Washita River Watershed Construction

Photograph of City structure backfill.
Date: September 17, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Watershed

Photograph of Don Fritts and Frank Wde taking density tet in SCS structure.
Date: September 17, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion on 12-CD-4 Soil

Photograph of erosion common on 12-CD-4 soil type as mapped. This erosion is on the Kimball Ranch west of Marietta, Okla. Documented by the Love Co. SCD.
Date: August 17, 1956
Creator: Maxwell, A. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of rye and vetch, Montgomery Brothers farm / ranch. The rye and vetch are in rotation for diary pasture and silage. The pasture was grazed until March 15, 1956. The Montgomery brothers were the conservation farmers of the year in the Goodyear contest in the Mayes County Soil Conservation District {SCD]. They operate 450 acres, cultivating 145 acres using rye and vetch on about one-half each year, 65 acres of Bermuda base tame pasture, 65 acres of tall fescue and winter clovers, with the balance in climax grasses used for pasture and meadow. OK-283-11.
Date: May 17, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History