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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].
Photograph of grain sorghum. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors practicing what he preaches. Grain sorghum in rotation. OK-1463-9. Repeat of 2019.061.B3.05167 (entry # 471).
Date:
September 21, 1961
Creator:
Costner, Andrew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of the conservation farmer of the week: Alton Mindeman observes his heavy growth of weeping lovegrass. OK-1450-1.
Date:
August 21, 1961
Creator:
Smith, Bob J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm res
Date:
July 21, 1961
Creator:
Riley, K. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the main supply ditch for the irrigation of farm land. Water is carried approximately one mile by diversion dam across Buffalo Creek. OK-8113.
Date:
February 21, 1941
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of crop damage from floods. The complete loss of wheat crop (estimated at 40 bushels per acre) due to flood water from Stilwater Creek, June 21, 1956. Water was 6 feet deep at this location. OK-515-11.
Date:
July 21, 1957
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flood damage. Country highway bridge over Stillwater Creek is washed out by flood water on June 21, 1957. OK-515-10.
Date:
July 21, 1957
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Livestock
Photograph of steers on cleared and controlled area of the East farm, Red Plains Experiment Station. Note the area to right in uncontrolled scrubby oak growth. Steers placed on pasture May 1, 1941. OK-8712.
Date:
May 21, 1941
Creator:
Elwell, H. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Contour Ridges After A Quick One-Inch Rainfall/Stigler Project
Photograph of pasture contour ridge holding water after a quick one-inch rainfall. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A newly completed pasture contour ridge holding water both above and below the ridge after a quick one-inch rain."
Date:
April 21, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date:
September 21, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
R. O. Higdon’s Farm Layout
Photograph of the farm layout of R. O. Higdon's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farm Layout. Headquarters, registered cattle and old terraced fields now established in Bermudagrass. Bluestem hills sits in background showing excellent condition range also some very shallow sites along the escarpments."
Date:
May 21, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder Showing Alfalfa and its' Root System on Blow Land
Photograph of Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, left, digs up alfalfa plant so that A. T. Elder, SCS Technician, can show long taproot. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ted Lehman, SCS Technician, 2. A. T. Elder SCS Technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This 3-year old alfalfa sends roots far down to open up the soil for maximum water intake, break up compaction. No wind erosion here. Farmers of area are turning to alfalfa as profitable crop on blow lands. SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) digs up alfalfa plant as that Technician A. T. Elder can show long tap root. II RR 6-0."
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of two buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date:
September 21, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweetclover Growing on former Coal Strip Mining Spoil Banks
Photograph of Sweetclover growing on spoil banks left after strip mining of coal. A few trees are also growing in the area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover growing on spoil banks left after strip mining of coal. Leveling of these spoil banks would be more costly than the present value of the land. The clover was airplane seeded to establish some type of vegetation on the banks to build the soil up to where it would support grass. When covered with grass these spoil banks will give limited grazing. Some grass has started to return to this area."
Date:
May 21, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date:
September 21, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gene Jones Harvesting Little Bluestem Native Grass on the Herman Hamm Farm
Photograph of Gene Jones on a John Deer Combine harvesting little bluestem native grass seed on the Herman Hamm farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gene Jones harvesting little bluestem native grass seed on Herman Hamm farm."
Date:
October 21, 1959
Creator:
McAnally, I. V.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Class I Land In Rotation of Alfalfa and Small Grains/Conservation Farming
Photograph of "Class I land in rotation of alfalfa and small grains. Small grains and hairy vetch mixture in foreground. Bluestem hills site (shallow) in good condition also shallow site near skyline. Mowing, raking and baling operation in left foreground."
Date:
May 21, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of two buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date:
September 21, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date:
September 21, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
I. L. Steward Farm Subsoil Chisel
Photograph of "I. L. Steward showing a type chisel that he used to subsoil 100 acres of land – fall 1955."
Date:
August 21, 1956
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of a small group of buffalo standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Part of herd of Buffalo on range at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Date:
September 21, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cloddy Terraced, Contoured Field
Photograph of Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder, SCS Technicians, examining a cloddy field. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: Ted Lehman and A. T. Elder. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This terraced, contoured field, having no residue to manage because of drought, has been chiseled once 8 or 9 inches deep to make surface cloddy as show here by SCS Technicians Ted Lehman (left) and A. T. Elder. There has been no blowing and even hard rain would not seal surface when soil is thus cloddy. III RR 2."
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spreading Mulch
Photograph of young men spreading mulch on floodwater retarding dam.
Date:
April 21, 1960
Creator:
Howell, T. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweet Clover Crop
Photograph of Bill Harrison and Kim Martin checking seed of sweet clover crop. 180 acre field planted to clover. McClain Clay soil.
Date:
May 21, 1962
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bulldozer Brush Control
Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed-second growth elm predominant-special blade designed for mesquite control. Cat D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County.
Date:
July 21, 1961
Creator:
Riley, K. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History