Cotton Field Enclosed in Effective Windbreaks on Frank Babeck's Farm

Photograph of John Logan, Farm Forester, and his dog kneeling in a forty-acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks on Frank Babeck's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Forty-Acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks. This is on the Frank Babeck farm 3 miles East of Willow, Okla. John Logan, Farm Forester, is the man in the picture.”
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells that were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells in this field have a spacing of 10 acres each. Wells ther were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of site 33, Wildhorse Watershed. C. J. Beavers, owner of this site, has sold $20,000 of water to oil companies for drilling purposes in last 2 1/2 years. He also watered neighbors' cattle from this site during drought years of '52, '53, and '54. This site was completed in 1950. Oil wells that were to be drilled in sediment pool were spaced on the edge of water and whipstocked under the pool. Note excellent feed below this stie. Mr. Beavers plans on growing alfalfa below this site and irrigating in the future.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Pasture Use

Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date: September 27, 1961
Creator: Fortney, F. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of a row of 60-year old cottonwood trees planted by John Rhus. The present state of the trees without understory is causinga more detrimental wind action than if no trees were present by funneling of the wind along the ground surface. Underplanting is needed. John Logan, Farm Forester, is the man in the picture. OK-79, 489.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a concentration of field and farmstead windbreaks in the northern portion of the Greer County Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. This is an unusually good observational area as windbreaks of all types are present. Note the lack of continuity in the single row plantings--a constant characteristic of such belts in limited rainfall zones. OK-79, 501.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the community patterns of windbreaks in the northeastern part of the Greer County Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. Plantings date from 1935 and are being added to each year. This area was formerly treeless, and even along the stream courses, but now—from a distance—it has almost the aspect of a wooded country. Variations in continuity and vigor of the belts is chiefly due to differences in degree of care and protection afforded the plantings—the soils for the most part being well suited for the storage of moisture. OK-79, 497.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of windbreaks, showing a row of 60 year old cottonwood trees planted by John Rhus. The present state of the trees without understory is causing a more detrimental wind action than if no trees were present by funneling of the wind along the ground surfaces. Underplanting is needed [i.e., to fill around, under, or among, for example, trees, with lower-growing plants]. John Logan, Farm Forester is the man in the picture. OK-79, 489.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Greer County Soil Conservation District Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of a concentration of field and farmstead windbreaks in the Northern portion of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photo proclaims, "A concentration of field and farmstead windbreaks in the Northern portion of the Greer County Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. This is an unusually good observational area as windbreaks of all types are present. Note the lack of continuity in the single row plantings – a constant characteristic of such belts in limited rainfall zones."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Granite Community Windbreak Pattern

Photograph of the beginnings of a community windbreak pattern about seven miles northeast of Granite. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Beginning of a community pattern about seven miles northeast of Granite, Oklahoma, in the Greer County Soil Conservation District. While some of the plantings are 10 years or more in age, the remaining links in the planned scheme of protection have been slow in developing, owing to the lack of technical assistance until very recently."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Greer County Soil Conservation District Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of windbreaks protecting valuable farmland east of the Lake Creek Store in the northeastern part of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Windbreaks protecting valuable farm land west of the Lake Creek Store in the Northeastern part of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The heavily foliaged windbreak outing the lower right-hand corner of the photograph is a partnership planting on the Craig and Wilds farm boundary. It was planted in 1935 by the Forest Service. The dark-colored field are alfalfa – a crop that responds particularly well in seed production when protected from wind."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of J. B. Hackett Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of the J. B. Hackett sandy farm and the surrounding area in the Southwestern part of the Kiowa County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The J. B. Hackett sandy farm (left center) in the Southwestern part of the Kiowa County Soil Conservation District, a few miles West of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. Of particular interest is the farmstead windbreak protecting the farm buildings and feed lots as well as an orchard and garden spot. While the field windbreak pattern is only partially completed, Mr. Hackett credits his belts with saving his crops on several occasions."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Greer County Soil Conservation District Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of community patterns of windbreaks in the Northeastern Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Community patterns of windbreaks in Northeastern Greer County Soil Conservation District, Okla. Plantings date from 1935 to the present and are being added to each year. Variations in continuity and vigor in this area are chiefly due to differences in degree of care and protection – the soils for the most part being deeply permeable and suitable for moisture storage."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Lake Creek Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of an extensive windbreak pattern just east of Lake Creek in the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The beginning of an extensive windbreak pattern just east of Lake Creek in the Greer County Soil Conservation District. T. R. Hunter, E. E. Norman and other farmers in the area are already citing real benefits from the existing plantings. Additional belts are planted for the future, Farm windbreaks are also gaining in popularity. Nets contour plantings at upper left."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton Field Enclosed in Effective Windbreaks on Frank Babeck's Farm

Photograph of John Logan, Farm Forester, and his dog kneeling in a forty-acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks on Frank Babeck's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A cotton field protected by windbreaks on the Frank Babeck farm in the Greer County Soil Conservation District, 3 miles East of Willow, Okla. Mr. Babeck's very sandy farm is divided into field of 15 to 20 acres by three-row windbreaks. He is a staunch believer in windbreaks for sandyland [sic] areas and annuity reports soil stabilization benefits and increased crop yields much beyond those obtained in open fields. John Logan, Farm Forester, Mangum, Oklahoma, holds down the log in the foreground."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton Field Enclosed in Effective Windbreaks on Frank Babeck's Farm

Photograph of John Logan, Farm Forester, and his dog kneeling in a forty-acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks on Frank Babeck's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Forty-acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Use

Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date: September 27, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of of a row of 60-year old cottonwood trees planted by John Rhus. The present state of the trees without understory is causing a more detrimental wind action than if no trees were present through the funneling of the wind along the ground surface. OK-10, 276.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of apparent flooding around Marfa, Texas {Photo text to faded and broken up for legibility].
Date: September 27, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a wind break. Farm stand. Planted in 1956. Follow-up picture. OK-972-12.
Date: September 27, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a wind break. Farm stand. Planted in 1956. Follow-up picture. OK-973-1.
Date: September 27, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a wind break. Farm stand. Planted in 1956. Follow-up picture. OK-972-12
Date: September 27, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of windbreaks protecting valuable farm land east of the Lake Creek Store in the northeastern part of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The heavily foliaged windbreak in the lower right-hand corner of the photograph is a partnership planting on the Craig and Wilde farm boundary It was planted in 1935 by the Forest Service. The dark-colored fields are alfalfa—a crop that responds particularly well in seed production when protected from the wind. OK-79, 499.
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History