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Chickasha Project Cotton Contour Rows

Photograph of contour rows on Peter Johnson farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour rows of cotton in an unterraced field. Notice the reverse curve in the rows."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chickasha Project Cotton Contour Rows

Photograph of contour rows on Peter Johnson farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour rows of cotton in an unterraced field. Notice the reverse curve in the rows."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Furrows and Terraces on the Grover Thomas Farm

Photograph of pasture contour furrows and terraces on the Grover Thomas farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture Contour furrows. Terraces are visible in the field below the pasture."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Myrtle Triplett Farm Furrows and Terraces

Photograph of Myrtle Triplett farm's pasture furrows and terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture furrows in the foreground and terrace visible in the field across the valley."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Myrtle Triplett Farm Furrows and Terraces

Photograph of Myrtle Triplett farm's pasture furrows and terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture furrows in the foreground and terrace visible in the field across the valley."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Myrtle Triplett Farm Furrows and Terraces

Photograph of Myrtle Triplett farm's pasture furrows and terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture furrows in the foreground and terrace visible in the field across the valley."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peter Johnson's Farm

Photograph of rows of corn, oats, and cotton on Peter Johnson's farm.
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Prairie Dog Damage on W. G. Methvin Farm/Chickasha Project

Photograph of damage done to pasture lands by prairie dogs on the W. G. Methvin farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Showing damage done to pasture lands by prairie dogs. The fact that there are a large number of Canadian Thistles in near proximity to the mounds is to be investigated by the Regional Wildlife Management Section. This pasture has not been grazed this season.”
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Cropped Field on the Peter Johnson Farm/Chickasha Project

Photograph of a strip cropping of corn, oats, and cotton on the contour of this not terraced field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Strip cropping of corn, oats, and cotton on the contour. Rotation of crops is practiced on this field. This field is not terraced."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. G. Methvin Farm Prairie Dog Damage

Photograph of the destruction of this field's natural grass cover by prairie dogs. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Showing how prairie dogs have killed out a lot of the natural grass cover here. A heavy stand of Canadian Thistles is visible in the background. Notice the prairie dog mounds visible in the foreground."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. G. Methvin Farm Prairie Dog Damage/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the destruction of this field's natural grass cover by prairie dogs. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Showing how prairie dogs have killed out a lot of the natural grass cover here. A heavy stand of Canadian Thistles is visible in the background. Notice the prairie dog mounds visible in the foreground."
Date: July 22, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Farmer Contour Ridging Field/Muskogee Project/Checotah Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer with horse drawn equipment constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land, which is being retired from cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land which is being retired from cultivation. This is to be put to Bermuda grass and used for permanent pasture. The ridge are being built with three rounds of long winged Kelly plow."
Date: April 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Constructing Contour Ridges From Recently Retired Land/Muskogee Project/Checotah Camp

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer with horse drawn equipment constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land being retired from cultivation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farmer constructing contour ridges on 60 acres of land which is being retired from cultivation. This is to be put to Bermuda grass and used for permanent pasture. The ridges are being built with these rounds of a long winged Kelly plow."
Date: April 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Farm Pond With Contour Ridges Visible in the Above Pasture

Photograph of a farm pond with contour ridges visible in the pasture above, masonry structure, and diversion ditch. The back of the photograph proclaims, “A farm pond with contour ridges visible in the pasture above. A masonry structure can be seen at the lower end of the diversion ditch which diverts the water from a large gully.”
Date: May 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. J. Kindley Contour Furrowed Pasture/Pryor Project/Broken Arrow Camp

Photograph of six cows standing and grazing in a newly contoured and furrowed pasture consisting of Lespedeza and Bermudagrass. A barn and two other buildings stand in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cows grazing on newly contour furrowed pasture. Lespedeza sown between ridges and ridges set to Bermuda. Practice is justified because cows are not materially hurting the Bermuda through overgrazing."
Date: May 22, 1937
Creator: Slack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. J. Kindley Contour Furrowed Pasture/Pryor Project/Broken Arrow Camp

Photograph of six cows standing and grazing in a newly contoured and furrowed pasture consisting of Lespedeza and Bermudagrass. A barn and two other buildings stand in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cows grazing on newly contour furrowed pasture. Lespedeza sown between ridges and ridges set to Bermuda. Practice is justified because cows are not materially hurting the Bermuda through overgrazing."
Date: May 22, 1937
Creator: Slack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Young Broom Corn on the Contour in a Terraced Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of "Young broom corn on the contour in a terraced field."
Date: May 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control by Fencing

Photograph of gully contol by use of fencing, diversion dams and loos rock overfalls. Has been protected 1.5 years and is now well stabilized.
Date: November 22, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class VII Land

Photograph of class VII land consisting of rough broken land. The river channel in the background is class VIII land consists of river wash.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class VII Land

Photograph of class VII land consisting of limestone, dolomite, and gypsum.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a pasture on Vernon clay infested with mesquite. Eradication of the mesquite would aid in improving the native stand of buffalo and grama grasses.
Date: August 22, 1940
Creator: Bond, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Field Station Nursery

Photograph of sand lovegrass cultivated seed increase planting made in April 1939. Plants in lower foreground killed by gophers.
Date: August 22, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph showing range management as the result of mowing sand sage plants. Very few weeds remain and a good stand of desireable range grasses is present one year after the mowing. OK-8507-B.
Date: September 22, 1942
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

An UNIDENTIFIED Man Standing in the Channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 After Removal of Stumps and Completion of Dragline Operations

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing in the channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Channel of Main Drainage Ditch #1 at Station 1 & 25 after removal of stumps and completion of dragline operations. Outlet is Bayou Chenin-A-Haut. Ditch drains almost 175 acres of cultivated land, and about 10 acres of woodland pasture. Approximately 40 acres, which has been out of cultivation for years due to poor drainage is now being brought back into production."
Date: July 22, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History