Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing north showing southeast portion of planting area (Field no. 6). Those are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on 03-16-1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonbush, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix, and Russian Olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing east from southwest portion of planting area (Field no. 4). The three rows of rye planted in late September 1966 reflect differences in fertilizer application. The far left row used 600 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time. The center row used 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer on the right row. OK-2767-10.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north (Field no. 2). Five rows of rye planted in late September 1966 to determine possibility of growing cover for use in establishing perennial vegetation. The first row from the north was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at seeding time (09-29-1966) with 50 pounds of nitrogen top dressed on 03-16-1967. The second row was fertilized at 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time with 50 pounds of nitrogen top dressed on 03-16-1967. The third row was fertilized at 400 pounds per acre at planting time on 09-26-1966. The fourth row was fertilized at 200 pounds on 09-26-1966. The fifth row (foreground) was planted in late September 1966 with no fertilizer. OK-2768-8.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north. The southeast portion of the plantings area (Field no. 6). This shows the mulched border along the east side of the unmulched tree plantings--this border was not seeded. Observations will be made on seeding establishment from vegetation along the border of the dam immediately south of this site. OK-2767-1.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east from the southwest portion of planting area (Field no. 4). Intermediate wheatgrass planted in late Septmeber 1966. Left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and the right row at 200 pounds of of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time. OK-2767-9.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma, showing an active slime pond. The fine ground silica is being discharged in a water solution from a ten-inch diameter pipe. These large pools, generally 100 to 160 acres in size, are diked and used for discharging the fine material left after commercial minerals are removed. OK-2767-14.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north-northwest portion of area (Field no. 3). Trees planted in north-south rows and prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre). Light mulch in foreground resulted from sand drifting before snow fences were completed. Trees planted in February and March 1967. OK-2768-9.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing west in Field no. 2, series 6, with broom corn, the summer cover crop planted on 05-12-1967. Unmulched. 2 check rowws without fertilizer, 2 rows with 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer, 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10, 2 rows of 10-20-10 fertilizer with 50% nitrogen top-dressed and 2 rows with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer with 50% fertilizer top-dressed. Raymond Magness holds the rod between rows 4 and five. OK-2879-7.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing northwest in fertilized and mulched portion of Field no. 5. Shows growth of volunteer cottonwood trees in area planted to native grasses. Grass planted and fertilizer applied in prairie hay mulch on MArch 15 - 16, 1967. OK-2879-2.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north in Field no. 1. Native grass plantings seeded into prairie hay mulch. View, and Raymond Magness, is near the center of the plot. OK-2879-15.

Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, with slimes pond evaluation of plantings in Picher, Oklahoma. View facing northwest in mulched border north of Field no. 3. Seeded to a mixture of weeping and sand love grass and mixed bluestem. Seeded on 03-15-1967 and fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10. OK-2879-12.