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Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of land maintenance and brush clearance. Brush sprayed in 1956 and 1957. It is being used for pasture. From left to right: Archie Welch, Neal Monsum and Chester Fry. OK-935-12.
Date:
September 22, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildhorse Creek Watershed
Photograph of King Ranch bluestem growing on pond dam. M. H. Autry on left. Willis Milton WUC on right.
Date:
July 22, 1956
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
Photograph of conservation training. A study of grasses and their adaptability is being conducted by Plant Material instructor, James E. Smith, on the grass plots grown cooperatively between Tarleton State College and the Soil Conservation Service Training Center. The trainees come from Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico along with one visitor from Indonesia.
Date:
July 22, 1959
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Easy-flow Fertilizer Spreader
Photograph of front view of a easy -flow fertilizer spreader adapted fro Bermudagrass seeding. Holes are adjusted to plant 4-24 inch rows. Seed is mixed with 5-10-5 fertilizer and planted at the rate of 2 lbs. of seed and 200 lbs of fertilizer per acre. The seed is dropped in small furrows that are made by spring-tooth harrow teeth. Press-wheels train in the furrows. Cost of this conversion is about $65 worth of material plus labor.
Date:
July 22, 1953
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Easy-flow Fertilizer Spreader
Photograph of side view of a easy -flow fertilizer spreader adapted fro Bermudagrass seeding. Holes are adjusted to plant 4-24 inch rows. Seed is mixed with 5-10-5 fertilizer and planted at the rate of 2 lbs. of seed and 200 lbs of fertilizer per acre. The seed is dropped in small furrows that are made by spring-tooth harrow teeth. Press-wheels train in the furrows. Cost of this conversion is about $65 worth of material plus labor.
Date:
July 22, 1953
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Modified Fertilizer Spreader Adapted for Bermudagrass
Photograph of a modified Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rear view showing press wheels with mud guards. Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for Bermudagrass seeding. Holes are adjusted to plant 4-24 inch rows. Seed is mixed with 5-10-5 fertilizer and planted at the rate of 2 lbs. of seed and 200 lbs. of fertilizer per acre. The seed is dropped in small furrows that are made by sprig-tooth harrow teeth. Press-wheels train in the furrows. Cost of the conversion is about $65 worth of material plus labor."
Date:
July 22, 1953
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tractor and Modified Fertilizer Spreader Adapted for Bermudagrass
Photograph of a tractor with a modified Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Easy-flow fertilizer spreader adapted for Bermudagrass seeding. Holes are adjusted to plant 4-24 inch rows. Seed is mixed with 5-10-5 fertilizer and planted at the rate of 2 lbs. of seed and 200 lbs. of fertilizer per acre. The seed is dropped in small furrows that are made by sprig-tooth harrow teeth. Press-wheels train in the furrows. Cost of the conversion is about $65 worth of material plus labor."
Date:
July 22, 1953
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy Cantaloupes
Photograph of irrigation water on cantaloupes on Minco silt loam (7m-A)
Date:
July 22, 1966
Creator:
Grimes, C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy Watermelon Harvest
Photograph of watermelons on Minco silt loam (7m-A). Pic #11
Date:
July 22, 1966
Creator:
Grimes, C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy Watermelons
Photograph of watermelons on Minco silt loam (7m-A). Pic #11
Date:
July 22, 1966
Creator:
Grimes, C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tepee Type Exclosure
Photograph of a tepee style exclosure to be used for yield data and to help ranchers determine degree of use. Teepee's cost approximately $10 not including labor.
Date:
March 22, 1961
Creator:
Hager, P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proposed Terrace Lines Marked in Wheat
Photograph of a field with terrace lines marked in the wheat to be constructed. Waterway on right side of photo. Thomas in background.
Date:
December 22, 1959
Creator:
Hamill, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proposed Terrace Lines Marked in Wheat
Photograph of field with terrace lines marked in wheat to be constructed. Waterway in right side of photo. Thomas in background.
Date:
December 22, 1959
Creator:
Hamill, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of the Little River Soil Conservation Department [SCD] as it pursues a vigorous forestry program. High grading the woods and leaving the worst for 40 years makes good forest more expensive and difficult as the task becomes even larger or greater. Over 300,000 acres need inferior upload hardwood controlled in predominant pine stands. East of Glover near Bethel.
Date:
April 22, 1956
Creator:
Hayes, Earl J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Little River in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma water goes to sea. Filtered through a protected, well-covered watershed means clear water. Probably two million acre-feet* of water escape the Little River SCD as unused each year. Mt. Fork River carries around one-third of the district watershed. OK-260-10. * an acre-foot refers to water that covers one acre of land, at a depth of one foot = approx. 326,000 gallons.
Date:
April 22, 1956
Creator:
Hayes, Earl J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Peavine Watershed Site No. 6
Photograph of contractor, Quinnill, cutting in mulch on floodwater retarding structure.
Date:
April 22, 1960
Creator:
Howell, T. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasha Project Cotton Contour Rows
Photograph of contour rows on Peter Johnson farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour rows of cotton in an unterraced field. Notice the reverse curve in the rows."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasha Project Cotton Contour Rows
Photograph of contour rows on Peter Johnson farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Contour rows of cotton in an unterraced field. Notice the reverse curve in the rows."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Furrows and Terraces on the Grover Thomas Farm
Photograph of pasture contour furrows and terraces on the Grover Thomas farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture Contour furrows. Terraces are visible in the field below the pasture."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Myrtle Triplett Farm Furrows and Terraces
Photograph of Myrtle Triplett farm's pasture furrows and terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture furrows in the foreground and terrace visible in the field across the valley."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Myrtle Triplett Farm Furrows and Terraces
Photograph of Myrtle Triplett farm's pasture furrows and terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture furrows in the foreground and terrace visible in the field across the valley."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Myrtle Triplett Farm Furrows and Terraces
Photograph of Myrtle Triplett farm's pasture furrows and terraces. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture furrows in the foreground and terrace visible in the field across the valley."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Prairie Dog Damage on W. G. Methvin Farm/Chickasha Project
Photograph of damage done to pasture lands by prairie dogs on the W. G. Methvin farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Showing damage done to pasture lands by prairie dogs. The fact that there are a large number of Canadian Thistles in near proximity to the mounds is to be investigated by the Regional Wildlife Management Section. This pasture has not been grazed this season.”
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Cropped Field on the Peter Johnson Farm/Chickasha Project
Photograph of a strip cropping of corn, oats, and cotton on the contour of this not terraced field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Strip cropping of corn, oats, and cotton on the contour. Rotation of crops is practiced on this field. This field is not terraced."
Date:
July 22, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History