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UNIDENTIFED Cooperator Farmer Building Contour Ridges Using A Kelly Long Wing Plow/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED cooperator farmer with horse drawn equipment building contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow and sodding them to Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cooperator building pasture contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow. To be spot sodded to Bermuda grass."
Date: April 23, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Planting Italian Rye Grass, Lespedeza, Yellow Hop, Orchard Grass, Red Top, and Meadow Fescue Between Pasture Ridges/Pryor Project/Nowata Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, and meadow fescue between the pasture ridges. The Pasture ridges include such grasses as Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture ridges with Italian rye grass, Yellow hop, and orchard grass making good growth. The farmer is now planting Italian rye grass, lespedeza, yellow hop, orchard grass, red top, and meadow fescue between the ridges."
Date: April 23, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Effect of Three Years on Contour Pasture Ridges/Stillwater Project

Photograph of the "Effect of three years on contour pasture ridges. Grass growth is markedly better immediately above and below the ridges." A few houses, barns, and other buildings are in the background. This photograph is a follow-up to the photo listed as 9-322.
Date: November 23, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Complete Loss

Photograph of a wheat field which is completely covered with flood water from the Chickaskia River. This farmer lost his entire wheat crop due to this rise.
Date: April 23, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooded Wheat Field

Photograph of a wheat field on east edge of Blackwell which is flooded by waters from the Chickaskia River.
Date: April 23, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of old vegetation at the Red Plains Experiment Station. The old vegetation, after moving mature grass plants, provided a mulch which reduces erosion. This mulch creates a silt deposit and attention is called to the young grss seedlings which are emerging. This is important on badly eroded abandoned areas which are being revegetated. OK-8349.
Date: July 23, 1940
Creator: Elwell, H. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harmon County Class II Land

Photograph of "Class II land. Level ridge-type terraces constructed on gently sloping heavy textured soils to conserve moisture and soil." A barn or house is in the distant background.
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of Vernon clay with wind erosion in the foreground and rough, broken land (Vernon soil material) is in the background, consisting of exposures of “red Buds” shale and are of low value as pasture land. OK-8402
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

V-type Gully

Photograph of a v-type gully.
Date: August 23, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Buffalo Grass

Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Buffalo Grass

Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Buffalo Grass

Photograph of buffalo grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Pasture

Photograph of cultivated sand bluesteam seed increase field.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith Jr., J. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Side-oats Grama

Photograph of side-oats grama grass in the U. S. Field Station nursery.
Date: August 23, 1941
Creator: Smith, James E. , Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of some of W. H. Septer's cattle.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Diversion Terrace

Photograph of a diversion terrace on Clapp Morgan Mort. Company land.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rolling and Watering Ensilage in Trench Silo

Photograph of rolling and watering ensilage in a trench silo. 200 ton trench silo laid out by Morrin CCC Camp.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sam C. Lumplin

Photograph of Sam C. Lumplin examining black locust on the corn crops.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. H. Septer

Photograph of W. H. Septer standing in burned pasture.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the US Govt Camera Station 1, near Cheyenne, OK. Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area of the shinnery averages about 20 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and love grass. This 40 acre plot will not be [text very unclear]. Each of the three 40 acre plots will be treated and each plot stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8731.
Date: March 23, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the constructing of a dam with a bulldozer on a Cheyenne, OK Land Utilization [L.U.] Project. Pond will be utilized for stock water and will be stocked with fish. OK-8726.
Date: March 23, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of From left to right: buffalo grass seed and trash as it comes from the combine harvester (etc.—text too blurred and faded to read). OK-8888 [?].
Date: September 23, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

G. G. Gross Combining Rye and Vetch for Seed

Photograph of District Supervisor G. G. Goss using a tractor to combine rye and vetch for seed. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Combining rye and vetch for seed. This land has been in cultivation for 41 years. (G. G. Gross on tractor). Per Acre Yield: Unfertilized: 214# Abruzzi Rye Seed, 66# vetch, Fertilized: 224# Abruzzi rye seed, (120# superphosphate), 620# vetch seed, Cost of fertilizer, $1.65 per acre. Green Tonnage: Unfertilized: 3,079# rye, 103# vetch, Fertilized: 3,511# rye, 8,494# vetch. Total: Unfertilized, 1.59 tons per acre, Fertilized, 6.01 tons per acre. (The increase was 432# rye, 8,391# vetch). At 14 cents per lb. for vetch seed and 4 ½ cents per lb. for rye seed, the unfertilized crop amounted to $18.87 per acre. On fertilized land the per acre return was $96.88. The fertilizer made an increase in profit of $76.46 per acre.”
Date: July 23, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rye and Vetch Seed Combining in Peach-Pecan Orchard

Photograph of Avery Dillard, tractor driver, and W. O. Rachels, on combine, combining rye and vetch seed in peach-pecan orchard. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. W. O. Rachels, 2. Avery Dillard. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combining rye and vetch seed in peach-pecan orchard (Avery Dillard, tractor driver, and W. O. Rachels, on combine). Mr. Alexander had a total of 112 acres of vetch, 60 acres of which was in orchard. Fourteen acres were saved for seed. Vetch in orchard was planted Sept. 29 and fertilized with superphosphate at rate of 240# per acre. Average green tonnage: 10.1 of which 90% was vetch."
Date: July 23, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History