Photograph of flood waters from Turkey Creek. Creek is highest since 1935.

Photograph of Midland Bermudagrass being planted in the Spring of 1951. Second year growth is excellent. Farmer was offered $2200.00 for 3/4 of an acre. Soil Unit is 8-BR.

Photograph of irish potato field. Poor stand dude to poor land preparation and salty water. Potatoes are dying out in spots. SCS did not five assistance because water was too salty. Fourth year of irrigation.

Photograph of stream bank cutting. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure. Bridge is located in a bend in the river and each time the water rises some more bank is eaten away near the end of the bridge. These trees are held in place by a cable and keep the water away from the raw bnk of the river. The section of bank from the man in photograph to the present location of bank was eroded away in one year.

Photograph of a tanker metering 8-12-0 liquid fertilizer into irrigation water channel. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation-fertilization." Metering fertilizer into irrigation water in order to cut down on time and labor needed to do two jobs. The fertilizer is in liquid for and is gaged to the amount of water being used. The fertilizer is added to the water far enough ahead of where it will go on the land to insure complete mixing. The flow of water and fertilizer are regulated to get proper amount of fertilizer on each acre. Fertilizer is 8-12-0."

Photograph of pumping equipment for irrigation system. This pump will be used to pump 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute into an underground irrigation system. This underground pipe is of 10" plastic and will be a permanent installation. Class I land on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.

Photograph of plastic irrigation pipe being installed. This pipe will be deep enough to allow farming over it. It will have risers at proper intervals to do a complete irrigation job on this farm. Pipe is installed at $1. 75 per foot including risers and will carry from 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute. Test pressure of 80 lbs. can be carried in pipe. Plastic pipe makes the system permanent. Class I on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.

Photograph of plastic irrigation pipe being installed. This pipe will be deep enough to allow farming over it. It will have risers at proper intervals to do a complete irrigation job on this farm. Pipe is installed at $1. 75 per foot including risers and will carry from 500 to 600 gallons of water per minute. Test pressure of 80 lbs. can be carried in pipe. Plastic pipe makes the system permanent. Class I on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 2-RR.

Photograph of stream bank erosion. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure of Cottonwood trees secured to stream bank by cables. This measure was setup to protect approach at west end of highway bridge.

Photograph of stream bank cutting. Temporary stream bank erosion control measure. The bridge is located in a bend in the river and each time the water rises some more bank is eaten away near the end of the bridge. These trees are held in place by a cable and keep the water away from the raw bank of the river. The section of the bank from the man in the photo to the present location of the bank was eroded away in one year. OK-89-1.

Photograph of sample of soil Unit 70, showing plowpan condition.

Photograph of soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70. Showing plowman condition.

Photograph of a mound of dark soil held in the hand of someone out-of-frame (to the right). There is a field and an automobile visible but out of focus in the background. Printed description on the back: "Soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70."

Photograph of a mound of dark soil held in the hand of someone out-of-frame (to the left). There is a field visible but out of focus in the background. Printed description on the back: "Soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70."

Photograph of a farmstead windbreak of Chinese Elm. Three-row belt, 15 years old. Soil Unit 7, Class I.

Photograph of brush control, showing mesquite trees that have been deadened by pouring kerosene on the crowns. OK-93-5.

Photograph of crop rotation. Mung beans planted in rows 40 inches on May 11, 1955. Variety jumbo. Expected yield is 600 pounds. Wheat to follow the Mung beans. Last year, the wheat averaged 37 bushels per acre. OK-143-11.

Photograph of flood damage on Bitter Creek. OK-185-1.

Photograph of flood damage to a county highway bridge on the Salt Fork of the Red River, west of Martha, OK. OK-296-12.

Photograph of Frank Boykin-drilling 6 small wells fitted with 5.5" casing and gravel packed. Wells will be pumped with central pumping unit and farmer hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land. Each well has been tested with 2" centrifugal pump.

Photograph of an irrigation pumping installation on sand pit, which its' water is used for cotton irrigation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Pumping installation on sand pit. Water used for irrigation of cotton. Quantity that can be pumped is unlimited."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men drilling one of six small wells, which Frank Boykin hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land on his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Frank Boykin – Drilling 6 small wells fitted with 5 ½" casting and gravel packed. Wells will be pumped with central pumping unit and farmer hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land. Each well has been tested with 2" centrifugal pump."

Photograph of soil structure. Platy [i.e., as made up of thin, plate-like pieces or layers] structure ranging from ½ to 1 inch thick on rangeland. This type of soil structure restricts the movement of water into the soil thus increasing runoff. OK-359-5.

Photograph of trial grass plantings. Chiseled area, 12 inches deep, in native grass pasture which was reseeded to native grasses: blue grama, buffalo and side oats grama. The native pasture grasses were 80% dead as the result of drought conditions. The field trial was made to determine the effects of seedbed preparations. The broom weed in the chiseled area was killed while the native grasses left showed signs of recovery. This planting was made in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. OK-360-3.