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Caucasian Bluestem
Photograph of Caucasian Bluestem grass planted in spring of 1959. Good stand was secured where tractor tires firmed the soil. Few plants were established on loose soil. Fred Fortney, Soil Conservationist. Zanies loam soil.
Date:
November 19, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of diversion terraces (DT) under construction on SCD cooperator E.P. Ballow’s farm. Ballow is carrying out practices as recommended by Soil Conservation Service technicians. DT's constructed to add additional drainage to farm pond for livestock water. Bulldozer at work looking west. OK-1017-3.
Date:
October 19, 1959
Creator:
Ball, L. F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field of Little Bluestem, Hairy Grama, and Silver Bluestem Grasses Growing on Mansker-Potter Complex Soils
Photograph of field of little bluestem, hairy grama, and silver bluestem grasses growing on Mansker-Potter complex soils. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mansker-Potter Complex 30-OK Mixed weeds and shallow site. Cultivated 1902-06. Out of cultivation 1906-59. Little bluestem, hairy grass and Silver bluestem."
Date:
May 19, 1959
Creator:
Snock, Ernest
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Helicopter for Spraying
Photograph of a helicopter preparing to spray timber.
Date:
May 19, 1959
Creator:
Eaton, J. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a helicopter preparing to spray timber. OK-857-8.
Date:
May 19, 1959
Creator:
Eaton, J. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pond Dam for County Road
Photograph of a pond dam under construction for a county road.
Date:
March 19, 1959
Creator:
Bramble, Robert
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pond Dam for Custer County Road
Photograph of a pond dam under construction for a Custer county road.
Date:
March 19, 1959
Creator:
Bramble, Robert
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pond Dam for Road
Photograph of building a pond dam that will double as a road.
Date:
March 19, 1959
Creator:
Bramble, Robert
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two UNIDENTIFIED Men Constructing A Pond Dam
Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men, one on a tractor, the other on a bulldozer, constructing a pond dam. A second tractor is on top of the slope in the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pond Dam."
Date:
March 19, 1959
Creator:
Bramble, Bob
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Caddo Switch Grass
Photograph of irrigated Caddo Switchgrass planted for seed production. This is a selection out of native switch grass. It is excellent for hay, pasture and seed production.
Date:
July 19, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Closed Terraces
Photograph of channel type terraces constructed in 1951. These are closed terraces. Note the water held by the terraces on the morning after 2 inch rain and hail storm with a small tornado. This field has been placed in the Acreage Reserve program. This land will be summer fallowed and will be drilled to wheat for the fall of 1958.
Date:
July 19, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Constructing Channel Type Terraces
Photograph of constructing channel type terraces with an excavator type terracing machine. This is the first farm in Dewey Co. Soil Conservation District that is participating with the Great Plains Conservation Program.
Date:
July 19, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigated Coronado Side Oats
Photograph of irrigated Coronado Side Oats grama grass planted for seed production. This grass will make two seed crops per year and will produce from 200 to 400 pounds of seed per acre under irrigation. It is excellent grass to use in native grass mixtures for seeding cultivated land back to grass.
Date:
July 19, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Pond
Photograph of a small boy holding a stinger of fish taken from a farm pond stocked with Bass and Crappie. Pond fertilized with barnyard manure and baled alfalfa.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Price, Neil E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a rotovater at work. Manufactured by the Howard Rotovater Company and sold by International Harvester of Tulsa, Oklahoma. OK-574-5.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Mooreland, J. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of International sod drill in Bermuda grass on the R.D. Angus farm drilling winter oats and hairy vetch. OK-570-7.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Moreland, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a sod drill manufactured by H.L. Pray of Tulsa, drilling winter oats and hairy vetch into Bermuda sod. OK-574-3.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Moreland, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grain Sorghum
Photograph of grain sorghum following a heavy growth of vetch and rye turned under last spring. Class II land: Taloka Soil Association.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Long, R. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure. The water is discharging through a 30-inch diameter of the principal spillway with the water approximately 16 feet above the top of drop inlet. OK-544-5.
Date:
July 19, 1957
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a floodwater retarding structure. Water discharging through 30-inch diameter principal spillway with water approximately 16 feet above the top of the drop inlet. OK-544-4.
Date:
July 19, 1957
Creator:
Cornforth, Kenneth
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Destruction by Washita River Channel Cutting
Photograph of US Highway 77, 6 miles south of Pauls Valley Okla. The Washita River channel completely destroyed approximately 300 feet of the highway and embankment. $625,000 has been appropriated for a new bridge at a new location.
Date:
May 19, 1957
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater detention structure
Photograph of Floodwater retarding structure operating. Sandstone Creek Washita watershed.
Date:
May 19, 1957
Creator:
Simms, D. H.; Loyd, F. C. & Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structures
Photograph of flodwater retarding structures operating to prevent downstream damage.
Date:
May 19, 1957
Creator:
Simms, D. H.; Loyd, F. C. & Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Reterding Structures in Operation
Photograph of floodwater retarding structures operating to prevent downstream damage.
Date:
May 19, 1957
Creator:
Brune, G. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History