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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a fireguard protects valuable winter forage from outside fires. OK-1600-7.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native range seeding on an [unclear] clay loam soil (2p-3). Big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass were sown on a clean seedbed in March 1959; in July 1960, 2 tons of hay was cut from the seeded area. OK-1600-5.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a drainage ditch with lateral and bermudagrass on a 3 inch OK-1600-8.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a waterway sown in the tall fescue. OK-1600-11.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Elbert Costner looks over an area from "Little Colorado" point which is being planted pine. This is to be a long range follow up series to show pine development in cull hardwoods. Picture made at the summit of a big hill looking SW at 10:00 AM on March 23, 1962. Cloudy bright. OK-1576-1.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of vetch and ryebeing used as a cover crop on a peach orchard. Note the excellent growth per year with an unusually cold winter and backward spring. Residue will be mulched for summer protection from erosion. OK-1576-8.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a flood gate at the west side of the dyke on 3a soil. OK-1600-9.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of soil bank lespedeza. [unclear] litter in the left foreground. 3 tons [?] top growth was over 5,750 pounds of litter after three years. OK-1600-2.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of vegetation of flood detention structures. The use of the machinery on slopes of 3:1 or steeper requires a cable set up to hold equipment , both for safety and to prevent damage to the seedbed by equipment slippage. This contractor used a reenforced railroad rail secured to a cat-tractor with a wench mounted on each and for two cables--one for the tractor and one for the sprigging machine. Note box for hauling extra supplies of roots. An operator on sprigging machine is essential to keep roots supplied to the plaster. (D). One of a series. OK-256-11.
Date: April 23, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a cotton crop along the Barnitz Creek watershed and its protection from flooding. (rest of the text too difficult to read). OK-10??-3.
Date: September 23, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Watershed Protection (P.L. 566), Upper Black bear Creek Watershed, Site No. 43. D.A. [Developable Acres?] 3.93 Sq. miles. Richard Chelf, who gave assent for the dam construction looks at the port-hole which is [the? at?] permanent water elevation of the principle spillway [sic]. OK-1568-9.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Morris, David R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of wooded area cleared for livestock. Caddo Creek Bottom, formerly heavily timbered that was cleared in January 1961. Plowed and sprigged to Bermudagrass in April 1961. Note that the weeds have been sprayed. Randall Spears and his foreman observing cattle on good Bermudagrass pasture. OK-1439-11.
Date: August 23, 1961
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of the SW Poultry and Livestock Company. Turkey production is an important agricultural enterprise in Grady County. Much of the grain and alfalfa used in poultry feed is produced locally. OK-1157-11.
Date: July 23, 1960
Creator: Meinders, Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of poulty and poultry farming at the Earl Edds Farm. Part of the interior of a 48,000 capacity broiler house which is 30 feet x 300 feet in size. The yearly output of broilers on the Edds farm is approximately 98,000. OK-294-4.
Date: May 23, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Watershed protection (P.L. 566), Upper Black Bear Creek, Watershed Site # 43. District Area (D.A.) = 3.93 Sq. mi. Richard Chelf, who gave the easement for the dam construction is looking at the port-hole which is the permanent elevation of the principle spillway. OK-1568-9. Photo missing.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum). TX-43, 859.
Date: July 23, 1947
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Louisiana Red Clover growing on Soil Unit # 1, first year, following rice crop. Red Clover is proving to be a good forage crop in addition to its soiling improving effects on the soil. TX-95-6.
Date: May 23, 1955
Creator: Huckabee, DeWitt
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting Seeds

Photograph of James Doneghy combining seed from 20 acre field of weeping lovegrass planted April 17, 1945, in 42" rows. Yielded 40 seed per acre on July 31, 1945.
Date: May 23, 1946
Creator: Rhode, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rex Welch

Photograph of Rex Welch standing in a field.
Date: April 23, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

P. L. Blackshire

Photograph of P. L. Blackshire, pioneer in Kentucky 31 fescue seed production, standing in a seed field.
Date: May 23, 1950
Creator: Millard, T. T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of some of W. H. Septer's cattle.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. H. Septer

Photograph of W. H. Septer standing in burned pasture.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Buffalo Grass

Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History