Range Improvement by Deferred Grazing

Photograph of the effects of deferred grazing of side oats grama on the Simmons ranch. This grass has not been grazed during 1958 to allow the grass to seed and let the stand become thicker and in general improve the range.
Date: August 8, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of two men sitting.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of three men in front of reulsts written on black board.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of three men in front of reulsts written on black board.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of erosion. The gully was caused by plowing furrows to divert water from cultivated land. OK-681-12.
Date: May 8, 1958
Creator: Gleck, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of range pitting. A view showing the depth of range pitting. OK-681-9.
Date: May 8, 1958
Creator: Gleck, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of range pitting. View of one way disc cut and used as a range pitter. OK-681-6.
Date: May 8, 1958
Creator: Gleck, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of black locust trees for post lot and windbreak which was planted in 1936 by the Elk City Demonstration Project. OK-8842.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Brush Control

Photograph of a close up of an area sprayed with 2-4-5T to control the shinnery oak brush. Note condition of the shinnery plants. Sand bluestem and little bluestem are the dominant grasses and their grazing has been deferred during the summer season. The grasses are showing good improvement.
Date: August 8, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Seeding

Photograph of drill dropping native grass seed in area that has been range pitted.
Date: May 8, 1958
Creator: Gleck, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people sitting in room
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of twomen talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of three men in front of reulsts written on black board.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bid Opening

Photograph of people talking.
Date: May 8, 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of range seeding. Area pitted and overseeded on a depleted range. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-681-10.
Date: May 8, 1958
Creator: Gleck, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of range seeding. View showing drill and pitter in operations on depleted range. Great Plains Conservation Project. OK-681-5.
Date: May 8, 1958
Creator: Gleck, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Meadow Waterway

Photograph of a meadow waterway on E. H. Bass' farm.
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

E. H. Bass Farm Meadow Waterway and Strip Crop on Terraces

Photograph of meadow waterway, strip crop on terraces on the E. H. Bass farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Meadow waterway, strip crop on terraces. Waterway handles runoff from farms above and from cultivated fields on the Bass farm. Terraces empty into waterway from both sides."
Date: September 8, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History