Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Mr. C. F. Cornelius, member of the board of supervisors of the Little River Soil Conservation District, retired a few years back as a construction engineer for the Stanolind Oil Company, but he still likes to build. He constructed this fine water tank at the cost of only $14.26 in materials and labor. He gets water from a running spring. Lifting water 8 feet in 1 ¼ inch pipe using a 2 ½ horsepower motor (gasoline). The tank is of concrete, 8 ½ feet in diameter and 22 ½ inches deep. It holds 800 gallons of water. The cost is less than 2 cents a gallon to build the tank. It took 296 common bricks, and 4 sacks of cement with sand and gravel coming from a branch on the farm. 4-point barbed wire is placed around the top of the tank for reinforcement. It can pump the tank full in 10 minutes. This took only half a day to build. It is located where Mr. Cornelius can have water for two pastures. Fresh water pays off with better wattle. Earl Hayes, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] at right. OK-10-464.
Date: July 21, 1950
Creator: Putnam, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Workshop With Bob Reasoner and Eight Weyerhaeuser Foresters

Photograph of Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist and a group of UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser foresters discussing soil capability and soil limitations. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 2. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 3. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 4. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 5. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 6. Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist, 7. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 8. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Reasoner discussing soils capability and soil limitations with Weyerhaeuser foresters during workshop February 21, 1973."
Date: February 21, 1973
Creator: Lambeth, Nickey J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Workshop With Bob Reasoner and Eight Weyerhaeuser Foresters

Photograph of Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist and a group of UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser foresters discussing soil capability and soil limitations. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 2. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 3. Bob Reasoner, SCS Soil Scientist, 4. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 5. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 6. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 7. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 8. UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee, 9 UNIDENTIFED Weyerhaeuser Employee. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, “Reasoner discussing soils capability and soil limitations with Weyerhaeuser foresters during workshop February 21, 1973."
Date: February 21, 1973
Creator: Lambeth, Nickey J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History