Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Windrowing hubam clover with a combine. Clover was planted on the contour in a terraced field. After it has cured 4 to 5 days in the windrow it will be thrashed by a combine with a pick-up attachment. TX-42, 136.
Date: August 9, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Boy Scouts of America

Photograph of Mr. F. S. Hurd, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, on right, talking over the district agreement with Donald Fisher, center, and Don Holliday, left. In the foreground is a model of the rustic bridge used in the teaching younger scouts about woodwork without nails. OK-9102.
Date: August 23, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Boy Scouts of America

Photograph of Camp director J.D. Smoot holding the boat on a 2.5 acre lake stocked with bluegill breen, black bass & channel catfish, and is used for swimming, boating and fishing. In the foreground, L to R: Dean Hess, Gene Poyner & Gerald Hoff statter. In the boat in the background are David Sradar [sp.?] & Jimmie Kemp. OK-9104.
Date: August 25, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pure-bred Hereford cattle grazing on [unclear] pasture of Bermuda grass, native bluestem and clovers. This pasture has been mowed for weed control where the cattle are grazing. In the foreground the pasture has not been mowed and the cattle graze to this line. This shows the value of mowing. OK-9111.
Date: August 20, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Government Tract 120 Grassy Field

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in a field of native grasses. This particular field consists of little bluestem, sideoats, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The text on the back of the photograph proclaims, "Three year old planting (seeded in cane cover crop in spring of 1943) of native grasses. Six row mixture of little bluestem, side oats [sic], and blue grama and one row of sand lovegrass. Has not been utilized but could be slightly grazed. Will be grazed in 1946. Field formerly was in cultivation."
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class VII Land Use Capability

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED person showing the formation of a gully or ravine on Class VII land with a soil 20, and 2% slope somewhere in Roger Mills County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land use capability Class VII. Soil 20, 2% slope. Rolling Red Plains. Retired from cultivation and reseeded to sideoats, hairy and blue grama, bluestem, weeping lovegrass. Seeded 1941."
Date: August 29, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stacking Native Bluestem

Photograph of Lonnie E, Blair and his boys stacking native bluestem. Mr. Blair is shown near stack of hay and Donald, oldest son, on rake. Mr. Blair is a member of the Board of Supervisors.
Date: August 20, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

People

Photograph of L. E. Blair, [unclear] Board of Supervisors, [unclear] Soil Conservation District. OK-9098.
Date: August 20, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Boy Scouts of America

Photograph of Left, Marvin Tucker, Scout Master of Troop 104, teaching nature studies and growth of black locust trees which are now 2 years old. L to R: Tucker, Max Smith, Jimmie Bowles [?], Billy Holland and Jimmie Young. OK-9103.
Date: August 23, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a watering trough below a pond dam on the Chester Hall farm. OK-9108.
Date: August 20, 1945
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rear View of a Dampster No. 101 Thirty-Inch Sweep Machine on the Amarillo Experiment Station

Photograph of the rear view of a Dampster No. 101 thirty-inch sweep machine on the Amarillo Experiment Station. The back of the photograph states, "The rear view of a 30" sweep machine out of ground. This machine is a Dampster No. 101, which has been worked over by the station. The sweeps are Ra-dex, made by I. F. Reed, at the Alabama machinery laboratory."
Date: August 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cultivated Field to be Terraced

Photograph of a cultivated field to be terraced on the W. K. Y. watershed taken from Camera Station #4. The back of the photograph proclaims, "(Camera Station #4. Looking S. up second terrace that empties in pasture W. of farmstead. Camera 40' N. of fence.) W. K. Y Watershed. Cultivated field to be terraced. Ends of terraces will extend out into native pasture (in foreground) which will serve as an outlet."
Date: August 30, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Government Tract 184 Revegetation of Range Land

Photograph of revegetation of rangeland on U. S. Government Tract 184. An UNIDENTIFED man kneels in a field of two year old Bluestem and blue grama grasses planted in 1944. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Revegetation of range land. Two year old planting of bluestem and blue grama grasses. Planted spring of 1944."
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History