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Cut Stream Bank on Highway 77
Photograph of a cut stream bank on highway 77, created in January 1958, with no attempt made to control erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9."
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control
Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Taken from southeast corner of quarter section looking west. Shinnery is being completely turned under leaving roots exposed. Sorghum cover will be established and field seeded to climax native grasses."
Date:
April 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control
Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Deep plowing for shinnery control. Deep plowing turns under the shinnery leaving roots exposed on surface. Sorghum cover will be established and climax native grasses seeded."
Date:
April 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control
Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. A plow is shown digging up the invasive plant. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Deep plow turning under shinnery. Left of plow shows shinnery infestation. Right of plow shows how shinnery was turned under and roots showing. This field will be established to climax native grasses."
Date:
April 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dwight Ferguson Ranch Cattle
Photograph of "Cattle grazing in areas that have been harvested for seed. These pastures were deferred during summer, harvested for grass seed, and now will be utilized for wintering purposes."
Date:
November 1, 1957
Creator:
Elder, Arthur T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Airplane Sprayed Shinnery Oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch
Photograph of airplane sprayed shinnery oak on A. L. Thurmond Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Airplane spraying of shinnery oak. This is a part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third sprayed in 1956. This work is supervised by Woodward Experiment station."
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Burgess, D. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shinnery Infested Pasture
Photograph of a shinnery infested field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shinnery Infested Pasture. This pasture will be deep plowed in spring, 1958. Established to native grasses. Shinnery oak has completely choked out climax native grasses."
Date:
April 1, 1958
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stream Bank With No Erosion Control
Photograph of a stream bank cut on Highway 77, 3 to 1 slope. Bank cut with no attempt made to control erosion. Cut made in Jan. 1958. Erosion of bank has started with an estimated 6" of rainfall to date. With normal rainfall erosion will be much greater. Soil Unit 9.
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stocking Fish Ponds
Photograph of Augie Sewell, Washita County SCD supervisor and Darwin Craig, Cordell Sportsman Club receive fish from the Oklahoma Fish Hatchery delivery truck to be taken to floodwater retarding structures on Cavalary Creek watershed.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a rod weeder being used. OK-989-12.
Date:
September 1, 1959
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a rod weeder being used. OK-929-12.
Date:
September 1, 1959
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a native grass seeder. International boxes and double disc operators. Palmer Briggs and Henry Litton in the photo. OK-258-10.
Date:
May 1, 1956
Creator:
McBride, J. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Floyd Ramsey, ranch manager, and SCS technician W. J. Fowler inspecting a planting of NK-37 Bermuda grass. Land was cleared of brush in April, 1959. NK-37 Bermuda grass was planted during the last week in May, 1959, using 1 ¾ pounds seed and 200 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre. Soil unit 25c-OH. This pasture was changed from non-production to a lush pasture within 120 days by proper land use. OK-928-9.
Date:
September 1, 1959
Creator:
Eaton, J. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a farmstead windbreak at Clarence Baden Farm. The windbreak was set out in the Spring of 1955. OK-122-10.
Date:
August 1, 1955
Creator:
Pyron, Thurman
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes
Photograph of wind erosion and revegetation range. Part of a 20 acre area of edward L. Brewer's ranch that was plowed and then blown out during the thirties, before Brewer owned the land. Cane will be planted left to grow until blowing area is stablized enough to plant grass. Will take from five to ten years. Left to right is Edward Brewer, his son, Glenn Brewer and John Bailey, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and the Soil Conservation Service [SCS], Guymon, Oklahoma. OK-607-10.
Date:
July 1, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of the H.C. Wright Farm with a John Bean power sprayer equipped to make basal bark applications on brush and trees. The person shown is Harry M. Elwell, Research Agronomist for Field Crop Research, USDA, located at the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station, Guthrie, Oklahoma. OK-11-10.
Date:
March 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of basal-bark application using 2¾ gallon of a low-volatile 2-4-5T ester (4 pounds acid per gallon of material used) in 100 gallons of diesel oil. The spray is applied so as to completely encircle and wet the lower 12 inches of each plant even to the point of run-off onto the soil. The equipment used was a John Bean-powered sprayer. The brush and trees were blackjack, post and white oak, hickory, elm, persimmon and dogwood. OK-11-8.
Date:
March 1, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a fence line contrast, Dwight Ferguson farm. A fence-line contrast showing on the left the area utilized for summer grazing. On the right, the area deferred for winter grazing. The area on the right has been harvested for grass seed. OK-575-10.
Date:
November 1, 1957
Creator:
Elder, Arthur T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of an airplane spraying shinnery oak shrubs. This is a part of a 320 acre pasture sprayed first in 1954. Two-thirds of the same area was sprayed in 1955 and one-third sprayed in 1956. This work is supervised by the Woodward Experiment Station. OK-317-1.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Burgess, D. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of airplane spraying of shinnery oak. Present in the picture: Bill Blamey [left], Project Supervisor, US Forest Service and Matt Sooter [right], Farm Planner, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Cheyenne, Oklahoma. They are checking the results of the airplane spraying of the shinnery oak shrubs. This pasture was sprayed in 1954, 1955 and 1956. Note the amount of tall grass. This work is supervised by the Woodward Experiment Station. OK-317-4.
Date:
July 1, 1956
Creator:
Whittington, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a follow-up from photo TX 49-126A. The picture shows a homemade range pitter made from a one-way and mounted or a power lift [sic] of an Allis Chalmers tractor. The one-way had a 22 inch disc spruced 10 inches apart. Five inches were cut off one side. See pictures A, B, C, D, E, F and H. TX-49-126-D
Date:
May 1, 1954
Creator:
Reynolds, Franklin
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of more range pitting. A follow-up to photo TX-49-126A. The picture shows a homemade range pitter made from a one-way and mounted or a power lift [sic] of an Allis-Chalmers tractor. The one-way had a 22 inch disc plow spaced 10 inches apart, with 5 inches cut off of one side. See pictures A, B, C, D, F, G, and H. TX-49-126-E.
Date:
May 1, 1954
Creator:
Reynolds, Franklin
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of native grass planting. A five-year old grass planting on the 1200 acre ranch of Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen has planted grass on his ranch every year the past five years. During 1959 and 1960 he expects to reseed all the remaining cropland to a native grass mixture of little bluestem, switch, sideoats grama, blue grama and lovegrass. OK-776-5.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History