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Cotton Field Enclosed in Effective Windbreaks on Frank Babeck's Farm

Photograph of John Logan, Farm Forester, and his dog kneeling in a forty-acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks on Frank Babeck's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Forty-Acre cotton field enclosed by effective windbreaks. This is on the Frank Babeck farm 3 miles East of Willow, Okla. John Logan, Farm Forester, is the man in the picture.”
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Towns and Cities of Oklahoma

Photograph of the city Stilwell, OK. OK-1606-8.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Karl Goebbel inspects his White Dutch clover as cattle graze this improved pasture. This is Crowley silt loam, lighter and more porous than the soil of the Joe Zambreaher [?] from Abbeville, LA. Each farm is typical at its class of soil. In addition to some fertilizer treatment given Zambreaher's improved pastures. Lime was added here becasue the soil was deficient in calcium and magnesium, the limestone used being half calcium and half magnesium, as explained by Rufus K. Walker, Rice Experiment Station. See LA-61-459 and LA-61-461.
Date: April 27, 1948
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lee Plumley

Photograph of Lee Plumley examining blue grama.
Date: August 27, 1948
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermuda Grass Pasture

Photograph of a Bermuda grass pasture.
Date: October 27, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two UNIDENTIFED Men Standing in A Outlet Sodded to Bermuda

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men standing in an outlet constructed with a blade in 1948. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Outlet constructed with blade in 1948 – cost $40.00. Sodded to Bermuda in spring of 1949. Used 140 lbs. 5-10-5. Plowed under roots with 2-bottom plow, 4 inches deep. Will terrace when wheat is off.”
Date: April 27, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wrecked Crop Spraying Plane

Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFED people at the site of a wrecked crop-spraying plane after it hit a REA line when spraying crops with parathion. A US Army helicopter is on the left side of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Crop spraying plane failed to see REA line while spraying wheat with Parathion. Army Helicopter from Ft. Sill saw crash, picked pilot up, gave first aid and took him to the station hospital at Ft. Sill. Pilot not seriously injured.”
Date: March 27, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Pat
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management [?].

Photograph of bank erosion on Cold Water Creek, with heavy damage to farmstead imminent. The edge of the bank is 500 feet from the house shown in the photo. OK-370.
Date: March 27, 1939
Creator: Haines, R. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shrubs

Photograph of sumac in a hay meadow. Food and shelter for wildfires. OK-1406-10.
Date: July 27, 1961
Creator: Chance, Ward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a Finn mulching machine demonstration. A Finn Hydroseeder in operation. The nozzle tower permits accurate spreading of mixture, 360 degree swing with a 90 degree vertical travel, carrying a distance of approximate 100 feet. Seed and fertilizer were mixed with water in the agitator tank. Alvan M. Clements, Area Conservationist, Clinton, OK, operator. OK-215-9.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manufacturing and factories

Photograph of a cannery located in Stilwell, OK. OK-1607-2.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manufacturing and factories

Photograph of a cannery located in Stilwell, OK. OK-1607-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manufacturing and factories

Photograph of a cannery located in Stilwell, OK. OK-1607-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Lawrence Winn in his 3-year old planting of Black Locust trees for a post lot and erosion control. OK-1519-3.
Date: December 27, 1961
Creator: Smith, Bob J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Towns and Cities of Oklahoma

Photograph of the city of Stilwell, OK. OK-1606-11.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a Finn mulching machine demonstration. A Finn Klodbuster consisting of a series of chains with picks, which revolve on swivels as it is being pulled. A variable weighed slope wheel keeps the chain at an approximately right angle to the towing vehicle on slopes 3:1 and steeper. Here the Klodbuster is being used to spike or tie down a straw mulch. The unit should be long enough to cover the area with one through, to avoid leaving a deep track on the dam made by the wheel at the end of the chain. OK-215-3.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a Finn mulching machine demonstration. A Finn mulch spreader applying mulch at the rate of one ton per acre, following initial seedbed preparation. The feed chute is adjustable to load heights for bales material. The mulch is spread by a 24 inch centrifugal fan powered by a 36-HP motor, at 2200 rpm. Discharge head has a 360 degree horizontal swing and a 75 degree vertical swing. The operator is fred Whittington, Range Conversationist, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Elk City, Oklahoma. OK-214-4.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of erosion in a field from crest of hill down. Storm of May 25, 1959. OK-868-2.
Date: May 27, 1959
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of engineering. Pump installation. This is the pump that puts water into the pipeline installed as part of the Great Plains Program by Floyd Tate, left. Ervin Orr, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician also in the photo. OK-1789-5.
Date: August 27, 1962
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a crew stapling mulchnet in place on Site # 32 of Big Wewoka Creek. OK-1319-10.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Blan, K. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a denuded area being planted to native grasses. Henry Mickles is doing the broadcasting. OK-1319-8.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Blan, K. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a mulchnet applied on North end of a critical area. From a series of pictures. OK-1319-11.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Davis, T. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Ernest Hill inspecting the netting job on Site # 32 [Big Wewoka Creek]. Mulchnet material is staked over this mulch of hay. OK-1319-9.
Date: April 27, 1961
Creator: Blan, K. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Greer County Soil Conservation District Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of a concentration of field and farmstead windbreaks in the Northern portion of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photo proclaims, "A concentration of field and farmstead windbreaks in the Northern portion of the Greer County Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. This is an unusually good observational area as windbreaks of all types are present. Note the lack of continuity in the single row plantings – a constant characteristic of such belts in limited rainfall zones."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History