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Black-Eyed Peas Cover Crop
Photograph of a cover crop of black-eyed peas. The back of the photograph proclaims, “blackeyed [sic] peas for a cover crop on land where alfalfa was grown in 1952. Cotton was grown in 1953-54. Class III land, 2% slope, Soil Unit 12. See photo No. Ok-92-10.”
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edgerock Range Site
Photograph of an "Edgerock range site" 10 miles west of Apache, Oklahoma.
Date:
July 21, 1967
Creator:
Moffatt, H. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ponds-Construction Method
Photograph of a completed concrete dam to be used for recreation and livestock water. View shows tie-in to limestone rock. Area between dam and keyway will be back filled with concrete.
Date:
June 21, 1967
Creator:
Ward, J. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater South of Stigler
Photograph of floodwater across Highway 82 on Sans Bois creek south of Stigler, Okla.
Date:
March 21, 1968
Creator:
Brinlee, R. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agricultural Tour of Duck Creek SCD
Photograph of Cobb Creek F. W. R. S. Site No. 1. Agricultural tour of Duck Creek SCD, stop 5. Photo made from southeast corner of structure.
Date:
April 21, 1958
Creator:
Hamill, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kiswando in Native Grass
Photograph of Kiswando in native grass planting in burrow area of diversion terrace. Illinois bundle flower in the seeding has made good growth under protection from grazing. Seeded in 1956.
Date:
July 21, 1961
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Follow-up After 11 Years
Photograph of after 11 years both are alive but the little bluestem bunch seems to be breaking up somewhat. Kiswando in photo. Follow-up of OK-341-12, 904-12 and 1174-4.
Date:
July 21, 1961
Creator:
Engleman, Jack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confluence of Cloud Creek
Photograph of the confluence of 2 branches of Cloud Creek. Channel is now eliminated and lower portion seeded to alfalfa.
Date:
January 21, 1950
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blasting Rock for the Rock Crusher
Photograph of blasting out rock to be used in lime crusher to supply farmers with limestone fertilizer. Note the lime crusher, the pile of rock and the foreman in charge of the blasting operation.
Date:
May 21, 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watershed land treatment
Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, stands in an alfalfa field pasture below the dam of site site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.
Date:
April 21, 1965
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Floodwater Retarding Structure Site No. 9
Photograph of site no. 9, Owl Creek subwatershed of the Washita River. Construction work completed on June 20, 1956 by the Paul R. Moody Construction Co. , Contractor. Drainage area 404 acres. Sediment pool storage 17 acre feet. Flood pool storage 155 acre feet. Estimated cost $21,838. 00. Benefit cost ratio 1. 92:1. From the west end of the embankment looking NE.
Date:
July 21, 1956
Creator:
McCray, V. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sugar Creek Area 202
Photograph of Sugar Creek. Setting fence on critical gully area 202. Sewell Bros. Contractor.
Date:
April 21, 1961
Creator:
Wall, R. N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Conditions
Photograph of SCS Technician A. T. Elder shows part of long taproot of this 3 year old alfalfa. Moisture was found in soil at depth of 2 inches. Elder dug down 17 inches to get plant out and moisture was still present. Area has had less than 2 inches of rain since November 1952.
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of site No. 34 on L. L. Humphreys farm N. of Velma being stocked with bass and bluegill fingerling fish.
Date:
July 21, 1960
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Covercrop
Photograph of blackeyed peas for a cover crop following cotton for a long period of years. This field is adjacent to field where peas are growing after alfalfa. See photo No. OK-92-10. Class III land, 2% slope, soil unit 12.
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita Wildhorse Watershed
Photograph of land development below flood water retarding structure. Weed trees are being removed for development of pecan orchard. Reduction of flood damage ha made development practical.
Date:
April 21, 1960
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Steers on Native Bluestem Pasture
Photograph of steers on native bluestem pasture. This field was practically bare of grass in the mid 1930's and has been brought back through periodic rest. This pasture was rested from Aug. 1, 1949 to Aug. 1, 1950, then grazed until Dec. 1, 1950 and rested again until May 1, 1951. Predominating grass is little bluestem. Other grasses include big bluestem, sideoats grama, blue grama, indiangrass and switchgrass. 7RR High good range condition.
Date:
August 21, 1951
Creator:
Tomkins, Gordon
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Range Cover Evaluation
Photograph of aerial view of range cover evaluation plot 17. Bare ground, poor condition; unused. No cover, except algea crust on soil surface. Soil splashed was 21,824 lbs. per acre, detachability 27% of standard sand. Water retained on plot during 20 minute test was 0. 95 in. , 47% water lost 1. 07 in. , 55%.
Date:
January 21, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nimrod Fine Sandy Loam
Photograph of Nimrod fine sandy loam (#48). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.
Date:
September 21, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Severely Eroded Land
Photograph of some severely eroded land and gullied cultivated landl Agwam very fine sandy loam (#11). Washita River Conservation Survey, W-20.
Date:
September 21, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Improved Pasture
Photograph of an improved pasture with fescue and clover sod drilled in established bermudagrass pasture in fall of 1960. Not pastured since hay harvested in early July 1961.
Date:
March 21, 1962
Creator:
Shapley, Robert F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Longhorn Steers Grazing
Photograph of Longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplimental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in background.
Date:
April 21, 1960
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of an initial evaluation of blue grama grasses (Bouteloua gracilis) Field C-1, Block 12. Row 24, PM-K-652, Harlan County, Nebraska; Row 25, PM-K 914, Kearney County, Nebraska; Row 26, PM-K-650, Adams County, Nebraska. Planted June 19, 1967. K-L-313-15.
Date:
August 21, 1967
Creator:
Jacobson, E. T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Cutting alfalfa with a swather. Swather mows and swaths in a single operation. Alfalfa was irrigated with sprinkllers and will make 60 bales per acre from this second cutting. Class I land, 1% slope. Soil unit 8 & 9. OK-92-5.
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History