Photograph of filling a newly constructed trench silo that was built with a bulldozer and D6 Caterpillar tractor owned and operated by district supervisors. Cost: $24.00. Capacity: 100 to 125 tons. Silo is 100 feet long, 8 feet deep and about 10 feet wide. This feed was harvested from a 22 acre field which 3 years ago was so severely depleted and eroded that it produced few crops that would not exceed 2 feet in height & some of the land was even too poor for that, according to Mr. C.E. Harvey, a neighbor who is "swapping work." The field was terraced and conservation treated 3 years ago and this year the 22 acre field is producing about 120 tons of Kafir corn for silage, says Alvin Bradney (feeding ensilage chopper) and another neighbor unloads feed from wagon on right.

Photograph of eight acres of sweet clover planted in late October. The day before this picture was taken [taken on 1/28/1944}, 17 hogs, 1 horse, 24 grown cattle, 1 Brahma bull, and 10 calves were put out to graze and were still grazing by March 7, 1944. Top wall eaten off. Sweet clover was planted on different dates and fields are pastured by use of electric fences to graze in rotation. TX-41, 435.

Photograph of samples of weeping love grass from A.H. Legako Farm, near Chandler, Oklahoma. From left to right: C. Kilpatrick, WUL; W.W. Bruce, Jr., Cooperator and SCS Engineering Aide; R.W. Koonoe, Cooperator. On may 2, 1942 young sprigs of love grass, from Cookson Hills (like those at left on the table) were planted in 3-ft rows on 2 acres of the A.H. Legako farm. The planting yielded 14 pounds of seed (combined) per acre in July 1942. Kilpatrick holds a sample of the seed heads. On July 18, 1942 a representative stool (center on table) was removed. The new grass on this stool is the result of 10 days growth. On October 11, 1943, the stools had attained growth and size represented by the sample on the extreme right. 1943 yields: June 14, 140 pounds from 2 acres July 3, 2 tons hay per acre (no rain: May 27 to Sept. 29) Sept. 29, 1/2 ton hay per acre. Planting was rested from September 29 until October 11 then grazed through December 1943. OK-8688.

Photograph of samples of weeping love grass from A.H. Legako Farm, near Chandler, Oklahoma. From left to right: C. Kilpatrick, WUL; W.W. Bruce, Jr., Cooperator and SCS Engineering Aide; R.W. Koonoe, Cooperator. On may 2, 1942 young sprigs of love grass, from Cookson Hills (like those at left on the table) were planted in 3-ft rows on 2 acres of the A.H. Legako farm. The planting yielded 14 pounds of seed (combined) per acre in July 1942. Kilpatrick holds a sample of the seed heads. On July 18, 1942 a representative stool (center on table) was removed. The new grass on this stool is the result of 10 days growth. On October 11, 1943, the stools had attained growth and size represented by the sample on the extreme right. 1943 yields: June 14, 140 pounds from 2 acres July 3, 2 tons hay per acre (no rain: May 27 to Sept. 29) Sept. 29, 1/2 ton hay per acre. Planting was rested from September 29 until October 11 then grazed through December 1943. OK-8688.

Photograph of contour listed rows on a field to be terraced.

Photograph of Mrs. B.B. Hornsby (center) pouring coffee for her husband (left) and son, Jack (right), after the men have spent a hard day in the fields. Jack, age 18, looks over the bonds purchased by his father during the 4th War Loan Drive. The Hornsby family has purchased a total of $3,370 in bonds. Mr. Hornsby says, it all come off the farm where he has established a complete soil and moisture conservation program, "Without what I have done in trying to save my poor, old land, I couldn't have done it, boys. I couldn't have done it farming the old way." OK-8706.

Photograph of the fertilizing of a contour-cultivated field with the application of barnyard manure. OK-8705.

Photograph of Improved Drainage Ditch in Fame Bottom Farms Drainage project (see OK-8709 for view of unimproved ditch immediately above and adjoining these two farms). About 20% of the land in Fame Bottom very frequently produces crop failures due to excess water on the fields. Average crop yields on fields not damaged by [unclear] of cotton per acre; 35 pounds corn per acre. Properly drained, the land in this bottom will produce 4 tons of alfalfa would fail. The drainage project benefits 1790 acres, 90% cultivated on 21 farms. Combined length of ditches: 2175 linear yards. OK-8710.

Photograph of an unidentified man engaged in contour and terrace plowing. OK-8698.

