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Old Choctaw Agency Building

Photograph of the old Choctaw Agency building in Skullyville, OK in Oct. 1938, before it burned down in Oct. 1939. The building was completed in 1832.
Date: October 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1009.0162]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Football coach-Cameron Aggies"
Date: October 8, 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1134.0545]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "CHAPLAIN IS TAGGED with the new license plate of Highway patrol chaplain."
Date: October 19, 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1393.0096]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: October 2, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1393.0097]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Charles, L. Ward and wife Mary pulled up stakes in Durant almost three weeks ago and came to Washington, where he went to work for Rep. Carl Albert of McAlester."
Date: October 2, 1953
Creator: Lucas, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0350.0332]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bank fishing in Wister lake gains in popularity, summer and winter."
Date: October 21, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Draining Water Using Dynamite

Photograph of the upper end of dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dynamited Ditch for Drainage

Photograph of the upper end of a dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dynamited Ditch ibn Minehart Slough

Photograph of a dynamited ditch in Minehart Slough. Only feasible means of opening ditch in this low, wet area to drain water and dry the area out.
Date: October 6, 1959
Creator: McClung, Forrest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0366.0003]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "G. E. Evans, Supt. of Poteau Schools"
Date: October 22, 1959
Creator: Cobb, Richard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1418.0435]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "This is a Poteau landmark was a dream come true."
Date: October 30, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Combining Soybeans

Photograph of combining soybeans on Arkansas river bottom soil. Such heavy soils often need drainage. SCS technicians stake drainage where needed on lands of district cooperators. These beans will make 40 bushels per acre.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a combine harvester. Combining soybeans on Arkansas River bottom soil. Such heavy soils often need drainage . Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians stake drainage where needed on lands of district cooperators. These beans will produce 40 bushels per acre. OK-1482-6.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Le Flore County Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] equipment being used by a cooperator to put 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and small grain in Bermuda grass sod. Pasture is ideal. Sod drill is designed to put seed and fertilizer in the ground in sod in one operation. Works with excellent results on medium-textured permeable soils. OK-1480-10.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the excellent condition of a native grass meadow. Note seed heads and amount of regrowth held in hand of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Lemeul Ball. This is the proper use on a native bay meadow. The regrowth is necessary in order to maintain vigor of the stand. OK-1482-8.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Costner, Andrew
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of meadow. Proper meadow maintennace will result in regrowth such as this being examined by Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Andrew Costner. The native grass has sufficient regrowth to regain vigor and make seed to be used elsewhere. If top growth is a problem for next year's crop, SCS technicians recommend cutting dead growth in late winter with a rotary mower. This puts mulch on the ground and aids to keep soil and moisture losses low. OK-1482-10.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
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

Angus Cows and Calves on Pasture

Photograph of Angus cows and calves on fescue and ladino clover pasture. Note growth on area not baled. Also note growth on area baled in spring for hay.
Date: October 18, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of conservation of soil and water by planting Bermuda grass and clovers is a requirement on many formerly cropped areas. Soil and water Conservation District [SWCD] Supervisor Dick Allen shows Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Tom Curtis the quality hay harvested from such cover. Hay can be sold for cash or fed to Allen's livestock. OK-1492-2.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of feeder yearlings on succulent barley pasture. This cooperator with the LeFlore County Soil & Water Conservation District [S&WCD] uses Soil Conservation Service [SCS] techinal help on the drainage layout. The program calls for plenty of succulent feed and vetch and barley to help meet the need and maintain the soil. OK-1492-4.
Date: October 25, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hardwood Injector

Photograph of an injector being used to deaden cull hardwood with chemical. Cull hardwoods are deadened to release young pine for proper growth. Desirable hardwoods are left to maintain a mixed pine hardwood stand on suitable sites.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tree Diseases

Photograph of a crooked pine tree with little commercial value. Note crooks and limb condition. OK-1494-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a good stocking of pine trees. Saw logs and young reproduction: This is what woodland owners strive for. OK-1494-12.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a good stocking of pine trees. Saw logs and young reproduction: This is what woodland owners strive for. OK-1494-12.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History