Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph showing revegetation. Second season growth of row planting of little bluestem and blue grama mixture. Planted on 1941-04-12. OK-8520.
Date: April 26, 1905
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a strip of alfalfa, a terrace, a strip of oats and corn planted on the contour in strips. OK-5212.
Date: May 26, 1936
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oats and Cotton Drilled on Contour and Terraces on the Frank DeVorak Farm/Stillwater District/Stillwater Project

Photograph of oats and cotton drilled on contour and terraces on the Frank DeVorak farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Oats drilled on contour in a strip and on the terraces and between two strips of cotton, which is also planted on the contour."
Date: May 26, 1936
Creator: Slack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of straw whiskers damming an outlet channel to spread the water and prevent outting while the grass is becoming weel-established. OK-5733.
Date: May 26, 1937
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bank Sloughing from Flood

Photograph of Section Line Road. Road is now abaandoned due to bank sloughing from flood on the Salt Fork River. About 35 feet of bank 220 yards long sloughed off in two days.
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

River Bank Sloughing

Photograph of a now abandoned road due to bank sloughing from flood on the Salt Fork River. About 35 feet of bank 220 yards long sloughed off in two days.
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sloughing Banks

Photograph of sloughing banks from recent flood of Chickaskia River has caused considerable damage and engangered building on this farm. About 20 feet of bank 200 feet long has fallen into the river.
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stillwater Project

Photograph of field which has sloughed off 20 feet on a half mile band. Beside losing this land forever this farmer also lost 30 acres of wheat in a 50 acre field due to water running over field and silting. Salt Fork River
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a section line road. Road is now abandoned due to bank sloughing from flood on the Salt Fork River. About 35 feet of bank 220 yards long sloughed off in two days. OK-6553.
Date: May 26, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

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

Panorama View of Large Contour Stripped Area/Pryor Project

Photograph of a panorama view of large contour stripped area four miles west and two miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Panorama with Okla-6868. Match together for view of large contour strip cropped area."
Date: October 26, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Panorama View of Large Contour Stripped Area/Pryor Project

Photograph of a panorama view of large contour stripped area four miles west and two miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Panorama with Okla-6867. Match together for view of large contour strip cropped area."
Date: October 26, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Spread of Varying Soil Conservation Practices Practiced By a Non-Cooperator/Pryor Project

Photograph of a spread of varying soil conservation practices practiced by a non-cooperator. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This is the contour strip cropping of a non-cooperator who decided to install soil-conserving practices after observing his neighbors' work."
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

Sweetclover Buffer Strip on the Contour With Wheat Sown on the Interval/Pryor Project

Photograph of sweetclover buffer strip on the contour with wheat sown on the interval 4 miles west and ½ mile south of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sweet clover buffer strip on the contour. Wheat has been sown on the interval."
Date: October 26, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Plowing Under Cowpeas on the Contour for Green Manure/Pryor Project

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man plowing under cowpeas on the contour for green manure. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Plowing under cowpeas for green manure. Plowing being done on the contour."
Date: October 26, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Scooping Up Water With A Bucket/Pryor Project

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man using a pale to scoop up water from a farm pond 2 miles west and twelve miles north of Pryor. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shows necessity for farm ponds and water conservation practices."
Date: October 26, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Standing In A Variable Width Contour Strip of Mixed Bluestem Grasses/Pryor Project

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a variable width contour strip of mixed bluestem grasses. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Variable width contour strip of mixed bluestem grasses. Seeded in spring of 1938. To be followed with later pictures."
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

Excavated Roman City of Djemla

Photograph of the market square in the excavated Roman city of Djemila, where once were sold products of the surrounding lands. The denuded erosion gullied slopes bear mute evidence of their wreckage and soil losses. (North Africa)
Date: January 26, 1939
Creator: Lowdermilk, W. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Vicinity of Djamila, North Africa

Photograph of the largest and only village for many miles around the former city of Djemila, North Africa, which in Roman times boasted more than 11,000 population. Erosion still gouges out the denuded slopes.
Date: January 26, 1939
Creator: Lowdermilk, W. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Vicinity of Djamila, North Africa

Photograph of the largest and only village for many miles around the former city of Djemila, North Africa, which in Roman times boasted more than 11,000 population. Erosion still gouges out the denuded slopes.
Date: January 26, 1939
Creator: Lowdermilk, W. C.
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