Photograph of a view of a few of the foot-deep piles of bluestem grass seed which were spread out for three-fourths of a mile in the Douglas bomber plant to dry. This seed was stirred frequently to keep it from heating up and spoiling. OK-9783.

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here are little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and some switchgrass."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. There grasses averaged about five feet tall. They are chiefly big and little bluestem, switchgrass, and Indiangrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here average about five feet in height. Principally, they are big and little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling Hereford cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, “Hereford cattle in tall grasses range on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here are little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and some switchgrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here are little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and some switchgrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here averaged about five feet tall. They are, principally, big and little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch.

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here are little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and some switchgrass."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. There grasses averaged about five feet tall. They are chiefly big and little bluestem, switchgrass, and Indiangrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here are little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and some switchgrass."

Photograph of a herd cattle on the T. J. Stockton ranch standing in tall grass consisting of big and little bluestem, switchgrass, and Indiangrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grass averaged about five feet tall. They are, chiefly, big and little bluestem, switchgrass, and Indiangrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here averaged about five feet tall. They are, principally, big and little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass."

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED workers on horses wrangling cattle in tall grass on Stockton Ranch. The back of the photo proclaims, "Cattle in tall grass on the Stockton ranch. The grasses here are little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and some switchgrass."

Photograph of a flood damaged field in which floods drowned out all crops on this land due to improper drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking north across these farms flood damaged fields. All crops drowned out on this land during the spring of 1948 on account of improper drainage."

Photograph of the combining sericea lespedeza. OK-9795.

Photograph of Earl W. Smith and J.A. Killough, Soil Conservation Service technicians, examine a stack of sericea lespedeza hay. George E. Staner has 500 acres of sericea. OK-9792.

Photograph of a seedbed that has been prepared on a 240-acre farm in the Choska Drainage District and will be able to produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A good seedbed that has been prepared on this 240 acre farm. The Choska Drainage District provided the drainage for this farm. This land will now produce good crops since the water table has been lowered by good drainage.”

Photograph of eighty acres of land, which shows all but a small patch of cotton that was drowned out on this land due to improper drainage looking west on the Choska Drainage Ditch District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Looking west across 80 acres of land which show all but a small patch of cotton that was drowned out on this land due to improper drainage."

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man combining sericea lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combining sericea lespedeza."

Photograph of land use capability, Class V land. Wet and salty. See OK-9769. OK-9770

Photograph of a crew using a scalper to clean up bluestem seed after it has come in from the combine. Claude Kilpatrick harvested about 50,000 pounds of little and big bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. In the picture, left to right are Frank Zoski, Cecil Zoski and James Whitson. The scalper is located in Kilpatrick's barn. OK-9727.

Photograph of the unloading of bluestem seed in the mile-long Douglas Aircraft plant in Tulsa. From eft to right: Clarence Day and D.B. Clagg, both in the truck, and W.L. Elliot on the ground. The seed is from Coweta, near Broken Arrow. OK-9754.

Photograph of Kilpatrick and Clarence Bunch, Washita River Flood Control agronomist from Geary, Oklahoma, who was in charge of the Soil Conservation Service seed harvest of northeastern Oklahoma native grass seed, stand by sacked bluestem seed which Kilpatrick has harvested for sale. More of the sacked seed canbe seen under the barn. OK-9728.