County Commissioners are cooperating on the project. The dirt removed from the borrow ditches is being used to raise the level of the road. 1280 acres drain into this roadside ditch and the entire drainage area will be treated for erosion control and water conservation. OK-8720.

Photograph of grasses. Sand Love grass. From left to right: 1 year old grass, 2 year old grass and 3 year old grass. OK-8861.

Photograph of heavy infestation of sage in short grass range. Principal grasses are Blue grama and Buffalo. Pasture will be moved in June 1944 and each year thereafter to control sage and to increase grazing capacity. OK-8730.

Photograph of new channel-type terraces built with homemade bulldozer attached to a Farmall Tractor. Intervals have been planted to oats on a countour. Terraces empty into the pasture. OK-8723.