Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Basil R. Wilson, Mangum, senator, is opposed by Henry W. Worthington, Mangum, farmer and former senate, and Greer and Harmon counties."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "and Derrell Wells jr., Mangum, top winners in the state cotton improvement contest sponsored by the Oklahoma Cotton Research foundation."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Beth Windle, Granite Oklahoma"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Haward Carleton, now living east of Perkins, Okla., who was in the U.S. forest service when the first shelterbelt plantings were made in 1935. Here he is shown with the first tree planted in the p[roject, an Austrian pine on the H. E. Curtis farm in the Lake Creek community of Greer county. The tree was only two feet tall when planted. It is 20 feet now"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "John Wild's an oldtimer in the Lake Creek section, who gave easments on his land for some of the very first shelterbelt plantings in 1935. Many of the trees now are more than 40 feet tall and serve to protect his crop land from wind erosion."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Redwood and red granite from the mountains blend together in the lines of the Quartz Mountains Lodge."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "A LONG-TIME DREAM of western Oklahomans - a regional playground - is being realized with the development of Quartz Mountain State park by the state planning and resources board."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "POULTRY JUDGES from Oklahoma placed seventh in in national competition at Chicago."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "James B. McBride, soil conservation director in Greer county for the last nine years, in a rural lane bordered on each side by farm shelterbelt rees that were planted in 1935-37."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Quartz Mountains Lodge is perched on the side of a solid granite mountain with Live Oak growing around it."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "View from the Quartz lodge dining room shows Altus-Lugert lake."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The click of Geiger counters adds fun to a hike around the Quartz Mountains park."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The "do-it-yourself" trend has won more devotees in the area of Willow."

Photograph of shelterbelts or windbreaks. A group of SCS technicians from the Great Plains states studying shelterbelts in Greer County, Oklahoma. This shelterbelt was planted in 1936 and was the first shelterbelt planted in the Plains area. OK-224-11.

Photograph of an alfalfa-sweet clover drill. James McBride, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and Soil Conservation Service [SCS], shows the advantages of a special alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Push-type double disk openers (International) are spaced at 8 inches on a strong angle-iron frame. Small seed boxes (Planter Jr. Type) are used, which permits a much lower and controlled seeding rates. In this area much land is subject to blowing and it is necessary to seed in a trashy cover. This type of equipment gives excellent performance with excellent stands almost guaranteed. The cost of this type of drill is approximately $700. It is furnished to the District Cooperators on a rental basis of 50 cents per acre. The Greer County SCD has two of these drills available. They seeded over 1,000 acres each last planting season. OK-253-11.

Photograph of District-owned tree planter O.H. Raby and son, Paul Raby in the photo. Tree planter is used for planting field shelterbelts, home windbreaks in Greer County, Kiowa County, Johnson County, Harmon County, Tillman County, Beckham County, Washita County and Roger Mills County. OK-258-7.

Photograph of a large field subject to severe wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note the large chucks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures that improve the physical structure of the soil should be given first consideration. OK-253-8.

Photograph of a close-up picture of stubble mulch. Mr. Staton stubble mulches wheat land with Holme followed with heavy duty double tandem disc to work muclh into surface soil. Average wheat yield is 40 bushels per acre. SCS program started in 1951 on this farm.

Photograph of R.H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical sturcture of the soil, should be given first consideration.

Photograph of Roy McMertry's Farm pasture deep plowed to prevent wind erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A large field subject to server wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should be given first consideration."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Recuperating from heart surgery is Rep. Elmo Hurst."

Photograph of a large field subject to severe wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind ersoion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should by given first consideration.