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Harvesting Native Grass

Photograph of four self-propelled 14' combines with operator and sacker on each combine. C.S. Thompson, resident of Ponca City and owner of the ranch, standing on first combine. C.E. Riley, Pawnee contractor standing in front of the combines. The ranch is over 5000 acres and approximately 2000 acres is being harvested for native grass seed.
Date: October 28, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Native Grass

Photograph of a native grass harvest. Approximately 2000 acres of this 5000 acre ranch is being harvested for native grass seed. Picture shows loading seed from combine to truck. C.E. Dilley, of Pawnee, is the contractor.
Date: October 28, 1957
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Enclosure West of Grama Lake

Photograph of an enclosure west of Grama Lake in hilly stoney site. Big bluestem dominant with hairy grama and puffsheeth dropseed.
Date: October 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery No 1

Photograph of in the background is the Okla. State fish hatchery. In the foregroundis Mrs. Jones and Mr. Hollander of SCS. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: October 3, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Enclosure on Boulder Ridge Site

Photograph of an enclosure on the Boulder Ridge Site. Arthur Holleran, Wildlife Management Biologist. Recreation pasture, first ridge east of headquarters. East slope, SW of exhibition pasture gate.
Date: October 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery No 1

Photograph of in the background is the Okla. State fish hatchery. In the foregroundis Mrs. Jones and Mr. Hollander of SCS. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: October 3, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Enclosure below Cutthroat Dam

Photograph of an enclosure below Cutthroat Dam in NW corner of Big Game Pasture
Date: October 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dynamited Ditch ibn Minehart Slough

Photograph of a dynamited ditch in Minehart Slough. Only feasible means of opening ditch in this low, wet area to drain water and dry the area out.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dynamited Ditch for Drainage

Photograph of the upper end of a dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Improvement

Photograph of excellent condition of native grass left of fence has been accomplished by treating brush and deferred grazing. The pasture to the left of the fence was sprayed by airplane in June of 1956 with 2 lbs. of 2-4-5-T per acre, and again with 1 lb. per acre in June of 1957. The pasture was not grazed after spraying until frost. Pasture on right has not received treatment and has been badly overgrazed.
Date: October 18, 1957
Creator: Lowe, G. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery No 1

Photograph of the Okla. State Fish Hatchery No. 1. In the foreground is Mrs. Jones and Mr. Hollander of SCS. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: October 3, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery No 1

Photograph of the Okla. State Fish Hatchery No. 1. In the foreground is Mrs. Jones and Mr. Hollander of SCS. Photo was submitted for possible use in the Water for America Exhibit.
Date: October 3, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of very extensive Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control growing into and competing with grass, Clint Walcott farm.
Date: October 1965
Creator: Murrell, Ray
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grazing cows; range improvement. Excellent condition of native grass left of fence has been accomplished by treating brush and by deferred grazing. The pasture to the left of the fence was sprayed by airplane in June of 1956 with 2 pounds of 2-4-5-T herbicide per acre, and again with 1 pound per acre in June of 1957. The pasture was not grazed after spraying until frost. Pasture on the right has not received treatment and has been badly overgrazed.
Date: October 18, 1957
Creator: Lowe, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching on wheat land. Guy Schroder is shown with the wheat drill he uses on stubble mulched land. It is a 16-foot, 10-inch Van Brundt drill that sows a strip 13 feet and 4 inches wide. It has 10 inch row spacings and 14 inch disc openers. Schroder is a cooperator with the District and started the Soil Conservation Service program on this farm in 1950.
Date: October 22, 1956
Creator: Kealthley, M. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of stubble mulching on wheat land. Guy Schroder, left, a cooperator with the North Caddo District, and Harold Slaton, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Conservation Aid, are examining a wheat drill used to sow wheat on stubble-mulched land (16 feet, 10 inches Van Brunt model). Schroder began cooperating with the SCS in 1950 in planning a soil conservation program for his farm.
Date: October 22, 1956
Creator: Kealthley, M. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of stubble mulching. Stubble mulching on wheat land. Stubble mulch implement of Guy Schroder’s. This implement has a series of five 32-inch sweeps. Schroder is a cooperator with the North Caddo Soil Conservation District [SCD] and started the Soil Conservation Service program on this farm in 1950.
Date: October 26, 1956
Creator: Kealthley, M. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of an area plowed with an eccentric disc-plow on March 14, 1949. Seeded on March 24 – 25 to King Ranch bluestem, sideoats, weeping lovegrass and Lehmann lovegrass. TX-46, 198.
Date: October 20, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Ray McLaughlin, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician on the right and Nile Arnwine, operator, on the left discuss the merits of the King Ranch bluestem for terrace outlet protection. This waterway is 60 feet wide at the top and 200 feet wide at the bottom.
Date: October 1952
Creator: Brock, C. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grass planting on 5-B soil [sic; Type B?] in 1957. Shows slick spot where the vegetation failed to survive.
Date: October 3, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting

Photograph of native grass planting on 50-B soil in 1957. The slickspot shown is where vegetation failed to take or survive.
Date: October 3, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Waterway

Photograph of a waterway. It is essential that farmers provide a waterway for the terraces to spill their excess water.
Date: October 3, 1957
Creator: Nance, Earl
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Harvest

Photograph of making hay from native grass after seed had been harvested with a combine. Grasses are bluestem, switch, Indian. Mr. Ferguson says this is good quality hay.
Date: October 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion

Photograph of erosion on Enterprise loam 5 to 8% slopes. Showing erosion that occurs when this soil is left bare and unprotected.
Date: October 3, 1957
Creator: Fenning
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History