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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of an old area. By fencing on the pasture side, instead of the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild, pollinating insects.
Date:
September 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Boer Lovegrass being grown for seed increase. These plants were transplanted from a field whose parent stock had been growing for 3 years. TX-44-356.
Date:
May 21, 1948
Creator:
Reid, Louis E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing Alfalfa in Border-Irrigated Field
Photograph of a herd of cattle grazing alfalfa in border-irrigated field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle on alfalfa in border irrigated field. Before soil conservation district was organized, this field was in sunflowers – just paid a little more than taxes – now 2 days grazing raised butter fat 200 lbs. The 250 acres of alfalfa has been grazed, raised 20,000 bales of hay this summer plus a seed crop. See Tex-44-788 and Tex-44-489."
Date:
October 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Meadow Waterway Developed From Old Gully
Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men standing in a meadow waterway developed from an old gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Meadow waterway developed from old gully. In 1937 the gully was worked with a blade and seeded to bluestem. Excess terrace water from entire cultivated area of the farm is now being safely disposed of through this channel."
Date:
April 21, 1945
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Constructing a Diversion Terrace
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor constructing a diversion terrace. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Diversion terrace, 1900 ft. long, being constructed. Will divert 40 acres of water from 100 acres below. The 40 acres is a steep, short slope with damaging runoff."
Date:
October 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History