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Herefords Grazing Weeping Lovegrass
Photograph of “Herefords grazing weeping lovegrass on a 5 year old seeding.”
Date:
March 6, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edgerock Range Site
Photograph of an "Edgerock range site" 10 miles west of Apache, Oklahoma.
Date:
July 21, 1967
Creator:
Moffatt, H. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Protected by Levee
Photograph of land protection via levee ½ miles east of Binger and looking south from a highway bridge on highway 152 on Curtis Opitz’s land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking south from highway bridge on highway 152 east of Binger, Oklahoma [sic]. The field on the right is protected by a levee. This field was of little use due to overflows before the levee was constructed.”
Date:
March 20, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Retired Cultivated Field
Photograph of the proper land use of a retired cultivated field. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Planting of bluestem grass on a retired cultivated field. Old terraces are still noticeable in the field. This land is highly erodible and should be farmed with protective measures.”
Date:
March 20, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Sedimentation Damage
Photograph of sediment damage that has caused land to go from cultivable to willows along Sugar Creek and highway 281. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Looking east from bridge on highway 281 showing sediment damage that has caused land along Sugar Creek to go from cultivation to willows.”
Date:
March 20, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Main Channel
Photograph of the main channel of Sugar Creek south of Gracemont. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Main channel of Sugar Creek which crosses Highway 281, south of Gracemont, Oklahoma. This land was Class I and is now useless because it is covered with silt, Bermudagrass and willows. It needs protection from floodwaters to be made to produce at its maximum.”
Date:
March 20, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Combining Cheyenne Indian Grass
Photograph of combining Cheyenne Indiangrass seed.Seeded in 1958. Seed for this planting furnished by Plant Material Center.
Date:
September 18, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
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
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a grass root study. Woodward Sand Bluestem, Indiangrass and Caddo switchgrass. Showing the results of : A.) No use; B.) Proper use; 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
Washed Out Bridge on Highway 281 and White Bread Creek
Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED child standing in front of a washed out remains of a bridge on White Bread Creek and Highway 281 after an 8-inch rain on May 17, 1949. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Bridge on White Bread Creek washed out by 8-inch rain May 17, 1949. Water overflowed read 4 feet deep. See Okla-10-041 and Okla-10-042.”
Date:
May 18, 1949
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
U. S. Highway 281 Debris Under Bridge
Photograph of G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under a U. S. Highway 281 bridge near Hinton. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Close up of U. S. Highway 281 bridge shown in Okla-9570. G. C. Gardner, Jr., Soil Conservation Service technician, points to debris piling up under bridge. Note narrow space between bridge floor & silt accumulation. “
Date:
April 15, 1948
Creator:
Fox, Lester C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood prevention structure. Mulching and grass seeding operation on a flood prevention structure built by a private contractor. The dam and spillway are established to permanent grasses to prevent erosion and to protect the structure. Charles Terrent, Soil Conservation Service (SCS), Hinton, OK, in the picture, serving as inspector. This is site # 4, Cobb creek on the Washita River. OK-679-10.
Date:
April 23, 1958
Creator:
Keathley, M. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of an erosion control dam. Active gully in the background will be stabilized by the erosion control dam and kept from entering Class I, II and III land. 12 inch Hel-Cor pipe used for the main spill. 380 DA with 4 surface acres and 12 acre-feet of the flood pool. Frank Heldermon and Baker Eeds in the picture. OK-1451-5.
Date:
September 13, 1961
Creator:
Tarrant, C. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of waershed structure showing wave action damage. Button bush has been planted on the front slope. OK-4238-6.
Date:
July 14, 1971
Creator:
Salisbury, Russell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph, Upper Washita watershed, watershed structure that has been overgrazed. OK-4238-4.
Date:
July 14, 1971
Creator:
Salisbury, Russell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of upland alfalfa field. Roland Mindeman is looking over an excellent stand of alfalfa on upland which is used in his crop rotation. He says it is the best soil builder he has found for his farm. It has really improved the fertility of his land. OK-1430-4.
Date:
August 16, 1961
Creator:
Smith, Bob J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of deferred native pasture. Native grass pasture east of the house. Grass was grazed into the ground. This is how how it looks after grazing was deferred for one year. A new pond in the background. OK-1430-2.
Date:
August 16, 1961
Creator:
Smith, Bob J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of Catalpa trees. Leroy Mindeman observes new Catalpa plantings made this year in a gully after it was pushed in. There is no sign of the gully and trees are making excellent growth. OK-1430-1.
Date:
August 16, 1961
Creator:
Smith, Bob J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of Stubble Mulching. Melva Rose Kimble (4-H) and her brother, Woody, (FFA--Future Farmers of America), get tips from Guy Schroder in preparation for Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, OK, August 15 - 16, 1961. The sweep machine, a necessary type of equipment for stubble mulch tillage, is manufactured at the LeRoy Kimble Machine Shop in Hydro, OK. OK-1384-9.
Date:
July 9, 1961
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of planting trees on Area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. OK-1226-2.
Date:
January 18, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of the conservation farmer of the week: Alton Mindeman observes his heavy growth of weeping lovegrass. OK-1450-1.
Date:
August 21, 1961
Creator:
Smith, Bob J.
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
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Crop rotation. Curtis Optiz is harvesting maize which followed vetch and rye with fertilizer added. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. OK-1474-11.
Date:
October 20, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History