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Masonry Arch Drop, Gully Control Terrace Outlet Channel
Photograph of “Masonry arch drop at V-point of two gullies and also serves as drop in terrace outlet disposal system. Man at right is standing in newly build outlet channel. Man at left is standing in gully which will by silted. To be followed with later pictures.” Both men in this picture are UNIDENTIFED.
Date:
November 20, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, R. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plot 186 Range Cover Evaluation In Controlling Soil Splash
Photograph of Plot 186 range cover evaluation in controlling soil splash. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range cover evaluation on plot 186, if sand dropseed on Rolling Red Plains deep heavy upland in poor condition, was 49% effective in controlling soil splash. The ruler inserted beneath the cover shows that 42% of the ground surface is shielded by forage and litter.”
Date:
November 30, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Angleton grass (A. a????latus). King Ranch seed field.
Date:
November 7, 1947
Creator:
Foster, Dean (?)
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of Upper Black Bear watershed, site # 48. Sie # 48 is a multipurpose site. The City of Lucien, OK is going to use water from this site which is being financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) OK-2447-12.
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Calvary watershed; flooding in the residential area of Cordell, OK. This area is downstream from the proposed site [of?] the Calvary Creek watershed. OK-2221-6.
Date:
November 6, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of overflow and seepage of salt water killed vegetation. Erosion resulted from the lack of protective cover. Many installation such as this have gone unchecked for periods of 15 to 20 years creating a big conservation problem. OK-1156-7.
Date:
November 17, 1961
Creator:
Denton, Nolan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a portable irrigation system watering abbruzzi rye on a dam. Detention reservoir # 2. OK-10-345.
Date:
November 17, 1949
Creator:
Sooter, [Matt?]
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the Red Plains Experiment Station, Guthrie, OK. East farm gully control studies. 4 1/2 miles south of Guthrie, OK. Clumps or pedestals of soil held from ending by bluestream grass. OK-6915.
Date:
November 1, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Fred Wunderlich observing his [unclear] that was fertilized, sprayed 6 times and defoliated. Member of the Board of Supervisors. OK-1495-8.
Date:
November 1, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Wildhorse Creek Watershed. Fence line across lower end of emergency spillway. Fred Fortnay is pointing to the bottom wire of a fence. Note depth of soil deposited from the spillway slope. OK-949-4.
Date:
November 18, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Wildhorse Creek Watershed. The front slope of the dam with Fred Fortney. Planted to Bermuda grass, Aug. 5, 1959. Irrigated immediately after planting. OK-949-2.
Date:
November 18, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Roy williams and grandsons in planting of King Ranch bluestem. The oldest grandson Mahlon, then Mark and Mat. Class III Vernon soils. CR [?] deferred grazing. Grass planted on clean seedbed, 1 pound pure live seed per acre. OK-1826-11.
Date:
November 2, 1962
Creator:
Coleman, Chester C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of plot # 51, Red Plains Experiment Station. Of a uniform nursery plots showing complete cover of Bouteloua filliformia (T. 3111) with 19 plants per square foot. Other plots of this succession are comparable. No crabgrass in the plot. Erosion of 1 to 2%. OK-8319.
Date:
November 6, 1941
Creator:
Wolff, S. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plaques and Awards
Photograph of Winona Cavett, clerk, receiving the Outstanding Performance Award certificate from Bob Day, Engineering Specialist. Lawton Soil Conservation Service Field Office. OK-4957-12.
Date:
November 8, 1972
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Charles Kuntz, Soil Conservation technician, receiving the Outstanding Performance Award certificate from Bob Day, Engineering Specialist. OK-4957-13.
Date:
November 8, 1972
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Claud Leonard (left), Work Unit Conservationist, Rush Springs, OK, and Howard Nix, combine operator, examining some of the native bluestem mixture harvested from this area. 1500 pounds of seed were harvested from approximately 35 acres. OK-190-2.
Date:
November 4, 1955
Creator:
Martin, J. Vernon
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a seed harvest. A district employee is turning grass seed as part of the curing process. This area is located beneath the grandstand at the City Park and one of the many such areas leased by the District for this purpose. OK-575-6.
Date:
November 1, 1957
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a seed harvest. District employee cleaning switchgrass seed in a District warehouse. Also shown is part of the many thousands of pounds of switchgrass already cleaned and sacked ready for distribution. OK-575-2.
Date:
November 1, 1957
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Densely Forested Area Planted on Spoils Banks
Photograph of a densely forested area consisting of black locust, red juniper (cedar), cottonwood, and hackberry volunteered trees planted on spoils banks. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Spoils banks dug in 1944 and planted to black locust and red juniper (cedar) trees in 1947 by H. C. Skidmore, district cooperator. Besides the planted locust and cedar, cottonwood, and hackberry volunteered in this picture. Crows, songbirds and squirrel (Fox and Grey) nest in this planting. 6000 trees were planted.”
Date:
November 15, 1955
Creator:
Hurd & Moreland
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a grass root study. Indiangrass showing results of: A--no use; B--proper use; and C--over use, on root growth and density. Cross referenced with OK-1349-6.
Date:
November 2, 1961
Creator:
Trissell, Alvie
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of 4 1/2 acres of Madrid sweet clover, planted on the contour on May 26, 1945, at the rate of two pounds per acre. Clover has been grassed and an electric fence separates it from the adjacent cultivated field. TX. 1015.
Date:
November 28, 1945
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass. Claude Gilbert stands by a stack of weeping lovegrass hay. 700 bales cut this year off a 14 acre field. Yield is 1 1/2 tons per acre. Gilbert fertilizer his weeping lovegrass with 100 pounds of a 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in the spring of each year. A Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1952. Gilbert is sold on weeping lovegrass and has needed 80 acres of his eroded cropland to lovegrass. OK-401-8.
Date:
November 8, 1956
Creator:
Keathley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Weeping lovegrass. Claude Gilbert in a field of weeping lovegrass that was mowed once this year making 1 1/2 tons of hay per acre. Mowed twice in 1955 and yielding 100 ounds of seed per acre which was sold for 65 cents per pound. Gilbert fertilizes his weeping lovegrass with 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre each spring. Soil Conservation Service program started on this farm in 1952. OK-401-9.
Date:
November 8, 1956
Creator:
Keathley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle
Photograph of Claude Gilbert's cattle.
Date:
November 8, 1956
Creator:
Keathley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History