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Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of planned treatment for a gully by sloping banks and sodding to Bermuda grass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully. OK-652-4.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of planned treatment for a gully by sloping banks and sodding to Bermuda grass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully. OK-652-5.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Before Photo of Critical Area Treatment
Photograph of a before photo of a critical area treatment. 5 to 1 slope (side) , 5 to 1 front slope. Fertilize and sod to Bermuda grass, 300 lbs. 10-20-0 per acre.
Date:
May 6, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proper Grazing
Photograph of left side-native grasses eaten almost to grubbing stage. Right-little bluestem with seed heads. Appears to be grazed properly. K. Harrill pasture on left side. K. Ragsdale pasture to right. Cattle in two pastures show a different degree in bloom.
Date:
August 5, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planned Gully Treatment
Photograph of Gully treatment planned, sloping of banks and sodding to Bermudagrass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully to be Treated
Photograph of a gully to be shaped and sodded. Black locust and Catalpa trees growing in gully.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Weeping Lovegrass
Photograph of weeping lovegrass seeded on Soil Unit 12. A lot of wind erosion had taken place as evidenced by sand hummocks along field boundary. 125 pounds 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre applied with grain drill. Seeded April 1959.
Date:
July 15, 1959
Creator:
Riley, K. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cut Stream Bank on Highway 77
Photograph of a cut stream bank on highway 77, created in January 1958, with no attempt made to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9."
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Newt Chamberlain Showing Size and Height of Disc on Plow
Photograph of "Newt Chamberlain, contractor, standing by plow showing size and height of disc – 48" in diameter." The field that Chamberlains stands in is heavily vegetated.
Date:
November 2, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cleared Land Sprigged to Bermuda
Photograph of clear land plowed and sprigged to bermuda grass. Cattle grazing bermuda grass whee once stood heavy brush which made the land practically useless.
Date:
July 9, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Weeping Lovegrass at One Year
Photograph of 60 acres of one year old planting of weeping lovegrass on 6w soil-Class 7 - in Bayou Watershed. Korean lespedenza has been overseeded and is up to a good stand. Kenneth B. Blan, Student Trainee, with SCS, in photo.
Date:
July 11, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plowing Second Growth Oak
Photograph of second oak growth being plowed with a 48" disc. Cutting to a depth of 14 to 18 inches. 60 acre block. Area to go to bermuda grass. Newt Chamberlain, contractor, in photo.
Date:
November 2, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation and Land Leveling
borders being watered to check on land leveling work, prior to seeding alfalfa. Shows areas needing additional work. Soil Conservation Service program started in 1954 on this farm with irrigation surveys being made on 27 acres. Adequate water source was not found until 1956. Two sources now being developed. Additional surveys made on 158 acres and border irrigation plan being established. Rudolph McGehee in picture.
Date:
September 28, 1956
Creator:
Castle, E. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Post Herbicide Treatment
Photograph of native grass in brush that was sprayed with herbicide 2-4-5-t in 1959. Little bluestem, switch, sand lovegrass, purple top, sand bluestem and Indian.
Date:
August 28, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully to be Treated
Photograph of a gully to be shaped and sodded. Note washed out structure with old pipe in bottom of gully.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Treatment Planned
Photograph of Gully treatment planned, sloping of banks and sodding to Bermudagrass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stream Bank With No Erosion Control
Photograph of a stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9.
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of planned treatment for a gully by sloping banks and sodding to Bermuda grass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully. OK-652-5.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a "before" view of a critical area treatment, 5 to 1 slope (side), 5 to 1 front slope. Fertilize and sod to Bermuda grass, 300 pounds of 10-20-0 fertilizer per acre. OK-683-12.
Date:
May 6, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a gully to be treated. Gully to be shaped and sodded. Note washed out structure with old pipe at the bottom of the gully. OK-652-10.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a gully to be treated. Gully to be shaped and sodded. Black locust and Catalpa trees growing in gully. OK-652-11.
Date:
March 14, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a district-owned two-row Bermuda grass sprigger in operation. Change of vegetation on land from poor type to good. Fertilized Midland Bermuda grass and overseed to vetch in the fall. District employee L.D. Meeks is driving the tractor. Ok-683-7.
Date:
May 6, 1958
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass pasture overgrazed. Native grass pasture overgrazed with additional drought damage. Soil Conservation program started in 1941 on this farm. Until recently this ranch was one of our examples of proper use. Droughts of 1954, 1955 and 1956 reduced the carrying capacity of the range so that it is now badly overgrazed. Mrs. J. H. Carlock, Ardmore is the owner. Roy Skaggs is the foreman-operator. OK-389-2.
Date:
September 28, 1956
Creator:
Castle, E. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass seeding. Native grass seeding made in 1950 on the right. Meadow on the left was overgrazed while considerable growth was left on the seeded areas. No fertilizers were used in either area. The Soil conservation Service [SCS] began here on this ranch in 1941. The right area was terraced in 1947 and was seeded to native bluestem mixture in 1950. Roy Skaggs, Foreman Operator. OK-389-1.
Date:
September 28, 1956
Creator:
Castle, E. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History