Photograph of Lynn Beutler and a gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lynn Beutler and gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men examining the diversion ditches and protected land on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Diversion ditches & protected land."

Photograph of a branded Brahma bull on the Beutler Brother’s Ranch.

Photograph of a small herd of brahma bulls on the Beutler Brothers Ranch.

Photograph of Jake Beutler, Lynn Beutler, and Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shinnery oak that has been killed by spraying on the Beutler Bros Ranch. A herd of cattle is directly behind the men. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Jake Beutler, 2. Lynn Beutler, 3. Jack Bohl, WUC. The back of the photograph proclaims, "L to R Jake, Lynn Beutler, Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shiner oak that has been killed by spraying."

Photograph of Stubble mulch. Wheat seeded in about 1500 pounds of stubble and residue will be excellent conservation farming.

Photograph of SCS Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt inspecting Blue Grama plants after 2 years of deferred grazing under the Great Plains Conservation Program. This pasture was badly over grazed before the deferred grazing was put into pasture.

Photograph of cattle grazing on deep savannah site. Grasses present are little bluestem, sand bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass and sand Lovegrass. These pastures has been sprayed three times for shinnery oak control under the GPCP.

Photograph of SCS Technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson inspect certified Coronado side-oats grama planted in 1958. 1958 yield was 200 lbs of seed per acre. Miller is president of the Okla. Group Improvement Association as well as being a good conservation farmer.

Photograph of Chuck Holmberg with steer to be shown this fall. Steer gained 80 lbs. in 28 days. Chuck's father, Sam Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a supervisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD.

Photograph of the business end of a grain drill. R.E. Jones sowing wheat on the contour with two drills in tandem hookup. This field is terraced and stubble mulch. Thee is approx 1200 lbs of mulch on the surface now. After being gone over once with one-way and 4 times with graham plow, Jones is a participant in the GPCP.

Photograph of a close up shot of a "Drill with fenders attached for sowing rye cover crops in cotton."

Photograph of dam of farm pond with little bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass, side oats grama, land love grass plants. Cotton hulls were spread over dam at time of seeding in the winter of 1958-59. This unit is in the GPCP.

Photograph of a drill with fenders attached for sowing rye cover crops in cotton.

Photograph of Carson Willsie drilling wheat on contour with terraces on his father's farm. This operation is being carried out as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Ok-1006-1.

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.”

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959."

Photograph of SCS Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul L. Nelson inspect certified Coronado side oats grass planted in 1958. The 1958 yield was 200 pounds of seed per acre. Tom Miller is the president of the OK Crop Improvement Association as well as a good conservation farmer. OK-1005-3.

Photograph of Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) observing growth of sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, Switch grass and Sand Love grass where shimmery was sprayed and deferred grazing was practiced as a part of the conservation plan in the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1005-8.

Photograph of Paul Nelson, Great Plains Specialist, standing in native grass after 2 years of shinnery spraying and 2 years of deferred grazing as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Species present are sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, switch grass and sand love grass. R. F. Jones is a good conservation farmer on this land of about 1600 acres which is all under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1006-11.

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Paul L. Nelson and Earl Hewitt are inspecting Blue grama plants after 2 years of deferred grazing under the Great Plains Conservation Program. This pasture was badly overgrazed before the deferred grazing was put into place with this pasture. OK-1005-1.

Photograph of Soil Conservation District (SCD) technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe the first year’s growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959. OK-1005-5.

Photograph of Range and brush control. Paul Nelson, of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), with Wayne Willsie observing the improvement of range after deferred grazing and mesquite treatment. Live mesquite on the left was missed by the airplane going over the highline. Willsie is a participant in the Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP). OK-1006-2-A.