Proper Use of Stubble Residue

Photograph of proper use of stubble residue Demonstration plot No. 3. Results after tandem disk and twist chisel operations leaving 900 lb. of resudue on surface from original 3900 lb.
Date: June 6, 1965
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Personnel, Maurice Miller

Photograph of Maurice Miller, District Director
Date: April 6, 1973
Creator: Nunley, Luther M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop

Photograph of a rye drill showing the row shield to protect cotton plants from the disk. Belting is used on lower ends to provide flexibility. Grain boots & pressure springs have been lengthened to give higher clearances.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Lowry, Orvis H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Harvest

Photograph of Raymond Ellis harvesting peanuts.
Date: October 6, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo
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

Erosion

Photograph of erosion.
Date: August 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Misc. Title Screen Layout

Photograph of a title layout that was made by using Hernard 3-D title letters on a lithographic America The Beautiful print. Note. Shadow effect by using the raised letters. Color slides wre made by using the raised letters. Color slides were made of the same picture with amazing results.
Date: September 6, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed-Bear Hybarger

Photograph of Bear Hybarger Channel looking east from 7th Street.
Date: January 6, 1966
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cutting Broomcorn (Sorghum)

Photograph of a man cutting broomcorn (Sorghum).
Date: August 6, 1972
Creator: Fisher, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop

Photograph of cattle on cover crop of small grain with 200# 10-20-10 on Taloka soils planted 10-15-67. Bill Biddle farm.
Date: October 6, 1967
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cons. Cropping System

Photograph of Mr. Daugherty turning under a good crop of vetch.
Date: June 6, 1966
Creator: Dowling, Leo C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigated Corn

Photograph of harvesting irrigated corn on te Dale Cates farm south of Beaver, Okla.
Date: September 6, 1968
Creator: Hindman, Fred G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woodland Weeding

Photograph of Mr. D.K. Bodiford, Forester, Container Corp. of America, examining litter and soil after weeding operation with crawler tractor and disk harrow. This area is to be planted to loblolly pine.
Date: October 6, 1965
Creator: Gowder, L. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Common Bermuda Grass Established Pasture

Photograph of a 26 acre field of common Bermuda grass established by planting 2 lbs. of hulled Bermuda grass seed with 100 lbs 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre in shallow furrows on a well prepared cultipacked seedbed (7-OH-B-3-III). Two months after seeding date, Mr. Mabry reports 26 head of 2 and 3 year-old white face cows are grazing this new Bermuda planting at this date and it is carrying them. Mr. Mabry plans to overseed the field in the fall of 1955 with big hop clover when the field is well established with underground root stolons. He plans to overseed fall swon vetch and small grain to maintain soil fertility and for supplemental pasture. One ton of lime per acre was applied to improve legume growth.
Date: July 6, 1955
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
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

Range Improvement

Photograph of Little bluestem and sand Lovegrass plants which were seeded following pitting on shallow range site in poor condition in 1959. This was done as part of a conservation plan in the GPCP.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Bluestem Seed

Photograph of harvesting little bluestem grass seed on land sprayed for shinnery control in 1958-59. Not sprayed in 1960 due to late killing frost. 1959 seed yield was 70 lbs per acre. Dr. Sneed is a participant of the GPCP.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Sand Range Site Fenced Line Contrast

Photograph of the Deep Sand Range Site showing the fence line contrast. Left-poor condition with sand grass, sand sage, prickly poppy and bull nettle. Right-good to excellent condition with little bluestem, sand bluestem, yucca, sand sage, sand drop seed.
Date: July 6, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Pond Dam Grasses

Photograph of dam of farm pond with little bluestem, switch grass, Indian grass, side oats grama, land love grass plants. Cotton hulls were spread over dam at time of seeding in the winter of 1958-59. This unit is in the GPCP.
Date: October 6, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Multiple Purpose Reservoir

Photograph of multiple purpose reservoir, including Chickasha water supply, under construction. Total capacity 56,000 A. F. Embankment 1,203,000 cu. Yd. Rip rap being place above berm on upstream slope is limestone hauled from Cement, 25 miles sorth. Below berm is gypseous sandstone from emergency spillway excavation
Date: December 6, 1957
Creator: Brune, G. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Completed Spillway and Dam

Photograph of follow-up of Ok-1266-10 and Ok 1261-2, 3, 5, & 6. Pipe in place and road completed across spillway. Entire road across dam and spillway was graveled. Excellent cooperation between County Commissioner, Grady County District, and SCS. Looking East. Also School bus route.
Date: March 6, 1961
Creator: Leonard, C. M.
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

Washita Watershed Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention structure. Halliburton cementing truck grouting working platform under the municipal structure
Date: December 6, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Old Stabilized Washita River Channel

Photograph of old stablized Washita River channel. This channel was used by the river prior to 1913. Note stabilized banks and small size channel.
Date: July 6, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History