Photograph of use of two bottom plows to plow out channel of new terraces that were constructed with a small road maintainer. Mr. O.N. Newton (on the tractor) owned a farm 1 mile south, 1 mile west which he terraced in 1938 under CCC supervision. Before renting this 160 acre farm (with 60 acres cultivated), this year he told the owner he would rather not farm it unless it was terraced. Newton agreed to rent equipment and build 5,300 feet of terraces and in return, Mr M. Cook, the owner, agreed to give Newton the AAA conservation payments, "We'll both make more money with less work this way," Newton told Cook, "Your farm will be worth more after it is terraced and there'll be no washes develop in the cultivated fields." Oats and Korean lespedeza will be planted in this field. Okla-8698.

Photograph of unhulled and hulled buffalo grass seed photgraphed at slightly more than twice-natural size. OK-8746.

Photograph of grass plantings nest to tree rows on the Station. Pictures taken to show one possible method of covering the exposed area commonly found adjacent to shelterbelts. Evidence of these photos may not be too conclusive since all the grass plantings are young, but the physical fact of establishment is illustrated. OK-8741.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field with significant cover and soil improvement six miles north of DeLeon. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cover and soil Improvement. Left, mixed planting of hairy vetch and rye following cow peas, and right, following corn. (See Tex-41-375 and Tex-41-376.)"

Photograph of supplemental pasture and cover crop of rye on the Blackwell brothers’ farm. Crop was fertilized with 150 pounds per acre of 4-12-4 fertilizer. The field is completely terraced and was covered in Sudan grass last year. When the Blackwell brothers bought this farm, this field was too severely depleted to grow a crop. TX-41, 394

Photograph of a UNIDENIFIED man kneeling in a pasture consisting of four rows of corn and eight rows of peanuts planted in straight wind strips. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Four rows of corn, eight rows of peanuts in straight wind strips. Land Use Capability Class II. Corn stalks have been out with stalk cutter, leaving litter on top of ground. Peanuts harvested and followed with cover crop of rye. Twelve months ago wind erosion was active in this field. No blowing has occurred since establishment of cover –rotation- strip crop program. May Fine Sandy Loam. "A" slope."

Photograph of H. H. Lawson examining stalks of Crotalaria cut with his home built stalk cutter. The back of the photograph proclaims, “H. H. Lawson examines stalks of Crotalaria cut with his home built stalk cutter. A piece of 12” pipe and old road grader blades were utilized in constructing the implement. Cost, approximately $40.00.”

Photograph of a two-year old Blackbird of R. B. [Red Brangus] Registered Aberdeen Angus cow on white Dutch Clover pasture. Leo Koen, owner, is holding the halter. Second year clover. Last 2 years the pasture has carried more than one cow per acre. TX-41, 406.

Photograph of a two year old Blackbird cow of R. B., registered Aberdeen Angus on White Dutch clover pasture. Leo Koen, the owner, is holding the halter. Second year clover. For the last two years the pasture has carried more than 1 cow per acre. TX-41-406.

Photograph of the US Govt Camera Station 1, near Cheyenne, OK. Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area of the shinnery averages about 20 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and love grass. This 40 acre plot will not be [text very unclear]. Each of the three 40 acre plots will be treated and each plot stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8731.

Photograph of Camera Station IV (SW corner of NW ¼ of Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area is heavily infested with shinnery oak 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grasses. This 40 acre plot is being burned. Note the difference of native grasses and the heavy stand of shinnery that remains. OK-8734-B.

Photograph of U.S. Government, Camera Station IV (Southwest corner of Northwest ¼ Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. Area is heavily infested with shinnery oak shrubs 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grass. This 40 acre plot will be burned around March 15 of each year for a number of years. One 40 acre plot will be mowed, another only grazed. All three 40 acre plots will be stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8734-A.

Photograph of U.S. Government, Camera Station V (Southeast ¼ Shinnery Range. 25 rods north of fence between two pastures and 25 rods east of fence along the road). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. Area is heavily infested with shinnery oak shrubs 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grass. This 40 acre plot will be burned around March 15 of each year for a number of years. One 40 acre plot will be mowed, another only grazed. All three 40 acre plots will be stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8735-A.

Photograph of U.S. Government, Camera Station III (Southwest corner of Southeast ¼ Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. Area is heavily infested with shinnery oak shrubs 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grass. This 40 acre plot will only be stocked with 8 steers and will receive no treatment other than grazing. One 40 acre plot will be burned, another mowed and all three will be stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8733.

Photograph of the constructing of a dam with a bulldozer on a Cheyenne, OK Land Utilization [L.U.] Project. Pond will be utilized for stock water and will be stocked with fish. OK-8726.