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Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the plowing under of cowpeas as a green manure. Plowing being done on the contour. OK-6881.
Date:
October 26, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Meadow of Little Bluestem
Photograph of Little Blue Stem grass, seeded in 1937 for a meadow.
Date:
October 26, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Cropping
Photograph of strip cropping with grain sorghum and alfalfa.
Date:
October 26, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph showing the necessity of farm ponds and water conservation practices. OK-6874.
Date:
October 26, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hogs
Photograph of Mr. Tucker's 22 head of hogs which are being fed with supplememtal feed grown bon his land irrigated by water stored up by dam constructed by SCS Water Facilities. The hog between the camera and Mr. Tucker is estimated to weigh 800 lbs.
Date:
October 26, 1939
Creator:
McLean, B. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Harry Buckmaster Farm. Overfall of pond spillway is about to go out. Shooting upstream. No sandrock. This will require expensive maintenance. OK-184-7.
Date:
October 26, 1955
Creator:
Bates, Leland A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a pine nursery located on Yashau Creek. The output of this nursery goes largely to cooperators in the Little River Soil Conservation District. The District plants seedlings for cooperators on contract at $0.75 per 100 trees. Approximately 300,000 trees in the District in 1956. Drought reduced the output of the nursery in 1956 by abour 50%. OK-411-12.
Date:
October 26, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of forest protection. Miss Jesseye Arnett requested the Little River Soil Conservation District to help her to get cooperator signs which she posted around her plantation to discourage trespassers. Christmas tree hunters cut down many of the trees before the signs were installed. Approximately 7 years of growing time is lost with each tree stolen. OK-411-11.
Date:
October 26, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blue River Bottom Land
Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Blue River Bottom Land
Photograph of Blue River bottom land. Cleared in 1956. Was wet, poorly drained timber land near wortless pasture before clearing and planting to midland bermuda and clover. Planted to bermuda 1957, 500 acre ranch has 200 acres on cultivation. 1959-ran 135 head grown cows and 500 sheep and offsprings. Uses vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10-on hill, 11 on bottom, all was cleared.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of pasture with heavy timber in the background. The grassed area was timbered until 1956. 300 acres were cleared to midland bermuda and clover. 2000 acres make up the ranch. The cleared land after planting Bermuda grass increased the ranch's carrying capacity by 30 to 40%. OK-1050-7.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of timber control, showing Mr. R. V. Little demonstrating one of his tree injectors on one of his 800 acre pastures. OK-1050-1.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of Pasture. Blue River bottom land cleared in 1956. It consisted of wet, poorly drained timber land near worthless pasture before clearing and planting to Midland Bermuda grass and clover. Planted to Bermuda grass in 1957. 500 acre ranch has 200 acres under cultivation. By 1959, it had 135 grown cows and 500 sheep and offspring, using vetch and clover for sown pasture. 10 on hill. 11 on bottom was cleared. OK-1050-10.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Timber Control
Photograph of timber control. The overhead trees killed for 4 years. Underbrush treated by injection spring 1959. Native grass excellent recovery. Good seed crop on native grass.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Timber Control Using Tree Injector
Photograph of Mr. Little demonstrating one of his tree injectors on one of his 800 acre pastures.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Vetch and Clover Pasture
Photograph of a small grain vetch and clover pasture. Companion pictures see OK-1050-10.
Date:
October 26, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Land Drainage
Photograph of newly constructed drainage ditch. Wet heavy bottom land site, 3a soil. Cleared of timber in 1957. Chunk sodded to Bermuda in 1960. Soil Unit III-3a.
Date:
October 26, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a grass seed catcher operating in K.R. Bluestem. Note the wiresacross the catcher seems to double the yiled of K.R. seed from the harvester. OK-1827-9.
Date:
October 26, 1962
Creator:
Welch, Archie
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildlife Den Trees
Photograph of a sycamore tree with a hollow which is used by squirrel or small furbearers for a den or shelter. In pine release such trees, as well as a goodly number of food trees, are left in order to provide food, cover and den trees for beneficial wildlife.
Date:
October 26, 1964
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lake Tenkiller
Photograph of Tenkiller Lake as viewed from the Methodist Boys Ranch from west to east. Cover photo first choice for Cherokee County
Date:
October 26, 1966
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tenkiller Lake
Photograph of Allan R. Moss, Project Coordinator for RC&D Project, Overlooking Tenkiller Lake. This photo, cover photo third choice for Cherokee County.
Date:
October 26, 1966
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History