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- Forestry-Tree Farm
- Photograph of a first member tree farm. This farm is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine released by girdling undesirable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident from a good seed crop in 1957.
- Crop Flooding
- Photograph of floodwater from a 3. 5 inch rain 18 to 30 hours prior to photo. The different heights of the cotton is due to water standing in the field. This land would be Class I land if it weren’t for flood water. It is producing about 30 percent of what it should be.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a forestry tree farm. First member tree farm. This farm is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine trees released by girding undesireable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident froma good seed crop in 1957. OK-629-5.
- Land Clearance, Cultivation, Brush, and Weed Control
- Photograph of heavy equipment that has cleared over 6,000 acres like this in 10 years in this district. Flooding and poor drainage keeps much of it in pasture. OK-243-7.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of improvement cutting. In any improvement cut on abused pineland numerous hardwood trees must be eliminated. Cross ties are common hardwood products. Eagletown has been a forest community for over 130 years. It is Oklahoma's oldest commonly operated post office. OK-775-2.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of harvest cutting of timber. Janie Bell Snow, six-years-old, does her part on the School Forest Harvest Day.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of a Choctaw Indian family helping with the 1958 Beachton School Forest Day. OK-238-4.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of flooding. Floodwater from a 3.5 inch rain 18 to 30 hours prior to the photo's taking. The different heights of the cotton owes to water standing in the field. This land would be class 1 land if not for the flood water. It is producing about 30% of what it should produce. OK-628-7.
- Farming Equipment and Methods
- Photograph of District Manager M.V. McMullen makes a final check of the district Bermuda sprigger. Indications are this machine will be overworked this spring. Most popular work is sprigging Coastal Bermuda grass. OK-585-2.
- Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
- Photograph of planted forest showing three-year old pine trees. These trees were planted with the Valliant Soil Conservation Disrict planting equipment on Class VII land. This planting is part of an 80 acre tree farm. OK-629-3.
- Forestry-Tree Farm
- Photograph of First member tree farm. This plan is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine released by girdling undesireable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident from a good seed crop in 1957.
- Forestry-Management
- Photograph of undesirable hardwood treated with 2-4-5T using a tree injector. Open areas were planted with pine seedlings in December of 1957 at the rate of 1000 per acre. A total of 40,000 seedlings were planted. Compartments 1 and 2.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of Flood prevention drainage. Main channel # 1 on Whitegrass shooting from bridge looking east of the Whitegrass Waterhole watershed flood control project. This land floods too frequently to allow growing grass. A 3 ½ inch rain of 18 to 30 hours previous to the photo’s taking caused this excess water. The channel is inadequate to remove flood water for proper drainage. OK-628-6.
- Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
- Photograph of drainage. Whitegrass Creek looking east from the bridge. Channel main no. 1. Water is from a 3.5 inch 18 to 30 hours prior to the photo's taking, This creek channel is inadequate for removing flood water for proper drainage. OK-628-8.