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O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #1
Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Year Certified Sand Bluestem
Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.”
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Residue Management
Photograph of burning stubble after the harvest of wheat. This stubble is being burned to make working the land easier. This area produced only 15 bushels of wheat per acre in 1958. This reduced yeild is due to land condition which is poor because of the practice of burning stubble. Stubble properly managed will improve the condition of the land and the amount of production.
Date:
June 16, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bees
Photograph of Claude Webb, and K.C. Bennett, SCS Representative, proudly display a few bees from the 70 bee hives on the Webb farm. Bees are a most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, according to K.C. Bennet, to get more and better returns from legumes in a planned soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold around $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief of Soil Conservation Service Talks to Crowd in Clinton OK
Photograph of Chief of Soil Conservation Service Dr. H.H. Bennett talks to crowd of 800 visitors on soil conservation and Youth Day at Clinton, Okla. In speakers stand are Lt. Governor, Dr. Bennett, Pres. Okla. A&M Col., Dr. H.H. Bennett, and Louis P. Merrill, Reg. Conservator for SCS and others.
Date:
July 16, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fish Farming
Photograph of Lon Simmons and Ron Smola examining a trout that Mr. Simmons raised in pond in background. Biology assistance is part of total SCS program.
Date:
June 16, 1971
Creator:
Vaughan, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the seeding of a mixture of native grass (100 acres) with one of the special drills constructed under the specifications of Soil Conservation District supervisors of the Central Washita River Valley of Oklahoma to plant small seeds of native and adapted grasses. A local iron works made the drills from second-hand grain drill frames, automobile transmissions, cotton planter boxes, discs and press wheels obtained by supervisors of the Grady Co., Stephens Co., South Caddo Co., and the Canadian-Walnut Soil and Conservation Districts [the last in McClain Co.]. drills were patterned after one constructed by the Woodward, Oklahoma Nursery. The cost of $300 each was shared by the districts. In 1945, 6 SCDs in the Central Washita River Valley seeded 5,161 acres with the aid of 2 small drills, lent by the Soil Conservation Service, compared with 11,000 acres seeded in all previous years. The districts are tackling the job of seeding 500,000 acres with the seven special drills. OK-9141.
Date:
March 16, 1946
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planting Back Slope of Big Wewoka Creek WP Project
Photograph of trucks loaded with Bermuda grass roots and fertilizer. One row and two row planters planting back slope and flat area back of dam on Site 29.
Date:
April 16, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bermuda grass Planting
Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being raked with side-delivery rake. The digging area is raked several times to get the maximum amount of roots.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Harvesting Milo
Photograph of Dumas Moss harvesting milo for Jack Seals on Curtis Willsie farm. This farm is under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Certified Coronado Side-Oats
Photograph of SCS Technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson inspect certified Coronado side-oats grama planted in 1958. 1958 yield was 200 lbs of seed per acre. Miller is president of the Okla. Group Improvement Association as well as being a good conservation farmer.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Year Sand Bluestem
Photograph of SCS Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Vetch and Rye Plowed Under for Green Manure (2)
Photograph of vetch and rye plowed under for green manure. Shown in picture, Left to Right, K. C. Bennett, WUC, Clyde Brown, district cooperator, and Elmo Goss, neighbor, Howard Rutledge, Vocational Agricultural Instructor, Fairland.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Combining Soybeans
Photograph of combining soybeans on Arkansas river bottom soil. Such heavy soils often need drainage. SCS technicians stake drainage where needed on lands of district cooperators. These beans will make 40 bushels per acre.
Date:
October 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Stock Pond
Photograph of Jack Kelsey inspects new pond built to supply needed livestock water for his ranch in Woodward County. GCPC
Date:
February 16, 1959
Creator:
Gould, Harold C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
High Water Mark on North Cavalry
Photograph of the high water mark and bank scouring shown after 2 to 4 inches of rains on watershed of North Cavalry. This is a 25 year old man-made channel designed to prevent flooding and ponding on bottom land. Nearby farmers say that this channel seldom overflows, but that it has lowered the water table in the soil enough to lower crop yields. The channel is approximately 20 feet deep at this point.
Date:
May 16, 1950
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Top Range Cover
Photograph of top range cover on 10 year old range seeding. Note sand bluestem, left, and little bluestem, right, in front center of photo.
Date:
August 16, 1960
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flood Control
Photograph of water flowing from masonry flum constructed in a waterway. Note the velocity of water in the flume. Outside of York, SC.
Date:
October 16, 1936
Creator:
Fawell, W. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rush Springs Watershed
Photograph of watershed site 22, Rush Creek. Follow-up of OK-1240-6; just after completion of structure.
Date:
July 16, 1962
Creator:
Leonard, Claude
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rush Springs Watershed
Photograph of watershed site 22, Rush Creek. Follow-up of OK-1240-6; just after completion of structure. Lake is now full. Excellent stand of bermuda grass in spillway area and on dam. Also used for stockwater.
Date:
July 16, 1962
Creator:
Leonard, Claude
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pumpkin and Corn Grown on Farm
Photograph of Sam Holmberg with pumpkins (corn in background) grown on his farm. Pumpkin crop goes to Erick Band Mothers for purchase of band uniforms. Last year pumpkin crop of 1/4 acre produced $185 for Holmberg son's Senior class which was used for trip to Washington. Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a suprevisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD. Holmberg is an excellent conservation farmer on his 640 acre farm.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of Washita Watershed, Wildhorse Creek site 22. Principal spillway is concrete pipe under the dam. At back toe of dam steel, galvanized, corrugated, 8 guage, asphalt coated culvert pipe was substituted for concrete pipe. The culvert pipe is leaking at joint, rivets, and seams. There was some vibration on the last joint of culvert pipe.
Date:
July 16, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Watershed Flood Prevention & Municipal Supply Dam
Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Foundation drain excavation on 60' bend at Sta 27+00. Note water in trench and bank sloughing.
Date:
August 16, 1956
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Extensive Growth of Vetch
Photograph of left to right, Henery Heman, District cooperator, WUC, SCS K.C. Bennett, and Bart Brewster, neighbor. Brewster is shown admiring the extensive growth of vetch on the Heman farm, while Heman proudly looks on. The vetch is a common occurance now in Ottawa County with approxomately 60,000 acres grown annually. The vetch was practically not known before the beginning of the district in 1946.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History