Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man pouring diesel oil on mesquite trees. A house and a couple of buildings are directly behind the trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Mesquite trees being treated with diesel oil – density approximately 300 per acre. Approximate cost, labor and oil, $15.00 per acre. Cost shared under the GP Program.”

Photograph of a hilly field of switchgrass and a slope in the distant background. The trees in the background are growing in and around a gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Silt Source area treatment. Switchgrass was planted in March 1957. There has been no grazing by domestic livestock. Trees are growing in and along huge gully. Slope in the distance was planted at the same time. See Ok-425-1.”

Photograph of a weeping lovegrass management display.

Photograph of a mesquite tree recently treated with diesel oil, Paul Pigg ranch. J.B. McBride, left and Paul Pigg, right. OK-1415-1.

Photograph of the principal spillway, Site # 26, Cavalry Creek. View of the permanent pool area afte the water has drawn down from the flood after an 8 inch rain occurred above this site on August 19, 1961. OK-1438-11.

Photograph of plant materials. Flood prevention. Unidentified rush or reed growing on bermuda in shallow water. It seems to be controlling wave action damage. OK-1440-6.

Photograph of a dairy farm. Dairying is one of the main specialized farming enterprises in Ellis county. Dairy cattle in the foreground and the house; dairy barn and haysbed are in the background. Richfield clay loam, 1 - 3% slopes is in the foreground. Hardland range site. Class III land. OK-1434-11.

Photograph of wooded area cleared for livestock. Caddo Creek Bottom, formerly heavily timbered that was cleared in January 1961. Plowed and sprigged to Bermudagrass in April 1961. Note that the weeds have been sprayed. Randall Spears and his foreman observing cattle on good Bermudagrass pasture. OK-1439-11.

Photograph of Oscar M. Ulery cleaning weeds out o fhis cotton on an Indian lease. Conservation farmer of the week. OK-1430-6.

Photograph of a conservation farmer of the week. Clifford Lyon in alfalfa used as part of his cropping system for soil improvement. OK-1450-7.

Photograph of a conservation farmer. Clifford Lyon in an abandoned field that is in excellent condition with native grass by natural reseeding. OK-1450-8.

Photograph of the conservation farmer of the week: Alton Mindeman observes his heavy growth of weeping lovegrass. OK-1450-1.

Photograph of the conservation farmer of the week: Alton Mindeman observing lovegrass after continuous grazing. OK-1450-2.

Photograph of deferred native pasture. Native grass pasture east of the house. Grass was grazed into the ground. This is how how it looks after grazing was deferred for one year. A new pond in the background. OK-1430-2.

Photograph of Catalpa trees. Leroy Mindeman observes new Catalpa plantings made this year in a gully after it was pushed in. There is no sign of the gully and trees are making excellent growth. OK-1430-1.

Photograph of a cotton filed. Jack McLane shows by growing cotton in 4-row strings have much different in size of 2 outside rows. Yield of cotton appears to be considerably better also. OK-1430-12.

Photograph of upland alfalfa field. Roland Mindeman is looking over an excellent stand of alfalfa on upland which is used in his crop rotation. He says it is the best soil builder he has found for his farm. It has really improved the fertility of his land. OK-1430-4.

Photograph of grassed channel, Site 29, Cavalry Watershed above this channel has approximately 117 acre-feet of water stored from an 8 inch rain that fell on Aug. 19, 1961. Water is being discharged slowly through the outfall pipe into the grassed channel of midland Bermuda grass, below. The grassed channel provides good drainage at all times and there is no scour or sediment drainage. OK-1438-2.

Photograph of a silt source area treatment. Switchgrass was planted in March 1957. There has been no grazing by domestic livestock. Trees are growing in and along a huge gully. Slope in the distance was planted at the same time. See OK-425-1. OK-1425-3.

Photograph of hybrid field corn growing on Minco silt loam soil type nearly level Class I land. For use in Jefferson County Soil Survey Report. OK-1466-3.

Photograph of Nash-Quinlan soil complex with severe erosion. The area has been abandoned for cultivation and is an early stage of natural revegetation. Annual three-awn is dominant. OK-1425-6.

Photograph of a &Xdp-BC Eldorado cherty silt loam showing fire damage to a native grass meadow. Foreground has been burned, background shows hay that would have been hauled from the field if fire hadn't took it's toll. OK-1422-3.

Photograph of pier discharge. A view of alfalfa fields below Site 26 while the pipe is discharging. The structure above the field has a large storage of water because of 8 inches of rain that occurred on August 19, 1961. OK-1438-5.

Photograph of a grade stabilization structure. A drop inlet [used for collecting storm water from parking lots and roads]. Drop inlet structure through fill on new highway west of Madill. OK-1439-6.