Photograph of Penn Square shopping center in Oklahoma City. Illustrates the need with growing population for land and other resources. OK-3405-15.

Photograph of the executive buildings along Northwest Expressway in a rapidly expanding area of Oklahoma City. OK-3406-13.

Photograph of an America the Beautiful display at the International Land, Pasture and Range Judging Contest. Display made by the Oklahoma State Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Office. OK-2764-16.

Photograph of residentail developments in suburban areas often creating critical erosion hazards. A thorough knowledge of the soil resources is essential to cope with such problems. OK-3406-2.

Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Gassoway, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation, demonstrates the use of a light weight shoulder-sling hand spreader for use of granular weed killers. This type of spreader is commercially available and easy to operate. Turning the crank and walking at a normal pace will accurately cover a 6-foot swath. The spreader is especially recommended for the use of Benzabor weed killer in the treatment of small areas less than ½ of an acre. Rate 1 to 1 ½ pounds per square rod. OK-1094-11.

Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Gassoway, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation, demonstrates the use of a light weight shoulder-sling hand spreader for use of granular weed killers. This type of spreader is economical and easy to operate. Turning the crank and walking at a normal pace will accurately cover a 6-foot swath. The spreader is especially recommended for the use of Benzabor weed killer in the treatment of small areas less than ½ of an acre. Rate 1 to 1 ½ pounds per square rod. OK-1094-5

Photograph of section of country road north of Oklahoma City showing results of big shrink-swell characteristic soils. OK-3406-12.

Photograph of expensive homes built along the north bank of the Deep Fork River in northwest Oklahoma City. Example of poor land use. OK-3406-8.

Photograph of an expensive home built directly in flood plain of stream north of Oklahoma City. Example of poor land use. OK-3406-10.

Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Gassoway, U.S. Borax & Chemical Corporation, demonstrates the use of a light weight shoulder-sling hand spreader for use of granular weed killers. This type of spreader is commercially available and easy to operate. Turning the crank and walking at a normal pace will accurately cover a 6-foot swath. The spreader is especially recommended for the use of Benzabor weed killer in the treatment of small areas less than ½ of an acre. Rate 1 to 1 ½ pounds per square rod. OK-1094-6.

Photograph of bindweed control. Jim Meggs (left) of the Taylor-Evans Company, and Jim Gassoway, of the U.S. Borax Company, discuss the effective use of Benzabor fertilizer, a granular formulation of TBA (trichlorobenzoic acid) for the treatment of bindweed. Rates of 15 to 20 pounds of active ingredients per acre; non-inflammable; non-corrosive and non-poisonous when used as instructed. Benzabor is a soil sterilant that will keep land out of production from on to years. OK-1094-12.

Photograph of an America the Beautiful display at the International Land, Pasture and Range Judging Contest. Display made by the Oklahoma State Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Office. OK-2764-16.