Photograph of Boomer Lake, Stillwater, OK. The lake is at an extremely low level during the very dry summer of 1936. R7-459.

Photograph of State Game Rangers supervisiong seining of fish from lakes about to go dry.

Photograph of State Game Rangers supervisiong seining of fish from lakes about to go dry.

Photograph of a combination of rock checks and sod dams with Bermuda grass used in gully control work.

Photograph of severe gully erosion on Verdigris terrace soils.

Photograph of the plowing under of cowpeas as a green manure. Plowing being done on the contour. OK-6881.

Photograph of Little Blue Stem grass, seeded in 1937 for a meadow.

Photograph of a panorama view of large contour stripped area four miles west and two miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Panorama with Okla-6868. Match together for view of large contour strip cropped area."

Photograph of a panorama view of large contour stripped area four miles west and two miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Panorama with Okla-6867. Match together for view of large contour strip cropped area."

Photograph of a spread of varying soil conservation practices practiced by a non-cooperator. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is the contour strip cropping of a non-cooperator who decided to install soil-conserving practices after observing his neighbors' work."

Photograph of strip cropping with grain sorghum and alfalfa.

Photograph of sweetclover buffer strip on the contour with wheat sown on the interval 4 miles west and ½ mile south of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover buffer strip on the contour. Wheat has been sown on the interval."

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man plowing under cowpeas on the contour for green manure. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Plowing under cowpeas for green manure. Plowing being done on the contour."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man using a pale to scoop up water from a farm pond 2 miles west and twelve miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shows necessity for farm ponds and water conservation practices."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a variable width contour strip of mixed bluestem grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Variable width contour strip of mixed bluestem grasses. Seeded in spring of 1938. To be followed with later pictures."

Photograph showing the necessity of farm ponds and water conservation practices. OK-6874.

Photograph of a Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of a bermuda pasture root planted in three foot rows eight or ten years ago by the farmer. The section on the right was plowed last spring but not mowed. The grass is heavier where the plowing was done, although weeds are larger. The pasture is to be mowed next spring and progress pictures are to be made to show the grass growth.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in between two contrasting Bermuda fields. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bermuda pasture root planted in three foot rows eight or ten years ago by the farmer. The section on the right was plowed last spring but not mowed. The grass is heavier where plowing was done, although weeds are larger. The pasture is to be mowed next spring and progress pictures are to be made to show the grass growth."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in one of the parallel contour strips on uniform slope ten miles northwest of Wagoner. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Parallel contour strips on uniform slope. These strips are to be planted to native grass mixture. To be followed with later pictures."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in one of the parallel contour strips on uniform slope ten miles northwest of Wagoner. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Parallel contour strips on uniform slope. These strips are to be planted to native grass mixture. To be followed with later pictures."

Photograph of solid sodded flume outlet for a farm pond. The flume is an overfall and the pond is an equalizer in a terrace system. OK-[unclear].

Photograph of severe gully erosion on verdigris terrace soils. OK-6894.

Photograph of bermuda grass sprigs planted in every other cotton row. This field is to be retired to pasture and this means was taken to introduce the grass. It was cultivated whenever the cotton was. To be followed with later pictures.