Photograph of Quail perched on split rail fence.

Photograph of wind erosion accumulation from adjacent pastures and sand piled on Sante fe railroad tracks. OK-361.

Photograph of badly gullied land in Brewer silty clay loam (#82). Mountains. Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of Chigley gravelly loam #94. Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of Fitzhugh fine sandy loam (#78). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of the general topography in the Arbuckle Mountains. Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of Washita River Conservation Survey showing general topography in the Arbuckle Mountains. OK-6829.

Photograph of Newtonia very fine sandy loam (#35). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of a soil profile for Buckhorn fine sandy loam (#68). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of the soil profile of Denton Clay loam, deep phase (#83). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of a soil profile for Grayson Clayloam (#30). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of soil profile of Roff gravelly loam (#93). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.

Photograph of gully contol by use of fencing, diversion dams and loos rock overfalls. Has been protected 1.5 years and is now well stabilized.

Photograph of a farm pond with contour ridges visible in the pasture above, masonry structure, and diversion ditch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A farm pond with contour ridges visible in the pasture above. A masonry structure can be seen at the lower end of the diversion ditch which diverts the water from a large gully.”

Photograph of six cows standing and grazing in a newly contoured and furrowed pasture consisting of Lespedeza and Bermudagrass. A barn and two other buildings stand in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cows grazing on newly contour furrowed pasture. Lespedeza sown between ridges and ridges set to Bermuda. Practice is justified because cows are not materially hurting the Bermuda through overgrazing."

Photograph of six cows standing and grazing in a newly contoured and furrowed pasture consisting of Lespedeza and Bermudagrass. A barn and two other buildings stand in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cows grazing on newly contour furrowed pasture. Lespedeza sown between ridges and ridges set to Bermuda. Practice is justified because cows are not materially hurting the Bermuda through overgrazing."

Photograph of a farm pond with a contour ridge visible in the pasture, above. A masonry structure can be seen at the lower end of the diversion ditch which diverts the water from a large gully. OK-5716.

Photograph of "Young broom corn on the contour in a terraced field."

Photograph of a large alkali spot and gullies in a field that has been abandoned for five years. The original cover was good blue stem grass with a heavy sod and was broken out for cultivation in 1909. OK-5616.

Photograph of a large alkali spot and gullies in a field that has been abandoned for five years. The original cover was good blue stem grass with a heavy sod and was broken out for cultivation in 1909. OK-5616.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer with horse drawn equipment constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land, which is being retired from cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land which is being retired from cultivation. This is to be put to Bermuda grass and used for permanent pasture. The ridge are being built with three rounds of long winged Kelly plow."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land being retired from cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land which is being retired from cultivation. This is to be put to Bermuda grass and used for permanent pasture. The ridges are being built with these rounds of a long winged Kelly plow."

Photograph of a big alkalai spot and gullies in a field which has been abandoned for five years. The original lcover was good blue stem grass with heavy sod and was broken out for cultivation in 1909. OK-5615.

Photograph of contour rows on Peter Johnson farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour rows of cotton in an unterraced field. Notice the reverse curve in the rows."