Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land for gully control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. These trees are now 12 years old and furnish complete supply of posts for farm fences."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "12 year old black locust tree planting in large pasture gully, supplemented with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. This plot of trees furnishes complete supply of posts for 180-acre farm."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "12 year old black locust tree planting in large pasture gully, supplemented with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. This plot of trees furnishes complete supply of posts for 180-acre farm."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Melting Snow on a Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of melting snow, which is flowing into and from a diversion ditch and into a farm pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water from melting snow flowing clear from a diversion ditch. This ditch carries water which would otherwise run down large gullies in addition to excess water from cultivated fields. It discharged into a farm pond."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peter Johnson Estate Contour Farming Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of a contoured field on the Peter Johnson Estate near Chickasha. Furthermore, a house, barn, a few cars, and a cow are in the far-center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until the Bermuda becomes firmly established. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peter Johnson Estate Contour Farming Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of a contoured field on the Peter Johnson Estate near Chickasha. Furthermore, a house, barn, a few cars, and a cow are in the far-center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until the Bermuda becomes firmly established. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rededication of Marginal Land to Pastureland Through Planting Bermuda and Listing It on The Contour on the Peter Johnson Estate/Chickasha Project

Photograph of rededication of marginal land to pastureland on the Peter Johnson Estate through planting Bermuda and listing it on the contour. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year, Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until Bermuda grass becomes firmly established. Follow up pictures to be taken later."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox’s land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. These trees are now 12 years old and furnish complete supply of posts for farm fences.”
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History