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Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of deep plowing for shinnery oak control. The right half of this picture shows the infestation of shinnery oak. The left half shows the result after being plowed 20 inches deep. Shinnery oak is completely turned under. The field is to be seeded to sudan grass in 1958 and rye in the fall for winter cover. Sorghum, cover will be established in 1959 for grass seeding. OK-658-7.
Date:
April 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of shinnery oak infested pasture. This pasture will be deep plowed in the spring of 1958. Established to native grasses. Shinnery oak has completely choked out native grasses. OK-658-10.
Date:
April 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grasses that are properly managed on the Troy Maddox farm. Maddox says having more grass in his pasture than he needs is good security. He buys when the market is down and sells when the market is up because he always has plenty of grass. Its moisture is adequate; he always has plenty of small grain pasture also. OK-776-2.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of Glen Brewer overseeding badly depleted Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control under his Great Plains Conservation Program contract. The sagebrush has been treated with a one-way plow prior to seeding. An estimated 70-80% of the sagebrush was killed by the one-way plowing, leaving ample residue to protect the land from blowing and provide a firm seedbed for seeding grasses. OK-680-6.
Date:
May 1, 1958
Creator:
Elder, Arthur T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stocking Fish Ponds
Photograph of Augie Sewell, Washita County SCD supervisor and Darwin Craig, Cordell Sportsman Club receive fish from the Oklahoma Fish Hatchery delivery truck to be taken to floodwater retarding structures on Cavalary Creek watershed.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass planting. A five-year old grass planting on the 1200 acre ranch of Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen has planted grass on his ranch every year the past five years. During 1959 and 1960 he expects to reseed all the remaining cropland to a native grass mixture of little bluestem, switch, sideoats grama, blue grama and lovegrass. OK-776-5.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of oak brush as sprayed in 1957 and 1958 with 2-4-5T herbicide. Grazing was deferred following spraying to allow the grass to make seed and improve the stand. OK-726-4.
Date:
July 1, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perforated Well Casing
Photograph of a perforated well casing. A 3 foot section of perforated casing with 1/8" opening. It is reported that this sectio of casing will let through 100 gallons per minute.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Conservation
Photograph of Glenn Brewer overseeding badly depleted range land under his Great Plains Conservation Program contract. The sagebrush has beentreated with a one-way plow prior to seeding. An estimated 70-80% of the sagebrush was killed by the one-way, leaving ample residue to protect from blowing and a firm seedbed for seeding grasses.
Date:
May 1, 1958
Creator:
Elder, Arthur T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History