Windbreak

Photograph of a windbreqak and post lot of Black Locust trees planted in 1937. Trees have been cultivated and have attained an excellent growth. Owner first cooperated with the Checotah Camp who furnished labor to set out the trees and he is now a cooperator and member of the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of unloading Atlas Sargo as cut with a silage cutter into the trench silo of approximately 150 tons of capacity. Silo possesses a stone floor. OK-8253.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grazing cows; range improvement. Pasture has been mowed regularly for weed control and protected from fire. Sale of steers from this pasture has averaged a return of $21.88 per acre in 1939 and $24.00 per acre in 1940. OK-8250.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a mesquite eradication studies program on the Jay Taylor ranch showing a sparse stand of mesquite, with good blue grama grass. Dead limbs of mesquite may be seen. Notice the two automobiles on the trail. Section 28. TX-1690.
Date: September 16, 1941
Creator: Caird, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully

Photograph of a 40 foot deep gully on A. Grossman's land.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Angus Cattle

Photograph of angus cattle.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sam C. Lumplin

Photograph of Sam C. Lumplin examining black locust on the corn crops.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Diversion Terrace

Photograph of a diversion terrace on Clapp Morgan Mort. Company land.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Culbertson-Hansbro Ranch Sheep Herd

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on the Culbertson-Hansbro Ranch surrounded by a flock of sheep. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Portion of herd of sheep that graze on Bermuda pastures on Culbertson-Hansbro Ranch and help in weed control."
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of a roadside ditch that has been resectioned and sodded to Bermuda in 1938 for stabilization of erosion.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of crop rotation, terracing and contour cultivation. The terrace was built in 1940. Two rows of sorghum, one row of peas, and cotton on the left. Cotton will average ¾ of bale per acre and the cooperator says he would not have made more than ½ bale per acre without the terraces. Mr. C. H. Lewis is picking peas between corn rows. OK-8261.
Date: September 26, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of a new channel type terrace constructed with two Fresno scrapers and two teams (2 drivers and 2 dumpers). The terrace is 200 feet long constructed in 18 hours by the owner. Excess run off is carried into a natural drain. OK-8226.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E. J. Kloeckler

Photograph of E. J. Kloeckler with one of his sheep.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton Harvest

Photograph of workers picking cotton on J. W. Long's farm.
Date: September 27, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Angus Cattle

Photograph of Boyd Hansbro in front of his angus cattle.
Date: September 25, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle

Photograph of some of W. H. Septer's cattle.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

W. H. Septer

Photograph of W. H. Septer standing in burned pasture.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rolling and Watering Ensilage in Trench Silo

Photograph of rolling and watering ensilage in a trench silo. 200 ton trench silo laid out by Morrin CCC Camp.
Date: September 23, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History