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Contour Farming
Photograph of contour furrows showing moisture held in the furrows. OK-7015.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Adaire, Ida
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of contour strip cropping on non-cooperator's farm. Last year's crop was cotton and sudan. Wheat is now growing on cotton rows and it is planned to put cotton in what is now sudan. OK-7021.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Adaire, Ida
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Furrows
Photograph of contour furrows showing moisture held in furows.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Admire, Ira
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Strip Cropping
Photograph of contour strip cropping on non-cooperator's farm. Last year's crop was cotton and sudan. Wheat is now growing on cotton rows and it is planned to put cotton in what is now sudan.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Admire, Ira
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Strip Cropping (2)
Photograph of contour strip cropping on non-cooperator's farm. Last year's crop was cotton and sudan. Wheat is now growing on cotton rows and it is planned to put cotton in what is now sudan.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Admire, Ira
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of terrace building with farm equipment. OK-7014.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Admire, Ira
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Increased Growth on Contour Strip
Photograph of contour pasture ridges showing increased growth on ridges.
Date:
January 20, 1939
Creator:
Admire, Ira
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fisheries and Fish Management
Photograph of district cooperators of the Pushmataha County, Soil Conservation District [SCD] receiving fish from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for stocking ponds. Bass and Bluegills were delivered. Photograph taken in front of the Western Union [W. U.] office. OK-10-537.
Date:
September 20, 1950
Creator:
Allan, Phillip
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of pasture. Hereford cattle grazing on fescue and ladino clover. Mr. Addison regularly consults with Soil Conservation Service technicians on land treatment needs on his pasture and woodland. OK-1463-6.
Date:
September 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a woodland area owned by J.F. Polome in Mayes County. Wildlife is a part of the ecosystem of timber growing. This tree can serve as a den or escape cover for certain types of wildlife. It can also serve as a food source for other types of wildlife. OK-4624-2
Date:
March 20, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Soil Conservation Service men observing growth of Greenfield Bermuda grass and ladino clover on soil with very slowly permeable subsoil. State Soil Conservationist Rowley of Oklahoma and Gault of Arkansas. OK-1376-9.
Date:
July 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of black locust seedling. One summer's growth of a black locust seedling on strip mine spoil. Seedling much taller than Soil Conservation Service [SVS} technician, Andrew Costner. OK-1454-12.
Date:
September 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing Fescue and Ladino
Photograph of Hereford cattle grazing fescue and ladino clover. Mr. Addison regularly consults with SCS Technicians on land treatment needs on his pasture and woodland.
Date:
September 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Growth Progress
Photograph of Don Donahoo, DC and Norman Smola, Forester examining the growth progress of a yourng pine planted to re-forest an area is noted. This is a one year growth on seedling secured from the State Forestry nursery.
Date:
March 20, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Growth Progress
Photograph of Don Donahoo, DC and Norman Smola, Forester, observing the growth progress of a young pine planted to re-forest an area is noted. This is a one year growth on seedling secured from the State Forestry nursery.
Date:
March 20, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hereford Cattle Grazing
Photograph of Hereford cattle grazing fescue and ladino clover. Mr. Addison regularly consults with SCS Technicians on land treatment needs on his pasture and woodland.
Date:
September 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of Washita River Wildhorse Creek, Centerline of Site 37. One of 24 sites in second segement of Wildhorse. Coontract let early in 1962.
Date:
March 20, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of Washita Wildhorse Creek - centerline of Site 41. One of 24 sites in second segment Wildhorse Creek. Contract let early 1962.
Date:
March 20, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of centerline of Site 41. One of 24 structures in second segment Wildhorse Creek. Contract let early in 1962.
Date:
March 20, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of centerline of Site 44 prior to construction on second segment of Wildhorse Creek. One of 24 structures contracted in early 1962.
Date:
March 20, 1962
Creator:
Brown, Bob R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Muddy Boggy Creek Flooding on SH 31
Photograph of Muddy Boggy Creek inundating SH-31 for 3 days, halting traffic. Adjacent farm land floods several time yearly, making cropping and pasture hazardous. Application submitted for PL-566 assistance in upstream prevention.
Date:
May 20, 1960
Creator:
Brown, G. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alfalfa and Fescue Rotation
Photograph of rotation hay and pasture-alfalfa and fescue established on shallow upland soils through a special ACP practices for soil improvement. Soil Conservation Service determines from soil classification whether fields selected by farmer are commercial alfalfa lands.
Date:
September 20, 1958
Creator:
Brown, George
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Treatment
Photograph of Herbert Matlock, Murray County S&WCD cooperator, plants Bermudagrass under his pecan grove near Davis, Okla. The area is protected from being flooded by four watershed structures on the Kickapoo Sandy Creek of the Wachita Watershed. He sold $7,000 worth of pecans off of 90 acres this year.
Date:
April 20, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inside View of Soil Coring Machine
Photograph of the inside cab view of soil coring machine from drivers seat. Tube cleaner in foreground is near the operator where 99% of fastened cores in tip can be jared loose by hand simply by setting tube in the cleaner and pushing downward on soil coring tube. Lower limit switch can be used with power by swinging around drive head with soil coring tube being lowered. Cover for drive mechanism. Hole in floor board to dispose of soil from the coring tube (hinged to jeep cab) and held open by 1/4 inch stove bolt which hinges to the right or left in double nut welded to jeep cab. Heater located so that heat is thrown back into cab. The base of the soil coring machine shown here is 1/4 inch slab steel and is too light for this application, the steel springs downward when pulling soils from heavy clays.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History