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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
Fish
Photograph of an inlet to 7 acre fish pond from irrigation ditch. Water is from dug wells, 14,000 four inch fingerlings-10,000 channel and approximately 4,000 blue cat will be stocked 4-10-68. Fish will be commercially fed and sold. Pond will stand 4 feet in depth on north end to 5 feet in depth on south end.
Date:
April 9, 1968
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, Allen D. Russell
Photograph of Allen D. Russell, Personnel Officer
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wild Turkeys on Feeding Ground
Photograph of wild turkeys on feeding ground with deer in background on Edwin Sawyer ranch, 15 miles southwest of Sonora, Texas. Turkeys are fed corn or milo each afternoon during the winter and spring. Feeding not only supplements the natural winter diet, but helps to keep the turkeys from migrating.
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Keng, E. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, Ross W. Hall
Photograph of Ross W. Hall, State Administrative Officer
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, Frederick Wheeler
Photograph of Frederick Wheeler, Administrative Officer
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Range
Photograph of deep sand site on formerly cultivated land seeded to tall grasses on Giles Passmore farm. The grass has been properly managed.
Date:
October 9, 1968
Creator:
Connally, B. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Caused by Heavy Rainfall
Photograph of a gully caused by the 19-inch rainfall which fell in 7-hours on June 22. This gully, 25 feet deep and 40 feet wide, & several blocks long, is in the middle of what was a travelled street before the rain started. Less than 2 acres of land drain into the gully above its head.
Date:
July 9, 1968
Creator:
Reid, Louis E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, Joe D. Nichols
Photograph of Joe D. Nichols, Soil Correlator
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, Norman L. Ryker
Photograph of Norman L. Ryker, Civil Engineer
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, Henry T. Otsuki
Photograph of Henry T. Otsuki, State Soil Scientist
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Office Personnel, William E. Hardesty
Photograph of William E. Hardesty, Civil Engineer
Date:
February 9, 1968
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Establishment
Photograph of Bermuda grass base pasture from seed developed on formerly timbered land in May 1955. Timber cut off at ground level with a crawler tractor mounted scalloped blade cutter in the fall of 1955. Land prepared in the spring of 1956. Limed according to needs and fertilized with 300 pounds of 4-12-4 per acre and seeded with 2 pounds of hulled Bermuda seed per acre. Seed and fertilizer placed in shallow furrows 18 inches apart. Photo made 9 weeks after seeding. Moderately grazed from seeding time. Owner plans weed and brush control with herbicides.
Date:
July 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Establishment in Ouachita Highlands
Photograph of a planned conservation treatment of timbere4d rock free soil in Ouachita Highlands. Bermuda grass from seed on dozer cleared land 2 months after seeding. This grass was limed and fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. Land was tandem diced, followed by packing rain. Seed and fertilizer placed on top of ground in 18 inch rows. Seeded at the rate of 2 pounds of seed per acre.
Date:
July 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control on Backside of Dam
Photograph of tilling of the 2:1 back slope of dam to prepare it for the sprigging of Bermuda grass. This dam is at Site 22, Big Wewoka Creek watershed and was built as a joint project between the State Game and Fish Commission and the Soil Conservation Service.
Date:
September 9, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of a close up of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by SCS.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Terrace Construction
Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sandlove Grass Drilled in Wheat
Photograph of Sandlove grass drilled in wheat in 1952 on Class III and IV land, Soil Unit 12.
Date:
July 9, 1955
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brush Control
Photograph of untreated Blackjack oak brush pasture. Little or no grazing can be gained from this land until the oak brush has been removed. Photo made on NE corner of NE1/4 section 26 twp 20N-4 15W, opposite 18th post south of brace post.
Date:
July 9, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheat Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Remains of Old Sod House
Photograph of the remains of an old sod house built by early settlers of Northwestern Oklahoma. The houses were built of blocks cut from the good grass sod they found in this area. Some of the walls are still standing and are in fair condition after nearly 100 years. This type of sod no longer exists. It has been destroyed by plowing for farming, over-grazing and erosion.
Date:
July 9, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflora Rose
Photograph of Multiflora Rose planted in 1950 by a Oklahoma Fish and Game Representative. This plant is a good example of a living fence and cover for wildlife.
Date:
May 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Cabins and Homes
Photograph ofjWildhorse Creek cabins and homes built on this site since its completion in 1957. Lake caretaker states that he has one new family a month that establishes a new residence on the lake.
Date:
October 9, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Flood Prevention
Photograph of flood prevention, J. W. Quinall, Contractor, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.
Date:
January 9, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History