Improved Pasture

Photograph of Ladino clover and oats in Bermuda pasture.
Date: April 17, 1961
Creator: Sturgeon, Fines
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pecan Picking

Photograph of a young lady picking up pecans in one of the many pecan orchards in Garvin County.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Examining seeds Inside of Killed Doves

Photograph of Jimmie Smith, St. Regis Paper Co. , and Carl S. Draughn, WSC, Soil Conservation Service, examine Millet seed in doves killed.
Date: November 17, 1967
Creator: Draughn, C. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Squaw Creek Channel

Photograph of Squaw Creek [remaining text too faded for legibility, including the OK-ID number].
Date: July 17, 1968
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the first terrace demonstration held in Ellis County, Oklahoma in 1926. Herbert C. Heyer, County Agent, and G.E. Martin, Extension Engineer, held the demonstration.
Date: November 17, 1964
Creator: Smtih, W. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Stubble Mulch Field Day. This is one of the plots used for the Stubble Mulch and Field Day Contest. OK-2124-7.
Date: July 17, 1964
Creator: Frie, J. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of bald cypress trees in a gully on John Adams' farm. [Faded, illegible text] areas in conjunction with the Bayou watershed project. OK-2315-8.
Date: February 17, 1965
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of bald cypress trees in a gully on John Adams' farm. [Faded, illegible text] areas in conjunction with the Bayou watershed project. 2315-8.
Date: February 17, 1965
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of range seeding. Claude Gilbert, Assistant Supervisor, seeding tall native grasses with a district drill. OK-1349-2.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Prickett, B. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Stacked on Ground

Photograph of wheat stacked on the ground. The Taloga grain elevator is in the background.
Date: July 17, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulch

Photograph of a good stand of wheat is present in this field where all tillage operations were performed with sweeps.
Date: November 17, 1960
Creator: Stith, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of an implement being used on a field of Holdredge silt loam, 1 to 3% slope. A stubble mulch demonstration. OK-1595-1.
Date: April 17, 1962
Creator: Cole, E. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Virgil Howard. Timber and undergrowth with pecan trees mixed in. Will be cleared of all except the pecan trees and sprigged with Bermuda grass. OK-1251-1.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a young lady picking up pecans in one of the many pecan orchards in Garvin County. OK-1251-9.
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Marion Riddle's Farm Pasture Before Improvement

Photograph of in progress pasture improvement on the Marion Riddle farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Marion Riddle breaking land with mules and walking turning plow for Bermudagrass sprigging. Plans to apply lime and fertilizer."
Date: April 17, 1968
Creator: Banks, Herbert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crimson Clover in Bermudagrass

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men examining a pasture of crimson clover in Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture Improvement. Crimson clover in Bermudagrass. Good early pasture. Clover gets tough at blooming state. Clover drilled in with LeFlore County SCD equipment. Sandy upland soil."
Date: April 17, 1961
Creator: Ball, L. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Improvement and Erosion Control Via Oats and Crimson Clover

Photograph of "SCS Technicians Andrew Costner and Fines Sturgeon check erosion control under cover of oats and crimson clover. Soil is sandy upland. Crop has been pasture heavily." The photograph does not differentiate the left to right order of Andrew Costner and Fines Sturgeon.
Date: April 17, 1961
Creator: Ball, L. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mulch Treader Plow

Photograph of a mulch treader plow in a stubble mulch demonstration.
Date: April 17, 1962
Creator: Cole, E. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Sand Range Site

Photograph of the Deep Sand Range Site. Pasture is in poor condition. Soil Unit 13, Tivoli fine sand.
Date: May 17, 1961
Creator: Frie, Jimmie W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of harvesting K.R. bluestem seed with homemade stripper made from an old grain binder platform. K.R. bluestem seed planted in the Spring of 1960. OK-1491-9.
Date: October 17, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of of improved pasture via Ladino clover and oats in Bermuda grass. OK-1310-12.
Date: April 17, 1961
Creator: Sturgeon, Fines
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a grass enclosure on a heavy bottomland site in poor condition. Also shows use of depths of filed chart. Soil: Miller clay. OK-2478-13.
Date: November 17, 1965
Creator: Grimes, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of equipment taken on Agronomy & Stubble Mulch Field Day. Shown is one of the sweeps owned by Bart Jones that was used in a stubble mulch demonstration. OK-2124-8.
Date: July 17, 1964
Creator: Frie, J. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of cattle on Midland Bermuda. Grass planted in April 1961. Fertilized at the time of planting with 125 pounds of 16-20-0 fertilizer per acre. Weeds sprayed with 2-4-D herbicide with good control. Vetch overseeded in October 1961 and fertilized. Soil Unit 7, Class II land. OK-1491-7.
Date: October 17, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History