Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of plowing on unidentified land.
Date: April 20, 1976
Creator: Payne, HoustIn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of plowing on unidentified land.
Date: April 20, 1976
Creator: Payne, HoustIn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of an unidentified man working with horse-drawing seeding or fertilizing equipment.
Date: April 20, 1976
Creator: Payne, HoustIn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tree Injector

Photograph of Bob Heidlage showing how to use a tree injector
Date: March 20, 1973
Creator: Layman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology

Photograph of a McClain County CD stocking Maysville Municipal Reservoir with channel catfish.
Date: October 20, 1972
Creator: Meinders, Hadley C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Growth Progress

Photograph of Don Donahoo, DC and Norman Smola, Forester examining the growth progress of a yourng pine planted to re-forest an area is noted. This is a one year growth on seedling secured from the State Forestry nursery.
Date: March 20, 1972
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Growth Progress

Photograph of Don Donahoo, DC and Norman Smola, Forester, observing the growth progress of a young pine planted to re-forest an area is noted. This is a one year growth on seedling secured from the State Forestry nursery.
Date: March 20, 1972
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a woodland area owned by J.F. Polome in Mayes County. Wildlife is a part of the ecosystem of timber growing. This tree can serve as a den or escape cover for certain types of wildlife. It can also serve as a food source for other types of wildlife. OK-4624-2
Date: March 20, 1972
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Shaping

Photograph of Lindell Duncan checking out gully shaping on th3e C.L. Satterwhite farm.
Date: May 20, 1970
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Concrete Irrigation Ditch

Photograph of a concrete irrigation ditch used for flood irrigation.
Date: May 20, 1968
Creator: Mathiews, Jerry W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of midland Bermudagrass being baled. Made about 20-25 bales of hay per acre at same time cattle was grazing it. OK-2851-9.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of cattle grazing Midland Bermudagrass in field where hay is being baled. OK-2851-14.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph of cattle grazing Midland Bermudagrass in field where hay is being baled. OK-2851-11.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture

Photograph of Foy Hendrix (right), WUC, Fairview, and Jack R. Foster, member, Board of Supervisors, Major County SWDC, looking at stack of lovegrass hay baled this year by Mr. Foster. Mr. Foster's first cutting of hay on all his lovegrass has amounted to 10,000 bales.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture

Photograph of Foy Hendrix, WUC, (left), Fairview, and Jack R. Foster, member, Board of Supervisors, Major County SWDC, discussing Great Plains Conservation Program contract Mr. Foster has out on his farm. Background shows recently mowed 80-acre field of irrigated lovegrass.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Croon, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture

Photograph of Roy Hendrix (left), WUC, Fairview and Jack R. Foster, member, Board of Supervisors, Major County SWDC, discussing Great Plains Conservation Program contract Mr. Foster has on his farm. Background shows recently mowed 80-acre field of irrigated lovegrass.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture

Photograph of Foy Hendrix, WUC, (left), Fairview, and Jack R. Foster, member, Board of Supervisors, Major County SWDC, checking rainfall amounts, irrigation rates, fertilizer rates and yeilds from 80 fields of irrigated lovegrass.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Croon, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermudagrass Sprig Harvesting Machine

Photograph of a Bermudagrass sprig harvesting machine woned and operated by the Major County SCD No. 64. This method saves time and assures an ample supply of fresh roots for planting operations.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Brush Undercutter

Photograph of a V-shaped cutting blade of a root plow which is drawn laterally though the soil 12 to 18 inches deep. This operation cuts stumps and roots and floats them to the surface with fins attached to the cutting blade, which prevents resprouting.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a V-shaped cutting blade of a root plow which is drawn laterally through the soil 12 to 18 inches deep. This operation cuts stumps and roots and floats them to the surface with fins attached to the cutting blade, which prevents resprouting. OK-2524-16.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of an undercutting operation following a bulldozer. This operation reduces sprouting and aids seedbed preparation for pasture planting. The equipment is owned and operated by Leo Warner. OK-2524-15.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Warner, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Hayland Planting

Photograph of loading bermudagrass spriggs from covered supply truck into two 2-row sprigging machines with hitch for planting four rwos at a time. Plantng machine woned and operated by the Major County SWDC. On left, opertors; center, Jack Boatwright, District Manager; right, Foy Hendrix, WUC.
Date: April 20, 1966
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Treatment

Photograph of Herbert Matlock, Murray County S&WCD cooperator, plants Bermudagrass under his pecan grove near Davis, Okla. The area is protected from being flooded by four watershed structures on the Kickapoo Sandy Creek of the Wachita Watershed. He sold $7,000 worth of pecans off of 90 acres this year.
Date: April 20, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seeding Vetch and Rye

Photograph of seeding vetch and rye with pasture dream in excellent stand of bermudagrass.
Date: September 20, 1962
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History