Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.

Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.

Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.

Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.

Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402

Photograph of a v-type gully.

Photograph of cotton and cow peas. Strip cropping on contour. 4 rows of cotton. 2 rows of cow peas with two skip rows an each side.

Photograph of cotton and cow peas. Strip cropping on contour. 4 rows of cotton. 2 rows of cow peas with two skip rows an each side.

Photograph of brush control. Mesquite and shinnery sprayed in 1958, 1959, and 1960. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-983-8.

Photograph of a Wildlife Habitat area seeded in 1959 to lespedeza, weeping lovegrass, sand love, Indian and little bluestem, swtich.

Photograph of paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, relating problems involved in water recharge effort.

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, checks the amount of water going into recharge well north of Hollis.

Photograph of District Conservationist Joe Bob Hall, Hollis, and Mr. Motley, member of the Board of Directors of Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, discuss the operation and maintenance of underground water recharge well located in Lebos Creek on Motley farm.

Photograph of Paul Horton, President, Southwest Water and Soil Conservation District, and Joe Bob Hall discuss problems relating to underground water recharge effort.

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, District Conservationist, examines desbris guard on water recharge well north of Hollis. Practically all the water from this drainage area becomes underground recharge.

Photograph of water flowing into a drop inlet of a recharge well. Well completed 10/29/68. Drainage area-Sandy Creek. Depth-75 feet.

Photograph of a recharge well under construction. Well in backgound with vent pipe, lead-in pipe with cutoff wall, drop inlet and frame for trash guard. Well is 165 feet deep.

Photograph of a recharge well on Hugh Painter farm. 110 feet deep-1200 acres drainage-14 inch casing.

Photograph of a recharge well constructed in 1967. Provides drainage for 440 acres. Well is 137 feed deep with a 14" casing.

Photograph of Joe Bob Hall, of the Work Unit Conservationist and the Soil Conservation Service [WUC, & SCS], checks the effectiveness of wind control measures that this District Cooperator has established. This field is Soil Unit 70, subject to severe wind erosion without effective cover. Rye and vetch were seeded in this field in sudan stubble. A seed crop was harvested from the sudan, and the ungrazed stubble left to protect the land until the rye and vetch could provide sufficient growth. There were nearby fields without cover that were damaged by wind erosion this season. OK-253-7.

Photograph of J. A. Carrick standing in front of a wheel move ¼-mile sprinkler system in operation on Bermudagrass two miles north and ½ mile east of Hollis. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows a wheel move ¼ mile sprinkler system in operation on bermudagrass."

Photograph of a portion of a herd of 235 mother cows grazing on Carrick farm's Bermudagrass field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermudagrass grazed by 235 mother cows – pastures grazed in a 3-pasture rotation system."

Photograph of J. A. Carrick standing next to a surplus of baled Bermudagrass baled. A herd of cattle, buildings, and stalls stand in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This picture shows surplus Bermuda baled. Bermuda grass is grazed but when a surplus becomes evident due to rain the surplus is baled. Field was irrigated and under a GP Contract."

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage with use of 2-4 ft. sweeps mounted on Graham plow. First plowing operation was done with chisels.