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Irrigating Alfalfa
Photograph of Arnold Davis, left, and his brother Orvis checking their stand of alfalfa on their farm along Little Beaver Creek in Grady County. The meadow averages a 200-bale annual yield.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of the Davis brothers, Arnold and Oris, who have cleared over 300 acres of brush on their farms. Brush rakes on crawler tractors are commonly used in clearing operations.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of Oris Davis, center, his brother, Arnold (right) and their Uncle John checking irrigation equipment on one of their farms.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy, Crop of Guar
Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.
Date:
September 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy Goodyear Outstanding Cooperater
Photograph of Goodyear outstanding cooperater awardee, Wayne Clark, shows Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWDC, a field windbreak located on his farm.
Date:
September 18, 1966
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of Oris Davis, Claude Leonard, WUG, and Arnold Davis discussing the power service for one of eight irrigation wells located on the Davis farm. The Davis brothers irrigate 145 acres of peanuts.
Date:
December 18, 1968
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed Construction & Vegitation, Sallisaw Creek
Photograph of Site 26-Front view of the beginning of a slide on the cut slope of the east emergency spillway. Condition caused by speing water from hill side. Condition will be observed for corrective action when needed. USDA-Soil Conservation Service.
Date:
January 18, 1968
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Bufalo Wallow
Photograph of a newly formed buffalo wallow that has been started in area mowed for hay in Mt. Pinchot pasture north of Grama lake and south of rosd, looking east.
Date:
September 18, 1968
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southland Brome
Photograph of Southland Brome seeded in October of 1954, using approximately 6 lbs. per acre. 200 lbs. of rock phosphate per acre applied at seeding time. Mainly for bulk and ease of seeding. July 1955 200 lbs. of cleaned certified seed per acre was harvested from this 12 acres and all but 300 lbs. was used to increase this type of planting to approxomately 300 acres on the entire ranch. The seed that was sold brought $1.50 to $2.00 per lb. This land was in timber that was cleared about 6 months prior to this planting. Part of his conservation plan worked out with the Ark-Verd. SCD by Soil Conservation Service technicians.
Date:
May 18, 1965
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seed Harvest-Grass
Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date:
July 18, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Combining Cheyenne Indian Grass
Photograph of combining Cheyenne Indiangrass seed.Seeded in 1958. Seed for this planting furnished by Plant Material Center.
Date:
September 18, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seed Harvest-Grass
Photograph of district equipment harvesting weeping lovegrass seed. The grass in this area was not fertilized but was planted on virgin Cross Timbers soil and will produce an excellent seed crop.
Date:
July 18, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Elk City Project, Clinton Camp
Photograph of a field ready for planting and trip crops. The even width strips are to b planted to tcorn and cotton, one strip planted to corn and the next to Cotton. The variable width strips are now planted to a winter cover crop of wheat which will be plowed under and planted to sowed cane as a close growing erosion resistant crop.
Date:
March 18, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Class I Land (Upland)
Photograph of Class I Land (Upland) in cultivated straight rows of cotton with corn in background. Ano apparent erosion. No conservation practices needed other than winter cover crops and crop rotation as practiced under sound farming methods. Chickasha Very Fine Sandy Loam.
Date:
July 18, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sprinkler Type Irrigation
Photograph of a sprinkler type irrigation system in operation in alfalfa field. The water for this system is being pumped from Bird Creek.
Date:
May 18, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Leveling
Photograph of a land plane in operation to prepare land for a flood type irrigation system. Calss II land on 0 to 1% slope, Soil Unit 1-RR, A-1.
Date:
July 18, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of Mr. Churchill and SCS Technician Herb Provett looking up listed rows toward irrigation ditch after 5" application of water.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation-Fertilization
Photograph of metering fertilizer into irrigation water in order to cut down on time and labor needed to do two jobs. The fertilizer is in liquid form and is gaged to the amount of water being used. The fertilizer is added to the water far enough ahead of where it will go on the land to insure complete mizing. The flow of water and fertilizer are regulated to get proper amount of fertilizer on each acre. fertilizer is 8-12-0.
Date:
July 18, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of Mr. Churchill and SCS Technician Herb Provett looking up listed rows toward irrigation ditch after 5" application of water.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Ditch and Siphon Hose
Photograph of an irrigation ditch and siphon hose. Irrigating land prior to cotton seeding.
Date:
April 18, 1950
Creator:
Gardner, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planting Oats
Photograph of planting oats on the coutour in a terraced field with a deep furrow drill. The first time though the field one end of the drill followed the ridge line of the terrace. Thw other end in the bottom of the water channel. Second time through one end of the drill is still inthe water channel.
Date:
March 18, 1937
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field Ready for Planting
Photograph of a field ready for planting and trip crops. The even width strips are to be planted to corn and cotton, one strip planted to corn and the next to cotton. The variable width strips are now planted to a winter cover crop of wheat which will be plowed under and planted to sowed cane as a close growing erosion resistant crop.
Date:
March 18, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shaping a Gully
Photograph of a gully being shaped with a bulldozer. Gully will be planted to Bermuda grass.
Date:
April 18, 1960
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plowing Under Hairy Vetch
Photograph of a farmer plowing under hairy vetch on the contour which was used as winter cover crop and is now being used as green manure crop. Cotton will be planted later.
Date:
May 18, 1938
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History