Photograph of Soil Conservation District technician Wesley Meinders, examining grass drills prior to seeding native grass for 1949. OK-9914.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technician Vernon Horn discusses planting native grass seed with Tom Knapp. OK-9916.

Photograph of a field of clover. Close up of Ladino clover

Photograph of a rice field, poorly trained. Note rice field equipment. Land being prepared for rice production in April. TX-45, 071.

Photograph of a planting machine planting a shelterbelt consisting of three rows, 2 rows of Chinese Elm and 1 row of Mulberry. 30 minutes for 1/2 mile. One row to planted right through the center of farm. The pattern is to be completed in the future. OK-9910.

Photograph of a close up of Sutter's fescue plant. See previous photo for details. LA-61-707.

Photograph of L. L. Brewton (left) and O. O. Moore, SCS technicians, inspecting Suiter Fescue.

Photograph of a Suiters Fescue plant.

Photograph of D.O. Bermier, farm owner, and Willis J. Serrels, acting work unit conservationist, studying soils map after walking over a field, and making notes of practicies to be included in a farm plan. Applicant is a member of the Eden Conservation Group. Farm lies in Upper Rocky Creek sub-watershed of the Washita River. OK-8942.

Photograph of growing Suiter’s Fescue, looking straight down on it. See previous photo for details. [This reference is unclear as the subsequent photo is unrelated to this one]. LA-61, 708 [?].

Photograph of Sutter’s Fescue on an old rice field. 200 pounds of phosphate applied at the time of land preparation. 200 pounds 4-12-4 fertilizer applied at the time of seeding with 17 pounds of Sutter’s Fescue on the 35 foot lands. Seed drilled in on a firm seed bed. TX 47[?], 093.

Photograph of multiflora roses planted in 1947 as shrub in ain a shelterbelt between farmstead and field to the north. OK-994-B.

Photograph of a planting machine planting a shelterbelt consisting of three rows, 2 rows of Chinese Elm and 1 row of Mulberry. 30 minutes for 1/2 mile. One row to planted right through the center of farm. The pattern is to be completed in the future. OK-9910.

Photograph of Mr. L. W. Long just after supervising the seeding of 125 acres of mixed bluestem grass seed on his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. L. W. Long, pioneer rancher, just leaving field where has supervised seeded 125 acres to mixed bluestem grass seed. This farm, recently purchased by Mr. Long, is one from which he purchased corn to feed his stock 25 years ago. The farm at that time often produced 50 bushels of corn per acer. Today it is best suited for production of native grass and this year Mr. Long is seeding all of the cultivated land to grass."

Photograph of a gully on the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station. This gully is typical of many that were once on the East Farm of this station. It is also representative of many that occur throughout central Oklahoma. OK-9868.

Photograph of ditch digging. This is where the bottom of the ditch should be. The depth below this point will only stand in water which cannot be used to irrigate the field. TX-45, 209.

Photograph of a view of growing Suiters Fescue looking straight down on it. See the previous photo for details. LA-61-718.

Photograph of part of 30-acres of Class VII land seeded by airplane with no seedbed preparation on Earl Morris' farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "30 acres seeded by airplane. No seedbed preparation. Class VII land. Terraces hadn't held it. Been out of cultivation one year. Seeded to weeping lovegrass in 1948 – no stand. Too rough to put tractor on."

Photograph of a UNIDENFIED man kneeling in a newly constructed terrace outlet. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Terrace outlet constructed with plow, 10 ft. wide at top and 20 ft. wide at bottom, in 1948. Seeded to 50 lbs. western wheatgrass; fertilized with 200 lbs. 5-10-5. Terraces will be constructed in summer of 1949 if outlet is sodded well enough."