Photograph of an aged, longhorn steer. OK-9154.

Photograph of a fifteen year old longhorn steer. OK-9155.

Photograph of a spotted longhorn steer. OK-9192.

Photograph of an aged Texan Longhorn Steer. OK-9195.

Photograph of an aged longhorn steer. OK-9153.

Photograph of longhorn steers and a 2-year-old longhorn bull. OK-9193.

Photograph of composite samples of Texas Wintergrass taken in December, 1946. The large sample was taken where litter was in good condition and considerable stubble from previous years growth remained. The range where the small sample came from had been burned the previous September. Ground temperatures were from 5 to 6 degrees warmer. TX-45-943.

Photograph of the seeding of a mixture of native grass (100 acres) with one of the special drills constructed under the specifications of Soil Conservation District supervisors of the Central Washita River Valley of Oklahoma to plant small seeds of native and adapted grasses. A local iron works made the drills from second-hand grain drill frames, automobile transmissions, cotton planter boxes, discs and press wheels obtained by supervisors of the Grady Co., Stephens Co., South Caddo Co., and the Canadian-Walnut Soil and Conservation Districts [the last in McClain Co.]. drills were patterned after one constructed by the Woodward, Oklahoma Nursery. The cost of $300 each was shared by the districts. In 1945, 6 SCDs in the Central Washita River Valley seeded 5,161 acres with the aid of 2 small drills, lent by the Soil Conservation Service, compared with 11,000 acres seeded in all previous years. The districts are tackling the job of seeding 500,000 acres with the seven special drills. OK-9141.

Photograph of the seeding of lovegrass (20 acres) with one of the special drills constructed under the specifications of Soil Conservation District supervisors of the Central Washita River Valley of Oklahoma to plant small seeds of native and adapted grasses. A local iron works made the drills from second-hand grain drill frames, automobile transmissions, cotton planter boxes, discs and press wheels obtained by supervisors of the Grady Co., Stephens Co., South Caddo Co., and the Canadian-Walnut Soil and Conservation Districts [the last in McClain Co.]. drills were patterned after one constructed by the Woodward, Oklahoma Nursery. In 1945, 6 SCDs in the Central Washita River Valley seeded 5,161 acres with the aid of 2 small drills, lent by the Soil Conservation Service, compared with 11,000 acres seeded in all previous years. With the 7 special drills, the districts are tackling the job of seeding 500,000 acres of grasses. OK-9139.

Photograph of an aerial shot of "Deep gully in natural draw in pasture that is to be controlled by water diversion, sloping and soddinf [sic]. See Okla-9112, 9113, and 9114."

Photograph of an aerial shot of a proposed farm pond (center of photo) of severely gullied natural draw in pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Site of proposed farm pond (near center) of severely gullied natural draw in pasture. In center right is the Fred Lawson field (Okla-9112 through 9115) that is to be terraced."

Photograph of an aerial shot of "straight row cultivated field (Class III Land) to be terraced, contour tilled & systematically planted under a conservation crop rotation plan." A UNIDENTIFED town is in the background.

Photograph of part of a 70 acre old cultivated field retired and planted to little bluestem, buffalo, swith, Indian and blue grama grasses about the first of March 1945. Mixture was seeded at rate of about 12 lbs. per acre. This 10 acres was seeded for permanent pasture on clean cotton land. Yield is estimated to be 30 to 35 lbs. combined material per acre. Mr. Briscoe retired 135 acres last year on this farm, 65 acres on another farm that he owns. Next year he plans to plant 20 additional acres of bluestem on a field now in rye and vetch. Driving the tractor is Curtis Hydson, cooperator, 1 mile east of Geary, while his brother, Dillard, rides the combine.

Photograph of Mr. J. B. Eberheart, who is running a combine rye and vetch seed material through a small portable seed cleaner. Following this operation the seed will be run through a spiral separator to separate the rye from the vetch and eliminate most of the unwanted unsound, cracked seeds. TX-42, 825.

Photograph of part of a 30 acre field retired from cultivation and seeded in sorghum stubble to weeping lovegrass the last of March 1945. In July of this year Mr. Burt Yowell harvested 100 pounds of seed from part of the field. The lovegrass was grazed in the winter of 1945 and part of the summer of 1946. OK-90908.

Photograph of Mr. Oscar Coleman on a tractor, combining Dallis grass seed from a 15 acre pasture. Mr. Coleman, member of the Board of Supervisors and Business of the Little River Soil Conservation district, says he expects a yield of 200 to 250 pounds of seed per acre. OK-9236.

Photograph of Mr. Billie Prewitt, [unclear] Hereford breeder, and with a Soil Conservation Service technician, left, look over an area of alkali-sacaton grass range on Prewitt’s ranch. The range is flood irrigated and has not been grazed this year. TX-42, 652.

Photograph of five UNIDENTIFED workers using a rock crusher to grind limestone for fertilizer on fields of Soil Conservation Service cooperators. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lime pit and crusher leased and operated by supervisors of the Little River Soil Conservation District, Idabel, Oklahoma. The lime is crushed and sold near cost to the cooperating farmers of the district."

Photograph of Kudzu developed from seedlings. Planted 5 years ago.

Photograph of Ladino clover planted September 1944 at a rate of 5 pounds per acre, fertilized with 300 pounds of phosphate per acre. The clover is being saved for seed.

Photograph of several horses, cows, and a pig grazing in a 100 year old Bermuda pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "100 year old Bermuda pasture that was disked, limed and phosphate in spring of 1945."

Photograph of several horses, cows, and a pig grazing in a 100 year old Bermuda pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "100 year old Bermuda pasture that was disked, limed and phosphate in spring of 1945."

Photograph of part of approximately 100 acres on 480 acre farm that have been too wet to grow a crop for the last two years. A complete drainage system planned by Soil Conservation Service technicians is being installed. Camera Stations: Looking west of south in field east of farmstead. In line with SE corner of barn & side of old house in photo.

Photograph of Tract 310, one acre released plot where hardwood trees have been circled. Young pine trees were planted 5 years ago.