Sand Dune Near Waynoka

Photograph of sand dune Near Waynoka, Oklahoma. Note encroachment o dune on pasture land.
Date: September 26, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of small brush which is heavy competition for the native grasses on this pasture. The brush is being mowed and the area will be deferred-grassed in 1958 and 1959 with the area mowed again in 1959. In areas of this pasture where this mowing has been done, the grass is starting to grow. OK-621-12.
Date: July 26, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of a sand dune area near Waynoka, Oklahoma. Note the encroachment of dune on pasture land. OK-8901.
Date: September 26, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of crop residue management. Shredding stubble of wheat which was 2 feet in height. The shredding of the stubble will be followed with [unclear] . . . and then sweeps. Wheat will be planted in the fall. All of the stubble will be left on or in the surface of the soil for soil improvement and water conservation. Some of the stubble from the 1957 wheat crop can still be found in the top soil of this field. OK-622-6.
Date: July 26, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sand Dune Area, Waynoka

Photograph of a sand dune area near Waynoka, Oklahoma. Note encroachment of dune on pasture land.
Date: September 26, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harrison Olson's Rocket Ranch Field

Photograph of a field covered in grass. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Proper land use old 25 acre cultivated field that used to blow when it was in wheat. This field was seeded to sand love and switch grass and have furnished excellent grazing since they were established. These grasses now furnish year round in addition to being used for seed production."
Date: July 26, 1958
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History