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Shorthorn Cattle on Improved Pasture
Photograph of 18+ heads of milking shorthorn cattle on an improved pasture consisting of Bermuda, ladino clover, Korean lespedeza, and yellow hop clover. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Improved Pasture. Bermudagrass pasture planted in the spring of 1952. Fertilized with 100 pounds of 21-53-0 in the fall of 1952. In 1953 100 pounds of 0-60-0 was applied. At time of sprigging 25 tons of lime and 1000 pounds of Rock Phosphate were applied. In 1955, Mr. Boetto pastured 34 head of milking shorthorn cattle on the 15 acre plot for most of the summer. The bermudagrass was overseeded with ladino clover, Korean lespedeza and yellow hop clover. This pasture was developed with the assistance of the Soil Conservation Service.”
Date:
May 22, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pond Construction Three Miles North of Harrah
Photograph of “John C. Craft, Soil Conservation Service, Engineering Aid, watching Hap Ray, contractor fill core trench for farm pond.” People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Hap Ray, 2. John C. Craft.
Date:
May 23, 1956
Creator:
Clark, Floyd W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bermudagrass and Legumes on Robson Ranch Strip Mine Spoils
Photograph of Warren McCarty, SCS, standing on a strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch covered in common Bermudagrass. In the photograph, McCarthy is pointing out the spreading of native legumes. A few buildings are located on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Common Bermudagrass on strip mine spoils on the Robson Ranch. Sodded in 1949 with sprigs by hand. Warren McCarty, SCS in picture showing natural spreading of native legumes.”
Date:
May 18, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chigley Sandy Creek Site 10
Photograph of an aerial shot of Chigley Sandy Creek Site 10 Floodwater retarding structure and the surrounding area. Numerous buildings dot the lands in the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Site 10, Floodwater retarding structure. D. A. 480 A., total capacity 212.35 A. F., total area 26.75 Sur. A., sediment storage 1.14 A. In., flood storage 4.17 A. In., 53,000 cu. yd.”
Date:
February 28, 1956
Creator:
Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of shelterbelts or windbreaks. A group of SCS technicians from the Great Plains states studying shelterbelts in Greer County, Oklahoma. This shelterbelt was planted in 1936 and was the first shelterbelt planted in the Plains area. OK-224-11.
Date:
March 26, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, O. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a fishworm. Printed description on back: "But the worm was that big! It turned out to be just one big long fishworm, 8 or 9 inches about the size of a pencil, for, of course, it is a TEXAS variety!"
Date:
March 8, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem grass. Printed description on back: "King Ranch [K. R.] bluestem planted in 1951 overseeded with vetch and fertilized with phosphate in 1952. The vetch was volunteered each year since this soil is in excellent physical condition due to this treatment. Moisture penetration after 3.3 inches of rain was 24 inches where this KR Bluestem was growing. on an acre just across the fence where the astrida has been growing for about 15 years, moisture penetration from this same was only 10 inches. This is evidence of soil condition benefits of KR bluestem and vetch were grown together."
Date:
March 8, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching on wheat land. Guy Schroder is shown with the wheat drill he uses on stubble mulched land. It is a 16-foot, 10-inch Van Brundt drill that sows a strip 13 feet and 4 inches wide. It has 10 inch row spacings and 14 inch disc openers. Schroder is a cooperator with the District and started the Soil Conservation Service program on this farm in 1950.
Date:
October 22, 1956
Creator:
Kealthley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of stubble mulching on wheat land. Guy Schroder, left, a cooperator with the North Caddo District, and Harold Slaton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Conservation Aid, are examining a wheat drill used to sow wheat on stubble-mulched land (16 feet, 10 inches Van Brunt model). Schroder began cooperating with the SCS in 1950 in planning a soil conservation program for his farm.
Date:
October 22, 1956
Creator:
Kealthley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching on wheat land. Stubble mulch implement of Guy Schroder’s. This implement has a series of five 32-inch sweeps. Schroder is a cooperator with the North Caddo Soil Conservation District [SCD] and started the Soil Conservation Service program on this farm in 1950.
Date:
October 26, 1956
Creator:
Kealthley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shrubs
Photograph of multiflora rose fence. Multiflora rose fence was planted in 1950 by Haskel Shorter as a boundary between Class VII land on the right and Class III land on the left. It was planted on a diversion terrace.
