Hay Production, Alfalfa

Photograph of Mr. Burns who has been a cooperator of the Upper-Wishita SWCD for the last 20 years. He also, has a great Plains contract on approx.1,000 ac which will be completed in 1967. Mr. Burns raises alfalfa for his own livestock, selling surplus to the dairy farmers in this area. Tom Perryman, WUC, Cheyenne, is seen in the photo discussing the district program with Mr. Burns.
Date: July 6, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy - Hay Production

Photograph of hay production, Alfalfa, irrigated. Mr. Burns has been a cooperator of the Upper-Washita SWDC for the last 20 years. He also has a Great Plains contract on approx. 1,000 ac which will be completed in 1967. Mr. Burns raises alfalfa for his own livestock, selling surplus to the dairy farmers in this area. Tom Perryman, WUC, Cheyenne, is seen n the photo discussing the district program with Mr. Burns.
Date: July 6, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grain Sorghum Growth

Photograph of Ruben Potter examining the height of grain sorghum thaat was irrigated from Sandstone Creek. This feed produced approximately fifteen tons per acre. Where fee in same field was not irrigated it was not worth cutting.
Date: September 6, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of vertical fenders around tractor tires to prevent running over cotton while seeding cover crops. S.G. McLaury is a Global Precipitation Climatology Project [GPCP] participant. OK-981-8.
Date: October 6, 1969
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Sargeant Major Creek and watershed area. Site 3, showing rock core. Station 0+00 [unclear] dam. OK-217-7.
Date: March 6, 1956
Creator: Ritchey & Blackletter.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

S. G. McLaury's Farmall Tractor with Vertical Fenders for Crop Preservation and Protection While Seeding Cotton Cover Crop

Photograph of S. G. McLaury's Farmall Tractor with Vertical Fenders for Crop Preservation and Protection while seeding Cotton Cover Crop. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vertical fenders around tractor tires to prevent running over cotton while seeding cover crops. McLaury is a GPCP participant."
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Continued Widening of Washita River Channel

Photograph of the present depth of the Washita River Channel. The river is approximately 200 feet wide at this location. Each year the river is taking several acres of good Class I land from adjoining field.
Date: May 6, 1947
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

LU Project Plot 196 Range Cover Evaluation of Little Bluestem In Controlling Soil Splash

Photograph of LU Project Plot 196 range cover evaluation of Little Bluestem in controlling soil splash. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range cover evaluation plot 196 of little bluestem on Rolling Red Plains shinnery in excellent condition, was 99% effective in controlling soil splash. The plot had 11,386 pounds of cover per acre, affording 97% soil coverage."
Date: December 6, 1949
Creator: Osborn, Ben
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History