[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0474]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Cordell samples a glass of the water which she brought from her well on her farm near Durham."
Date: January 19, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Government Tract 120 Grassy Field

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man kneeling in a field of native grasses. This particular field consists of little bluestem, sideoats, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The text on the back of the photograph proclaims, "Three year old planting (seeded in cane cover crop in spring of 1943) of native grasses. Six row mixture of little bluestem, side oats [sic], and blue grama and one row of sand lovegrass. Has not been utilized but could be slightly grazed. Will be grazed in 1946. Field formerly was in cultivation."
Date: August 27, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Class V land (due to high water table). Rolling Red Plains. Sedge cover is utilized for grazing and hay. Bottom land soil. OK-9124.
Date: August 29, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of horses grazing on revegetated Class VII land, planted in 1942 with a mixture of side-oats, blue end hairy grass, bluestem and weeping love-grass. Mr. [unclear] is a district Supervisor. OK-9186.
Date: August 29, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stocked Pond

Photograph of rancher J.E. Time (right) shows Fred Whittington, Soil Conservation Service Technician, one of the 16 ponds on his ranch. This one was stocked with fish in the fall of 1944.
Date: August 26, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Flood

Photograph of Washita River, north of Hammon, Oklahoma, where the Wshita River crosses a railroad. This photo ws taken at 5:15 pm. Note water coming through railroad fill. Also note crest of storm has already passed fill and damage has been done to the railroad.
Date: April 30, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Class VII Land Use Capability

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED person showing the formation of a gully or ravine on Class VII land with a soil 20, and 2% slope somewhere in Roger Mills County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Land use capability Class VII. Soil 20, 2% slope. Rolling Red Plains. Retired from cultivation and reseeded to sideoats, hairy and blue grama, bluestem, weeping lovegrass. Seeded 1941."
Date: August 29, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

U. S. Government Tract 184 Revegetation of Range Land

Photograph of revegetation of rangeland on U. S. Government Tract 184. An UNIDENTIFED man kneels in a field of two year old Bluestem and blue grama grasses planted in 1944. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Revegetation of range land. Two year old planting of bluestem and blue grama grasses. Planted spring of 1944."
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History