Photograph of Improved Drainage Ditch in Fame Bottom Farms Drainage project (see OK-8709 for view of unimproved ditch immediately above and adjoining these two farms). About 20% of the land in Fame Bottom very frequently produces crop failures due to excess water on the fields. Average crop yields on fields not damaged by [unclear] of cotton per acre; 35 pounds corn per acre. Properly drained, the land in this bottom will produce 4 tons of alfalfa would fail. The drainage project benefits 1790 acres, 90% cultivated on 21 farms. Combined length of ditches: 2175 linear yards. OK-8710.

Photograph of use of two bottom plows to plow out channel of new terraces that were constructed with a small road maintainer. Mr. O.N. Newton (on the tractor) owned a farm 1 mile south, 1 mile west which he terraced in 1938 under CCC supervision. Before renting this 160 acre farm (with 60 acres cultivated), this year he told the owner he would rather not farm it unless it was terraced. Newton agreed to rent equipment and build 5,300 feet of terraces and in return, Mr M. Cook, the owner, agreed to give Newton the AAA conservation payments, "We'll both make more money with less work this way," Newton told Cook, "Your farm will be worth more after it is terraced and there'll be no washes develop in the cultivated fields." Oats and Korean lespedeza will be planted in this field. Okla-8698.

Photograph of J. D. Bogard inspecting Bermuda grass.

Photograph of district supervisor Harry Stiers with some of his 23 head of shorthorn and Jersey cows on Bermuda Kobe lespedeza pasture. This old cultivated field was retired and sodded to Bermuda 3 years ago. Last year, after flat-breaking, discing and harrowing, it was overseeded to Kobe lespedeza. The diversion terraces near where Mr. Stiers is standing protects the cultivated land below. Stiers said he “need[ed] to farm between the gullies” before he retired the 28 of his 60 cultivated acres. OK-8825.

Photograph of District Supervisor Harry Stiers with some of his 25 head of shorthorn and Jersey cows on Bermuda Kobe lespedeza pasture. This old cultivated field was retired and sodded to Bermuda grass 3 years ago. Last year, after flat-breaking, discing and harrowing, it was overseeded to Kobe lespedeza. The diversion terrace near where Mr. Stiers is standing protects the cultivated land below. Stiers said he “used to farm between the gullies,” before he retired the 28 of his 60 cultivated acres. OK-8825.

Photograph of a milking shorthorn cow grazing in Bermuda-lespedeza pasture developed on an eroded cultivated field that was retired 3 years ago. OK-8827.

Photograph of District Supervisor Harry Stiers with some of his 25 head of shorthorn and Jersey cows on Bermuda Kobe lespedeza pasture. This old cultivated field was retired and sodded to Bermuda grass 3 years ago. Last year, after flat-breaking, discing and harrowing, it was overseeded to Kobe lespedeza. The diversion terrace near where Mr. Stiers is standing protects the cultivated land below. Stiers said he “used to farm between the gullies,” before he retired the 28 of his 60 cultivated acres. OK-8825.

Photograph of an unidentified man engaged in contour and terrace plowing. OK-8698.