Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.

Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.

Photograph of stubble mulch. Stubble mulch tillage operation on the Myrtle Patterson farm in Trail Flat. Stubble from 35 bushels of wheat per acre. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] program started in 1952 on this farm. OK-349-11.

Photograph of sand bluestem (KG-1156-53 1949 Curtis). Sown on April 27, 1955 in the spillway of Site # 3 on Barnitz Creek Watershed. It is now excellent cover and is around 3 feet tall at the present time. OK-394-11.

Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure, Site # 8, Barnitz Creek watershed. Completed in Feb. 1955. Drainage of 3,765 acres. Sediment storage 502 acre-feet. Embankment 114,276 cubic yards. Cost is $49,036.90. Showing cranks after being washed out and repair work starating near dump truck. OK-394-5.

Photograph of Floodwater retarding structure # 8. Completed in February, 1955. Drainage is 3,765 acres. Sediment storage is 502 acre-feet. Embankment is 114,276 cubic yards. Cost is $49,026.90. The photo is showing damages from cracking due to dry weather. OK-394-3.

Photograph of a Bermuda grass waterway. The waterway was sodded in May 1955. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] program started in 1946 on this farm. OK-349-4.

Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure, Site # 8, Barnitz Creek watershed. Completed in Feb. 1955. Drainage of 3,765 acres. Sediment storage 502 acre-feet. Embankment 114,276 cubic yards. Repair work being done. Cause is from dry weather and cracking of the structure. OK-394-2.

Photograph of Site No. 1A, Barnitz Creek near Leedey after approximately five-inch rain. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site No. 1A after approximately 5-inch rain at Leedey, Okla., 6-17-56. Water lacks approx. 1 foot being top of riser. “