Photograph of George Hamilton observing flow of water from new well built with GPCP assistance on his Big Dipper Ranch.

Photograph of Jack Kelsey inspects new pond built to supply needed livestock water for his ranch in Woodward County. GCPC

Photograph of Mr. Hutchison examining hooded pipe spillway in erosion control dam built with GPCP assistance on his Belva ranch.

Photograph of Chimney Rock, landmark of the pioneer days and a tourist attraction of Woodward County. Notice the stratified layer as deposited by the old Permian sea.

Photograph of rough, broken land, Breaks Range silt showing topography and vegetation. OK-804-11.

Photograph of a rock house when 50 years old as indicated by the date built as carved in stone over the door. J.T. Porter is in the photo. It was occupied in 1939. Mr. Lester Davis of Reydon, Oklahoma, has recently purchased this farm. OK-816-2.

Photograph of a Breaks Range Site in or near Woodward, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rough, broken land, Breaks Range Site showing topography and vegetation."

Photograph of a Cimarron River tributary that has dissected the gypsum bedrock. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Tributary of the Cimarron River has dissected the gypsum bedrock. Notice the many directions that the bedrock is tilling as it is affected by this dissection. Where tributaries are relatively close, the gypsum rock is tilled in all directions which causes the breaking and heaping of the bedrock and the exposure of the underlain clay to water that eroded small caves, bridges, etc. Canyons are usually Vernon clay loam, 5 to 12% slope of the Shallow Range site. Foreground is Cottonwood-Vernon complex of the Gypsum Range Site."

Photograph of a severely gullied and eroded hill that came as the result of poor homesteading. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Intensity of homesteading contributed to the cultivation of land that was too steep and shallow. Consequently, many inches of high fertility topsoil were removed by sheet and gully erosion to be forever lost for man’s use. Such depletion of the land can only mean less intensive use, lower yields, and evidently a lower standard of living for the nation. Quinlan-Woodward loam, 5 to 12% slope. Shallow Range Site.“

Photograph of Allen Isaac seeding mixture of native grass on Oscar Flick farm, good sorghum cover. OK-815-10.

Photograph of a rock house built in 1909, with the date carved in stone over the door. J.T. Porter is the person in the photo. The house was occupied in 1939. Lester Davis has recently purchased this farm.OK-816-3.

Photograph of an isolated remain of the geological formation that the Cimarron River and tributaries are eroding away. The rough, broken land, Quinlan and Vernon material [i.e., soil types], occurs on very steep slopes, while the clay outcrops, Vernon material, occurs in the more level foreground. First soil is the Breaks and the second the Shallow Range Sites. OK-810.5.

Photograph of a rock house when 50 years old as indicated by the date built as carved in stone over the door. J.T. Porter is in the photo. It was occupied in 1939. Mr. Lester Davis of Reydon, Oklahoma, has recently purchased this farm. OK-816-3.

Photograph of a cooperative effort in the county to combine roads with proper water distribution for livestock in the construction of dams in Woodward County SCD. Face of dam indicates the lack of correct upstream slope and drawdown pipe. Quinlan-Woodward loam, 5 to 12% slope for the Shallow Range Site.

Photograph of stockers on wheat pasture. Wheat pasture is used widely as winter forage to maintain the base heard and/or the production of beef on stocker steers which are bought in the fall and sold in the spring. Foreground is Carey silt loam, 1 to 3% slope of the Loamy Range Site

Photograph of Frank Hutchison inspecting a new diversion terrace built with GPCP assistance to control gully erosion on rangeland.

Photograph of rancher Jack Kelsey explaining how new diversion will provide additional water supply for stock pond. GPCP

Photograph of Jack Kelsey standing in spillway of new pond constructed on his Woodward County ranch. The pond was built with GPCP assistance to provide a pasture with needed stock water.

Photograph of J. T. Porter kneeling next to a 50 year old rock house on Mr. (Lester) Davis' recently purchased farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, ""This rock house is 50 years old as indicated by the date (1909) carved in stone over the door. J. T. Porter in photo. It was occupied in 1939. Mr. Davis has recently purchased this farm."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man (P. L. Hutchison") using a Caterpillar D7 to construct a stock pond in accordance with GPCP plan. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Constructing stock pond in accordance with GPCP plan. Tractor owned by Hutchison."

Photograph of Jack Kelsey (in white hat) watches construction of reservoir for livestock water on his Woodward County ranch.

Photograph of district owned tractor and drills seeding native grass in good sorghum stubble.

Photograph of the intensity of homesteading contributed to the cultivation of land that wa too steep and shallow. Consequently, many inches of high fertility topsoil were removed by sheet and gully erosion to be forever lost for man's use. Such depletion of the land can only mean less intensive use, lower yields, and evidently a lower standard of living for the nation. Quinlan-Woodward loam, 5 to 12% slope. Shallow Range Site.

Photograph of an isolated remain of the geological formation that the Cimarron River and tributaries are eroding away. The rough broken land, Quinlan and Vernon material, occors on very steep slopes, while the clay outcrops, Vernon Material, occurs in the more level foreground. First Soil is the Breaks and the second the Shallow Range Sites.