Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Bermuda sod on the front slope of a dam—sodded and fertilized in 1949—occasional light grazing. Sod shows some evidence of breaking up and probably should be fertilized in the near future. Has provided excellent protection to the structure. OK-3134-4
Date: December 9, 1955
Creator: Cooper, H. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control Work

Photograph of gully control work, showing how the little bluestem grtass is covering the silt which waws caught and is being held by the wire check dam. Stillwater Project. This photo in conjunction with OKLA 5432.
Date: December 9, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control

Photograph of one of several methods which are used in gully control work. The pasture has been contour ridged, the gully banks have been sloped and brush dams built to hold the bottom until the vegetation can become well stabilized. Notice how the little bluestem grass is growing on the silt collected and held by the brush dams.
Date: December 9, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a tennant operator plowing on the contour. Photograph taken to illustrate an article by Mr. Ivy M. Howard. OK-5431.
Date: December 9, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tennant Cooperator Plowing on the Contour

Photograph of a tennant cooperator plowing on the contour. Taken to illustrate an article by Mr. Ivy M. Howard. Part of the "Muskogee Project."
Date: December 9, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cotton Roots Development Comparison

Photograph of mounted cotton roots showing the effect of poor drainage, plow sole pan, hard pans, clay pans have a cotton root development. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mounted cotton roots showing the effect of poor drainage, plow sole pan, hard pans, clay pans have a cotton root development."
Date: December 9, 1949
Creator: Loftin, L. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History