Date:
May 15, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflore Rose
Photograph of Multiflora fence and hedge which was the first one planted in the district. Cecil Keylon, SCS, inspecting the condition of fence. This hedge is on the north side of a pine planting made in 1955. It is a good plant for fnce, hedge and for wildlife cover.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of individual plants of Sorghum Almum, a new drought-resistant, warm-season, perennial, tall and luxuriant bunch grass under observation by the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. The plant being shown by Hervie E. Skelley and son, Gomer, came from one seed planted 2 1/2 months previously (on June 15, 1956) with less than 3 inches of rainfall. Single plants have up to 53 stalks in this field. OK-374-2.
Date:
August 29, 1956
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a single plant of Sorghum Almum, a perennial, warm season, drought resistant grass being introduced into OK. The grass was planted on June 15, 1956. Two months and 14 days later, after a very dry growing season, the seed stalks reached 7 feet in height and developed a bunch more than a foot wide at the bottom. New shoots are being put out continually. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] is watching the planting to see if the grass is acclimated to western OK. OK-373-8.
Date:
August 29, 1956
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of switchgrass. The switchgrass was planted on March 27, 1956. There was no moisture to germinate the seed until April 28. The fertilized part receive 100 pounds of 16-20-0 per acre. OK-395-6.
Date:
October 10, 1956
Creator:
Fry, C. F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass. The switchgrass was planted on March 27, 1956. There was no moisture to germinate the seed until April 28. The fertilized part receive 100 pounds of 16-20-0 per acre. OK-395-5.
Date:
October 9, 1956
Creator:
Fry, C. F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Second year sweet clover in rotation with wheat. Oats and sweet clover then (rotated) with 4 years of wheat. OK-297-12.
Date:
July 12, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, Beryl
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of alfalfa, Double Creek watershed. Alfalfa grown in rotation with grain. Vetch and rye are used on this farm for soil improvement. Weeping lovegrass is planted on some Class IV land for soil improvement. Lime and fertilizer have been applied on the Chasin eden farm according to soil tests. All land on this farm are under a Soil Conservation agreement. OK-274-3.
Date:
May 12, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of upland alfalfa for soil management, William Widnay farm. Earl Judge (right) discusses the advantage of alfalfa on upland for soil building and cover. Mr. Widney uses alfalfa in his conservation crop rotation. This was seeded in the fall of 1952. For a nurse crop, ½ bushel of wheat per acre cross-drilled in wide spaced rows (every other row drilled). Wheat made 20 bushels per acre. Utilization of alfalfa has been spring hay crop, seed crop in the summer, and fall pasture. He has another planting of alfalfa and plans to plow this one up in the fall. His plans are for the alfalfa to be in a 3-year rotation. He has been a soil conservation district cooperator since 1948. OK-279-10.
Date:
May 14, 1956
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a bridge abutment washed out by a flood in 1953. The county has not had the money to replace. It will cost approximately $25,000. A county bridge, Wewoka Creek. OK-228-10.
Date:
February 20, 1956
Creator:
Evans, C. A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of southland brome grass. Southland brome grass was planted on the Otto Cox farm near Lenapah, OK. Planted in the fall of 1951 following three years of hairy vetch. This grass is used as a cool season supplemental grazing grass and for seed production. Milton T. Gault, Soil Conservation Service (SCS), is examing the root system of the grass. OK-280-2.
Date:
May 14, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grasses. Range seeded to native grass mixture of: little blue stem, blue grama and buffalo grass in March, 1951 on a well-prepared seed bed with an Easy-Flow planter. Planted on Class VII land, soil unit # 6 in an old cultivated field. This grass has had no fertilizer and has had little grazing due to low rainfall conditions. Grass has been grazed according to its capabilities. Old cultivated land was converted to grass to conserve soil on this Class VII and Class III land from further erosion. OK-363-9.
Date:
August 10, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Sericea Lespedeza. Sericea Lespedeza grazed heavily and used for hay since 1952. It was planted in 1950. Sericea is a good soil-building and pasture legume fir a cross timber site such as the one it is on. It was recommended for this site by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-289-12.
Date:
May 21, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of sericea Lespedeza. Sericea Lespedeza was planted in 1950 and drilled with oats and a sod drill. It will be used for hay. The sericea is growing on old cultivated land of Class III, 2% slope and Soil Unit # 6. Sixty percent of the topsoil in this field has been removed by erosion. The Soil Conservation Service recommends this type of plants rather than row crops on a field in this condition. OK-273-12.
Date:
May 15, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History