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[Basement Box 51.0038]
"for the $95,000 Jefferson county fair plant in Waurika." Four people stand in front of Jefferson County building.
Date:
February 16, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Basement Box 51.0039]
Picture of stock yard before it is complete.
Date:
February 21, 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lawton
Topographic quadrangle map of Lawton, Oklahoma, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. Location, reliability, sectionalized township diagrams are included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
Date:
1958
Creator:
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of range. Good stand and cover development in one growing season. Part of the cover consists of broomweeds and Johnson grass which will be replaced with better grasses under proper management. Planting has not been grassed to date. This planting was made in the spring of 1958 and the mixture consisted of grama and some bluestem grasses. OK-488-1-B.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass planting. Good stand of mixed native bluestem grasses planted in 1957 and grazed off during the past winter. This pasture is now deferred. It is on the east side of road across from a 1956 native grass planting. The fence was removed in 1958 and was thrown in with the big pasture and shows the result of being subjected to heavy grazing. It has deteriorated in condition from the time the photo was made on 1957-05-15. OK-487-8-B.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Falls
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1958
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lawton
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:250000
Date:
1958
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Loamy Prairie Range Claypan Area
Photograph of Left-Loamy prairie range as included in loamy slickspot range site. Supports tallgrass mixture of little bluestem, Indiangrass and switchgrass. Smaller amounts of sideoats grama. Note grass plants growing on exposed subsoil. Right-Claypan area as included in loamy slickspot site, supports meadow dropseed, blue grama, annual threeawn, sand dropseed, western ragweek, sideoats grama, fringeleaf paspalm, gummy lovegrass, and more whorled dropseed.
Date:
July 15, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brush Control
Photograph of oak and blackjack timber sprayed in the spring of 1957. The kill looks fair but will need retreatment. The grass growth is good in the sprayed area and has been deferred from grazing. The brush was sprayed by airplane with 2-4-5-T and land owner was assisted under the ACP program.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Red Clay Prairie Range Site
Photograph of Red Prairie Range Site in excellent condition. Dominant vegetation-switchgrass with little bluestem, big bluestem, Indiangrass, sideoats grama.
Date:
July 17, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loamy Slickspot Range Site
Photograph of the Loamy Slickspot range site. On left is slickspot with alkali sacaton, whorled dropseed, and tumblegrass. On right is claypan with meadow dropseed, western ragweed, sideoats grama, and fringeeleaf paspalm, gummy lovegrass and some whorled dropseed.
Date:
July 15, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waterway
Photograph of a waterway constructed in the spring of 1958 to be sodded to bermuda grass. When sodded, waterway will carry water from an overhead diversion terrace and terraces in the field below diversion. This job when completed will aid in controlling erosion on a 20 acre field on Class II land which is the only cropland remaining on this 80 acre farm.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Pond Construction
Photograph of farm pond construction showing how the base of the pond is cleared off and the soil is pushed up to the back side. This top soil will be pushed up to the top and back sides of the 3:1 slope on the pond. This will aid in controlling erosion and will make establishment of a vegetative cover much easier. This type construction is required in the Jefferson County Soil Conservation District.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loamy Slickspot Range Site
Loamy Area of Loamy Slickspot Range Site. Loamy Prairie Vegetation: Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem, Switchgrass, Indiangrass, Tall Dropseed. 4,750 pounds of vegetation per acre.
Date:
July 24, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
1957 Soil Bank Grass Planting
Photograph of 1957 Soil Bank grass planting of native bluestem mixture on slick spot in a field of mixed prairie upland. A check will be makd to see if bluestem grasses will survive on this spot.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Extra Blue Grama Added to the Mix
Photograph of a 1957 Soil Bank planting of a native bluestem grass mixture. The mixture had an extra amount of blue grama added. A good stand was present in May of 1957 and this photo shows a good cover now developing. There is a good stand now but it will need shredding or mowing next June to eliminate weed competition.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of slickspot. Typical slickspot as found in a loamy, red clay prairie site. [Some text too faded]. OK-785-11.
Date:
July 24, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass plantings. This is a 1957 Soil Bank planting of a native bluestem grass mixture. The mixture had an extra amount of blue grama added. A goodstand was present on May, 1957 and this photoshows a good cover now developing. There is a good stand now but it will need shredding or moving next June (of 1958) to eliminate weed competition. OK-487-10-B.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Pond Under Construction
Photograph of a farm pond under construction with two dozers. This pond is being constructed in range land to store water for livestock. Construction shows how dozers are working the mud out of the pond basin. The deposit of mud was caused by water seeping in from above.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Planting
Photograph of a good stand of mixed native bluestem grasses planted in 1957 and grazed off during the past winter. This pasture is now deferred. It is on the east side of road across from a 1956 native grass planting. The fence was removed in 1957 and was thown in with the big pasture and shows the results of being subjected to heavy grazing. It has deteriorated in condition from time photo made on 5-15-1957.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loamy Slickspot Range Site
Photograph of Loamy Slickspot Range Site in excellent condition showing contrast in vegetation on loamy area and claypan area on left. Clippings and transects made on both areas.
Date:
July 24, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brush Control
Photograph of looking east on oak and blackjack timber sprayed by airplane with 2-4-5-T. This area was sprayed in May, 1957 and a good kill is showing. This area has been deferred from grazing and the grass is making good growth.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Pond
Photograph of a farm pond built in the spring of 1958 was rebuilt over an existing pond that had broken. Existing pond was not built large enough to fully utilize site and it was necessary and to use additional time and money to build pond as it should have been done in the irst place. Weeds and grass in pond show old mud flat of previous pond.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blue Stem Mixture with Blue Grama
Photograph of native grass planting made in the spring of 1958. Grass consisted of a bluestem mixture with heavy addition of blue grama and some buffalo. It was shredded in June to control weeds and Johnson grass growth. This is a good stand of grass but the Johnson grass competition is heavy.
Date:
August 4, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History