Photograph of Aerial spraying of Mesquite trees, 1960. Note resprouts of mesquite in tops of the mesquite trees.

Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.

Photograph of Goodyear outstanding cooperater awardee, Wayne Clark, shows Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWDC, a field windbreak located on his farm.

Article provides context to the recollections of the author's grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Rogers, who was a survivor of the flood at Frazer in Old Greer County that resulted in the founding of Altus, Oklahoma.

Photograph of Gyp ledge rock is near level around the horizon. Immediately south of Mangum, near Salt Fork of Red River. Looking southeast into canyon.

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000

Photograph of a working cotton stripper. Cotton making 1/2 bale.

Photograph of deep plowing. This field subject to severe wind erosion, has recently been deep plowed. Note clayey subsoil brought to the surface by deep-plowing.

Photograph of the Deep Sand Range Site. Pasture is in poor condition. Soil Unit 13, Tivoli fine sand.

Photograph of an alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Front view of a specially-designed alfalfa-sweet clover drill. Push-type double disk openers (International) are spaced at 8 inches on a strong angle-iron frame. Small seed boxes (Planter Jr. Type) are used, which permits a much lower and controlled seeding rates. In this area much land is subject to blowing and it is necessary to seed in a trashy cover. This type of equipment gives excellent performance with excellent stands almost guaranteed. The cost of this type of drill is approximately $700. It is furnished to the District Cooperators on a rental basis of 50 cents per acre. The Greer County SCD has two of these drills available. They seeded over 1,000 acres each last planting season. OK-979-10.

Photograph of Dr. J. B. Hollis and Mr. [James] McBride looking over Mr. Hollis's GPCP [Great Plains Conservation Program] Contract. OK-979-12.

Photograph of Dr. J. B. Hollis and Mr. [James] McBride looking over Mr. Hollis's GPCP [Great Plains Conservation Program] Contract. OK-979-11.

Photograph of alfalfa seeders being used to seed hulled Sideoats grama in sorghum stubble cover. OK-1312-2.

Photograph of GP Contract No. 13. Reseeding rangeland under the Great Plains Conservation Program. Truman Fletcher, farm owner, rides the tractor. Hardland Range Site. OK-1312-10.

Photograph of feed stalks left as a protective cover from wind erosion on Springer-Miles loamy fine sand, undulating.

Article provides and introduction to and includes an excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory and weathered many difficulties to establish a community there.

Photograph of reseeding rangeland under Great Plains Program, GP Contract No. 13. Turman Fletcher, owner, on tractor. Hardland Range Site.

Photograph of Dr. Hollis and Mr. McBride looking over Mr. Hollis' GPCP contract.

Photograph of Dr. Hollis and Mr. McBride looking over Mr. Hollis' GPCP contract.

Photograph of three grass drill hook-up drills 12-14 acres per hour with 3 drills. Seeding width, 24 ft. Rear view of 3-drill hook-up. Jesse Jones, farm owner on tractor.

Photograph of Mr. Raby, land owner, is seen in the photo with his stand of grain sorghum planted in Miles Sandy loam.

Photograph of granite outcrops located on the western extent of the Wichita Mountains near Lake Altus. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Granite Outcrops. Western extent of the Wichita Mountains."

Photograph of a grassed water outlet.

Photograph of a 19" diameter, 3,900 gallon concrete stockwater tank at corral serving 5 pastures.