Concentric-ring Inflitrometer Used at Experiment Station at Cherokee

Photograph of concedntric-ring infiltrometer used on the experiment station at Cherokee, Okla. It was developed by Maurice B. Cox, Agricultural Engineer, working in cooperation with Louis E. Derr, and W. Elmo Baumann, Soil Sceintist. The water level in the rings are maintained at equal depth with the float chambers from discarded automobilt carbureators. The rate of inflitration is recored by a reconnaissance type recording rain gage as the water for the inner ring is siphoned from the filled gage bucket. Louis E. Derr, Soil Scientist, observing the equipment in operation. The barrel on the stand at the left holds approximately 20 gallons of water for the outer ring supply
Date: 1951-09-XX
Creator: Cox, Maurice B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

H. L. Clark

Photograph of H. L. Clark, soil scientist from Thibodaux, LA, examining old seed heads.
Date: September 15, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a concentric ring infiltrometer used on the experiment station at Cherokee, Oklahoma. It was developed by Maurice B. Cox, Agricultural Engineer, working in cooperation with Louis E. Darr and W. Elmo Baumann, soil scientists. The water level in the rings are maintained at equal depth with the float chambers made from discarded automobile carburetors. The rate of infiltration is recorded by a reconnaissance of the filled gage bucket. Louis E. Darr, soil scientist, observing the equipment in operation. The barrel on the stand at the left holds approximately 20 gallons of water for the outer ring supply. 10-606.
Date: September 1951
Creator: Cox, Maurice B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Concentric-Ring Infiltrometer

Photograph of a Concentric-ring infiltrometer located at the Wheatland Conservation Experiment station located at Cherokee, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Concentric-ring infiltrometer used on Experiment Station at Cherokee, Oklahoma. It was developed by Maurice B. Cox, Agri. Eng., working in cooperation with Louis E. Derr and W. Elmo Baumann, Soil Scientists. The water level in the rings are maintained at equal depth with the float chambers from discarded automobile carburetors. The rate of infiltration is recorded by a reconnaissance type recording rain gage as the water for the inner ring is siphoned from the filled rain gage bucket. Under field operation the rain gage should be closed to prevent wind movement from affecting the record on the chart. The barrel on the stand at the left holds approximately 20 gallons of water for the outer ring supply."
Date: September 1951
Creator: Cox, Maurice B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

J. M. Teeter Pasture and Cattle

Photograph of J. M Teeter showing Jim Wyman, SCS, his irrigated pasture consisting of fescue orchardgrass, smooth brome, perennial ryegrass, and ladino clover. A larger herd of cattle is directly behind them. The photograph does not indicate left to right position of Teeter or Wyman. The back of the photograph proclaims, "J. M Teeter showing Jim Wyman, SCS, his irrigated pasture of fescue orchardgrass, smooth brome, perennial ryegrass, and ladino clover. The 8.6 acres were seeded in fall of 1949, then divided into 8 plots, each grazed 1 to 3 days and then rested 15 to 25 days. Pasture fertilized in early spring with 200# 16-20-0 and top dressed in summer with 100# ammonium nitrate. This has enabled Teeter to carry 25 head cows & calves during the summer."
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Concentric-Ring Infiltrometer

Photograph of a Concentric-ring infiltrometer located at the Wheatland Conservation Experiment station located at Cherokee, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Concentric-ring infiltrometer used on the Experiment station at Cherokee, Oklahoma. The rings are made of 14 gage iron. The strips are 8 inches wide. The diameter of the outer rings are 20 inches and that for the inner ring is 8 inches. An eight-inch center ring was used because the rain gage was standardized on an eight-inch top. A float chamber is placed in each of the center and inner rigns [sic] to maintain a uniform depth of water."
Date: September 1951
Creator: Cox, Maurice B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History