Contour Farming

Photograph of two parallel terraces with the waterway in the foreground in Weeping Lovegrass that was planted in 1960. Terraces constructed in August, 1961. Soil unit # 7 on the Jack Hull farm. First parallel terraces construcvted in the Love County district. OK-1457-9.
Date: August 16, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shrubs

Photograph of bull nettle and purple nightshade before chemical treatment. Will be sprayed with 2-4-D at a rate of one pint of concentrate per acre. OK-1400-8.
Date: July 30, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of the follow-up on timber spraying. First spraying done in May, 1958. Soils are 6w-D-13. Sandy [?] Site. Before picture of OK-616-1. OK-1400-1.
Date: July 19, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm resides in Jefferson County. OK-1457-3.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a portable spray unit using cluster type spray nozzle. Treating persimmon and ragweed in Midland bermudagrass. Chemical used is 2-4-D, one pint of concentrate per acre. Soil unit # 7. OK-1400-6.
Date: July 30, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm res
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Sites – Breaks in Marietta, Oklahoma

Photograph of a breaks range site in excellent condition. The area is covered in hills and trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “View of breaks range site, excellent condition, will light use. “
Date: August 3, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cut Stream Bank on Highway 77

Photograph of a cut stream bank on highway 77, created in January 1958, with no attempt made to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9."
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newt Chamberlain Showing Size and Height of Disc on Plow

Photograph of "Newt Chamberlain, contractor, standing by plow showing size and height of disc – 48" in diameter." The field that Chamberlains stands in is heavily vegetated.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Clearing Elm for Brush and Mosquito Control

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man in a bulldozer using a special blade to clear elm from land for brush and mosquito control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bulldozer with special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed-second growth elm predominant-special blade designed for mosquito control. Cat. D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County." *Note: the city of Courtney is listed on maps in Love County, not Jefferson County.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Near Marietta and Gully Treatment Planned

Photograph of a gully with water flowing through its center. In order to help heal this gully, the gully treatment plan involves sloping banks, sodding Bermudagrass with fertilizer and legumes, and diverting temporarily the headwater to another gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully treatment planned, sloping banks and sodding to Bermudagrass with fertilizer and legumes. Headwater to be diverted temporarily to another gully."
Date: March 14, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photographic follow-up of OK-1400-6. The chemical control of ragweed and persimmon. One-half pound 2-4-D concentrate used per acre. Soil unit 7. Before photo OK-1400-6.
Date: July 10, 1961
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a view of a principal spillway in operation. Twelve acre lake with 30 acre-feet flood storage. OK-1458-10.
Date: unknown
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of cattle grazing on vetch seeded over Bermuda grass. OK-1704-7.
Date: April 13, 1962
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a view of a principal spillway in operation. Twelve acre lake with 30 acre-feet flood storage. OK-1458-10.
Date: unknown
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

F. A. Shallenberger

Photograph of F. A. Shallenberger in a pasture.
Date: November 7, 1941
Creator: Wolff, S. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Used For Erosion Control on Bottom of Gully

Photograph of the bottom of a gully covered in Bermudagrass to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion Control. Bermudagrass set in bottom of gully controlling erosion. About 100 acres drainage area."
Date: March 14, 1958
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Brushy Area Plowed With 48-inch Disc

Photograph of a brushy field plowed with a 48-inch disc, cut to a depth of 14 to 18 inches, left very little green brush remaining in area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Area of brush plowed with a 48" disc. Cutting to a depth of 14 to 18 in. Very little green brush left after plowing."
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Sites – Breaks in Marietta, Oklahoma

Photograph of a breaks range site in excellent condition. The area is covered in hills and trees. The back of the photograph proclaims, “View of breaks range site, excellent condition, will light use.“
Date: August 3, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Hay Harvesting on Rufus Lynch's Land

Photograph of UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor harvesting Bermudagrass hay. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda grass hay harvest."
Date: July 1970
Creator: Matheny
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Iron Weed Control

Photograph of "Iron weeds in pasture of Dr. Carlock that was treated with 2-4-D amine, 1# per acre."
Date: May 7, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History