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Cavalry Creek Site #15 Drawdown Pipe

Photograph of a drawdown pipe extending from Site 15, Cavalry Creek. Trees grow along the drawdown pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Drawdown pipe. Discharge of water from the 18" drawdown pipe pn site 15, Cavalry Creek Watershed."
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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

Sugar Creek Critical Area 204 Flood Prevention

Photograph of black locust being used for flood prevention on Sugar Creek Area 204. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention. Black locust in rim planting on Critical Area 204. Follow-up of Ok-1226-4."
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cavalry Creek Site 15 Drawdown Pipe

Photograph of a drawdown pipe extending from Site 15, Cavalry Creek. Trees grow along the drawdown pipe. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Drawdown pipe. Discharge of water from the 18" drawdown pipe pn site 15, Cavalry Creek Watershed."
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station Plot No. 3

Photograph of Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample from a plot on the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample on Plot No. 3, which is continuous cotton, on Stevensville Fine Sandy Loam."
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Unterraced Field

Photograph of erosion on freshly plowed field after three-inch rain. An UNIDENTIFED man stands in the unterraced field. This property and field is possibly near Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Erosion on freshly plowed field after 3 inch rain."
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Daily Laborers Cleaning and Sacking Little Bluestem Seed

Photograph of four UNIDENTIFIED "Daily laborers cleaning and sacking little bluestem seed."
Date: October 1, 1948
Creator: Elder, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station Plot No. 5

Photograph of Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample from a plot on the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample on Plot No. 5 which is one of the rotation plots. Cotton, wheat and sweet clover, Stevensville Fine Sandy Loam."
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Photograph of Kevin Norton

Photograph of Kevin Norton.
Date: December 1, 1997
Creator: Oklahoma State University
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station Control Plots

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men, located in the background, standing next to one of the control plots established in 1929 to record soil and water losses from different kinds of cover and cropping systems. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Control plots established in 1929 to record soil and water losses from different kinds of cover and cropping systems. On Stevensville Fine Sandy Loam with 7.7% slope. (See USDA T-837 for full details on these plots.)"
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station Plot No. 9

Photograph of Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample from a plot on the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample on Plot No. 9. This is the de-surfaced plot with continuous cotton, on Stevensville Fine Sandy Loam."
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station Plot No. 7

Photograph of Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample from a plot on the Red Plains Conservation Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harley A. Daniel, Project Supervisor, taking a soil sample on Plot No. 7 which is in permanent Bermuda Grass cover, On Stevensville Fine Sandy Loam."
Date: September 1, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Basel Bark Treatment

Photograph of Basel-bark application, using 2 3/4 gallon of low volatile 2-4-5, T ester (4 lbs. acid per gallon material used) in 100 gallon of diesel oil. The spray being applied so as to completely encircle and wet the point of runoff onto the soil the lower 12 in. of each plant. Equipment used was a John Bean powered sprayer. The brush and trees were blackjack, post and white oak, hickory, elm, persimmon and dogwood.
Date: March 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bermuda Grass Crop

Photograph of Dr. J. Q. Lynd (left), Agronomy Department, Oklahoma A&M College, and Geo.N. Lowe, WWC, discussing 8 weeks growth of Bermuda Garss from seed. This field was native grass in the stand. A clean firm seedbed was prepared by plowing, disking and harrowing, then roots planted with automatic planter followed by section harrow. 100 lbs of 10-20-10 fertilizer applied with the roots. Roots wer planted in May and June. July 8, 9 and 10 Bermuda Grass seed wsas planted a the rate of 2 lbs. per acre with 100 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre, with an EZ-Flow, using attachment and press wheels. The field was not patured prior to making the picture.
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drop inlet Pipe Construction

Photograph of a view seen in Okla. 10-778-B after the construction of a road fill and drop inlet pipe (inlelt end shown) on the county road 4 miles W of Bessie, Okla. The fill replaces the old bridge.
Date: July 1, 1953
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Typical Landscape

Photograph of a typical landscape. Dee sand range site, fair condition, Minco fine sandy loam soil type. Principal forage species are little bluestem, sideoats grama, tall dropseed, Scribner's panicum. Non forage plants are sandsage, gaura, spp., doze daisy, yucca-woody species are sand plum, prickly ash.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

No Cultivation for 10 Years

Photograph of a field that has been out of cultivation for 10 years. No grass was planted but seeded naturally. In good condition. Pasture has been well managed. Loamy Prairie site.
Date: August 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Distribution on Boggs Lake

Photograph of the distibution unit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Tishamingo placing fish in the boggs lake site 15 Cavalry Creel Watershed.
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
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

Fish Distribution

Photograph of fish being stocked in Boggs lake, site 15 Cavalry Creek watershed. Approximately 3000 bass were placed in water on this trip. Leslie Hess, SCS, and Jody Deputy, Washita Co. Game Ranger, are in the photo with representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services of Tishamingo.
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fencline Contrast

Photograph of fence-line contrast showing, left, the area utilized for summer grazing; right, deferred for winter grazing. Area on the right has been harvested for grass seed.
Date: November 1, 1957
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grain Sorghum on Yahola Fine Sandy Loam

Photograph of grain sorghum on Yahola fine sandy loam, Class I bottomland soil. For use in Jefferson County Soil Conservation Report.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hybrid Field Corn

Photograph of hybrid field corn growing on Minco silt loam soil type nearly level Class I land. For use in Jeferson County Soil Survey Report.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation

Photograph of Glenn Brewer overseeding badly depleted range land under his Great Plains Conservation Program contract. The sagebrush has beentreated with a one-way plow prior to seeding. An estimated 70-80% of the sagebrush was killed by the one-way, leaving ample residue to protect from blowing and a firm seedbed for seeding grasses.
Date: May 1, 1958
Creator: Elder, Arthur T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History