Photograph of detention reservior, site #2 Rush Creek Watershed. Construction completed in Aug. 1959. Dam has not been revegatated.

Photograph of sediment damage to the creek channel on east Ionine Creek. Caused by recent heavy rains on watershed above.

Photograph of sediment damage to creek channel on East Ionine Creek caused by recent heavy rains on the watershed.

Photograph of sediment damage to creek channel on East Ionine Creek caused by recent heavy rains on the watershed.

Photograph of gully has been bulldozed in, shaped, sloped, and an erosion control da, with a 24-inch corrugated pipe installed. The dam required 10,000 cubic yards of fill and the pipe was placed at the elevation of the floor of the finished grade of the valley. The dam is deigned to store 5 1/2 inches of runoff for the 136 acres drainage area. Auxilary spillway is not expected to be used except during a 100-year frequency rain. Note farmer seeding and fertilizing the are to winter oats and vetch. Entire area will be sodded to Midland Bermuda in the spring of 1956.

Photograph of J.W. Pell, Cooperator, harvesting a seed crop from a pure Indian grass planting made in March of 1952. Seeding was made on Class VII, 70, RP (= rock phosphate) soil that was abandoned and had been subject to severe wind erosion. A light grazing of this 80 acre field was done in 1954 and 1955, removing the cattle in July 1955, permitting the grass to make good seed crop. 25 acres of this seeding was actually harvested, averaging 135 pounds of seed per acre. OK-175-1.

Photograph of an hour’s run with the 5 foot combine of high quality pure Indian grass seed with J. W. Bell, of Tuttle, OK, holding a handful of the seed. This 80 acre field was seeded to pure Indiangrass in 1952 and 135 pounds of pure seed per acre was harvested in the fall of 1955. Note the sand pile in the background showing previous wind erosion damage to this field of Class VII, soil unit 70, RP (rock phosphate). Refer to photos OK-175-1 thru 5. OK-175-6.

Photograph of post oak, blackjack timber sprayed with 2 pounds of 2,4,5-T herbicide in emulsion in 1953. Dry weather and grazing has retarded the grass growth. OK-10-891-B.

Photograph of Dr. C. P. Cox in a field.

Photograph of “Water passing over farm pond spillway draining into incipient gullies at bottom of slope. Spillway will be shaped, gullies sloped, dam raised and dam and spillway sodded to Bermuda grass.”

Photograph of Edgar Landrum standing in front of a gully in natural draw. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully in natural draw. Banks were sloped and channel solid sodded to Bermuda in spring of 1941. Drainage area from cultivated field approx. 60 A. Mr. Landrum (in photograph) says this gully was very active and threatening his cultivated land but since establishment of Bermuda erosion has been practically stabilized."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man in the background watching the sheep grazing on Bermuda, grama grasses, and buffalograss in contour furrowed pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Sheep grazing Bermuda in contour furrowed pasture for conservation of soil and moisture and to promote growth of desirable grasses. Principle grasses are buffalo, Grama grasses. Furrows constructed in spring of 1941.”

Photograph of Jersey dairy cattle grazing in a Bermudagrass pasture. A house, barn, windmill, and a couple of UNKNOWN building are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jersey Dairy Cattle and Calves Grazing on Improved Bermuda Grass Pasture."

Photograph of Jersey dairy cattle grazing in a Bermudagrass pasture. A house, barn, windmill, and a couple of UNKNOWN building are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Jersey Dairy Cattle and Calves Grazing on Improved Bermuda Grass Pasture."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man inspecting eroded, cultivated land retired to mixture of sideoats and blue grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Eroded, Cultivated land retired to mixture of sideoats and blue grama grass planted in about 20" rows with cotton planter. Seeds were planted in a light stubble cover of Sudan in the first part of May 1941."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man inspecting eroded, cultivated land retired to mixture of sideoats and blue grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Eroded, Cultivated land retired to mixture of side oats [sic] and blue grama grass planted in about 20" rows with cotton planter. Seeds were planted in a light stubble cover of Sudan in the first part of May 1941."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing next to a farm road, which will be relocated for erosion control, added safety, and connect it to Oklahoma Highway 277. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farm road relocated for erosion control and added safety. Retirement of old cultivated field to Bermuda pasture. Fields seen on right will be retired and sodded to Bermuda above the relocated fence area. Below fence will be utilized for temporary pasture lot. Farm road will be relocated to enter onto highway near the crest of the hill."