Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”

Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”

Photograph of a helicopter moving across a field. Note spray coming from the machine. Mr. Jack Castator started conservation program with the District in 1945. This field of alfalfa was fertilized according to recommendations made by Soil Conservation Service personnel.

Photograph of Herb Wells, Biology Specialist, SCS, and Charlie Melton, WUC of Sallisaw, making a check on fish balance in a farm pond on O.L. McCart in Okmulgee Co.

Photograph of some of W. H. Septer's cattle.

Photograph of channel improvement downstream from middle Muskogee Street.

Photograph of present channel upstream from foot bridge located on Delaware Street.

Photograph of typical channel clogged with brush and debris. House in background is located at corner of 4th and Severs Streets.

Photograph of twentieth street bridge looking north upstream.

Photograph of existing channel downstream from foot bridge located on Delaware street.

Photograph of the creek channel north of twentieth street bridge. Note cofferdam to divert flow around bridge during construction of improvements.

Photograph of twentieth street bridge looking south down stream

Photograph of the creek channel south of twentieth street bridge. Note cofferdam to divert flow around bridge during construction of improvements.

Photograph of existing channel north of 5th street bridge.

Photograph of typical channel before improvements looking downstream approximately 100' west of south Muskogee Street bridge.

Photograph of typical channel before improvements 200' sourth of twentieth street bridge shown in background.

Photograph of twentieth street bridge looking downstream north.

Photograph of present channel upstream from Muskogee Street.

Photograph of 8th street bridge the channel will be relocated through this area. Note football field on left

Photograph of south Muskogee St. bridge after installation of corrugated metal reinforcement liner. Looking upstream with narrow channel shown in background.

Photograph of well-grassed natural draingae to be used as a terrace outlet channel. OK-5619.

Photograph of placing fertilizer in automatic bermuda grass planter. All bermuda reported during 1955 in the Okmulgee Co. SDC has been fertilized at time of planting.

Photograph of the H.E. Zimmerman Co-op and a drill being used in Bermuda grass pasture to seed oats and vetch for spring pasture. OK-195-2.

Photograph of fire fighting equipment fighting a grass fire. The truck is an army surplus 6x6 converted to a spray tank truck. It is very effective in fire control and prevention. This fire, on the Dillingham Ranch, destroyed grass on approximately 500 acres of excellent pasture land. Estimated loss $2500 to $3000. Cause of fire undetermined. Additional loss would have occurred if fire fighting equipment kept on the ranch had not been readily available.