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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
Irrigation, Transcrete Pipe
Photograph of Transcrete pipe being laid for irrigation on bottomland soil unit 9. Gated pipe will be used from risers on 660' runs.
Date:
July 15, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulching
Photograph of SCS Technician B.P. Prickett examining stubble mulch tillage. First time over with 32" sweeps-4" deep. Before 3" rain. No runoff here from rain. Adjoining cotton field washed considerably.
Date:
July 6, 1961
Creator:
Bogard, J. R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grazing on Skyline
Photograph of Buffalo on skyline and slope grazing on Hilly range site in excellent condition.
Date:
May 12, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Grazing on Loamy Prairie
Photograph of Range sites, Loamy Prairie. Buffalo grazing on an area of Loamy Prairie range site in excellent condition. Moderate use as it appears in the spring season.
Date:
May 11, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Successful Drainage of Wet Areas
Photograph of a low must be present to successfully drain wet areas. This drain is well constructed but there is not a suitable outlet area. When Cache Creek drainage project under Public Law 566 is completed, a suitable outlet will be available. SCS Technician responsibilities of PL-566.
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grader Making Final Grade
Photograph of a grader putting final grade on main ditch of drainage system as staked by SCS technicians.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a dentention reservoir. Recently completed detention reservoir Site # 9 of Little Wewoka Creek impounding 34 surface acres of permanent water. Excellent cover of vegetation and good clear water. To be stocked with fish in the near future. OK-1484-7.
Date:
October 19, 1961
Creator:
Davis, T. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of Watershed--Washita, OK. Completed in 1960. The lake is now at the permanent water level. It is stocked with fish. Structure has an excellent cover with Bermuda grass. OK-1346-5.
Date:
May 24, 1961
Creator:
Leonard, Claude M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shrubs
Photograph of the Arkansas River bottom cotton stalk closeup. More than 100 boles made on this stalk. Crop rotation, soil building crops and fertilizer tell the story. mGood management by the farm boss pays on cotton as well as grass. OK-1482-4.
Date:
October 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a severly eroded area on the Sandy Creek watershed. OK-1505-9.
Date:
December 18, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Towns and Cities of Oklahoma
Photograph of the city of Stilwell, OK, from the Davis Mountains. OK-1606-1.
Date:
October 7, 1961
Creator:
Warth, Peter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood prevention. The Washita River, Wildhorse Creek. Site # 24 on the left; Site # 23 on the right. Clear creek Lake can be seen in the background. Sites 23, 24 and 25 protect the lake as it is used for the municipal water supply by the city of Duncan. OK-1391-8.
Date:
July 29, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
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
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the principal spillway, Site # 26, Cavalry Creek. View of the permanent pool area afte the water has drawn down from the flood after an 8 inch rain occurred above this site on August 19, 1961. OK-1438-11.
Date:
August 28, 1961
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
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
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a residential areas were hard hit by flood waters of Mountain Creek. Water stood 8 feet deep around these houses. Land treatment and structural measures to be installed on Caston and Mountain Creek to prevent flooding of agricultural land will help the city residents too. OK-1341-3.
Date:
May 22, 1961
Creator:
McCollum, W. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loyes Cook
Photograph of Loyes Cook fertilizing lovegrass.
Date:
March 14, 1961
Creator:
Leonard, Claude M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flood Prevention on John Morgan Farm Near Washita River and Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of an aerial shot of John Morgan’s farm and surrounding area near Wildhorse Creek & Washita River below Site No. 16. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood Prevention – Washita River Wildhorse Creek. Bottomland leveled for irrigation below Site No. 16. Land will be watered from the sediment pool of the structure.”
Date:
July 29, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Telephone Cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employees laying a cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Southwestern Bell Telephone Company laying a telephone cable across Site 16 Wildhorse Creek. Cable is layed [sic] to about 36” deep but was raised to about 12” deep to cross the dam and forebay of the spillway. Being able to cross this structure saved the company several thousand dollars by being able to take this short cut.”
Date:
1961~
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Shot of Soil Erosion
Photograph of an aerial shot of soil erosion of Windthorst-Stephenville soils, sand savannah range site, Pulaski soils and loamy bottomland range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Soils-Erosion. Gullied are of Windthorst-Stephenville soils. Eroded sand savannah range site. Small area of bottomland in lower right corner is Pulaski soils and loamy bottomland range site.”
Date:
December 18, 1961
Creator:
Fry, Chester
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
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of improper management of Lovegrass. With W.C. Stewart, District Cooperator. Cattle grazing five year old stand of Weeping Lovegrass. The Lovegrass needs to be shredded for more uniform grazing. Cattle are grazing areas where the grass has been kept short, showing the nedd for shredding the old strands of Lovegrass. OK-1292-4.
Date:
March 15, 1961
Creator:
Leonard, Claude M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Caves & Speleology
Photograph looking out of the Cave Springs caves. OK-1460-5.
Date:
September 25, 1961
Creator:
Warth, Peter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History