Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of range and brush control. Shows improvement of range after deferred grazing and mesquite treatment. Live mesquite on the left was missed by the airplane going over highlines. Curtis Willsie is a participant of the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-983-2.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Elk Creek Watershed. The bridge on Elk Creek at the southeast corner of Willard King farm east of Carter, south of the S1/2-Sec. 25-8-21. The water was one half mile wide at the time this photograph was made. The rainfall was 4 inches. OK-2450-8.
Date: October 18, 1965
Creator: Frie, Jimmie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a drawdown pipe and drain valve in an irrigation resevoir constructed under the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1712-2.
Date: March 16, 1962
Creator: Nelson, Paul L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a valve and entrance pipe installed in a dam built as an irrigation reservoir under the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1712-3.
Date: March 16, 1962
Creator: Nelson, Paul L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shinnery Oak Spraying Aftermath on the Beutler Bros Ranch

Photograph of Jake Beutler, Lynn Beutler, and Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shinnery oak that has been killed by spraying on the Beutler Bros Ranch. A herd of cattle is directly behind the men. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Jake Beutler, 2. Lynn Beutler, 3. Jack Bohl, WUC. The back of the photograph proclaims, "L to R Jake, Lynn Beutler, Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shiner oak that has been killed by spraying."
Date: November 15, 1966
Creator: Allen, W. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Brahma Bull on the Beutler Brothers Ranch

Photograph of a branded Brahma bull on the Beutler Brother’s Ranch.
Date: November 15, 1966
Creator: Allen, W. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Brahma Bulls on the Beutler Brothers Ranch

Photograph of a small herd of brahma bulls on the Beutler Brothers Ranch.
Date: November 15, 1966
Creator: Allen, W. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beutler Brothers Ranch Grassland Conservation Via Diversion Ditches & Protected Land

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men examining the diversion ditches and protected land on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Diversion ditches & protected land."
Date: November 15, 1966
Creator: Allen, W. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Range and brush control. Paul Nelson, of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), with Wayne Willsie observing the improvement of range after deferred grazing and mesquite treatment. Live mesquite on the left was missed by the airplane going over the highline. Willsie is a participant in the Great Plains Conservation Program (GPCP). OK-1006-2-A.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of one of the farm ponds with little bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass, side oats grama, sand and love grass plants. Cotton hulls were spread over them[?] at the time of seeding in the winter of 1958 - 1959. This unit is a part of the Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-982-4[?].
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of range grass. Great Plains Conservation Project [Much of text too faded].
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Watershed Near Fields]

Photograph of Alfalfa (remaining text too faded)
Date: October 11, 1968
Creator: Duke, Gerald
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Drilling Vetch Cover Crop in Cotton

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a John Deere tractor and has a drill with fenders attached sowing rye cover crop in cotton. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Drill with fenders attached for sowing rye cover crop in cotton."
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drill With Fenders Attached for Sowing Rye Cover Crops in Cotton

Photograph of a close up shot of a "Drill with fenders attached for sowing rye cover crops in cotton."
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Sample Evaluation from Two Different Areas

Photograph of "Two samples of a soil showing the deterioration that [took] place if the cropping system consists mainly of soil-depleting crops. The soil on the left has been used to grow soil-depleting crops year after year over a long period of time. The sample on the right was taken from an area where the soil has been rotated with soil improving crops part of the time."
Date: August 2, 1967
Creator: Frie, J. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beutler Brothers Ranch Grassland Conservation

Photograph of Lynn Beutler and a gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lynn Beutler and gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project."
Date: November 15, 1966
Creator: Allen, W. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History