Newly Constructed Contour Furrows/Elk City Project/Clinton Camp

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men inspecting the newly constructed contour furrows on this field four miles east of Clinton. A house and barn are in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Newly constructed contour furrows built with a Texas terracer. White lines show cross section of area which will retain water. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: March 31, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. No climax grasses in shinnery. Plowed 20" deep. Field will be seeded to Sudan this summer, rye in fall and either Sudan or sorghum next spring to establish cover for seeding native climax grasses."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. Shinnery was 25' high when deep plowed in 1956. Sorghum cover will be established and field seedbed to climax native grasses."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men standing in a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field was plowed 20" or deeper in Aug. 1957. Seeded to rye in fall without any seedbed preparation. Sudan or sorghum cover will be established in 1958. Climax native grasses will be seeded in 1959."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. No climax grasses in shinnery. Plowed 20" deep. Will be established to cover crop and seeded to native grasses. Moat in background was plowed. Shelterbelt on south was left standing."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Fence row that was plowed for shinnery control. Shinnery roots doing fair job of wind erosion control."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. No climax native grasses in shinnery. Plowed 20" deep. Field will be established in cover crop and seeded to native grass. Shinnery moat in background was not plowed."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a portion of a herd of cattle grazing in a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. A house and a barn are visible on the far right of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with shinnery oak. Shinnery was 5 to 20’ tall when deep plowed. Field was drug with cross ties; pnewayed [sic] and seeded to rye fall 1957. Deep plowed in April, 1957. 22 acres deep plowed. Eighty-five head of cattle was counted grazing field in March 1958."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Plowed Field For Shinnery Control

Photograph of a field deep plowed to control an infestation of shinnery oak. A plow is shown digging up the invasive plant. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep plowing for shinnery control. Field badly infested with Shinnery oak. No native grasses present. Deep plowed 20" deep. Field will be seeded to Sudan first summer, rye in fall, and Sudan or Sorghum stubble will be established before seeding to climax native grasses."
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

County Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of County highway erosion control project, 2 miles south, 1 west of Stafford. Road and gullies are to be resectioned, a drop inlet and two culverts to be installed and grasses planted. To be followed with later pictures.
Date: March 31, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cactus Growth

Photograph of Prickley Pear Cactus growth after sample has been mounted.
Date: March 31, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

County Highway Erosion Control

Photograph of County highway erosion control project, 2 miles south, 1 west of Stafford. Road and gullies are to be resectioned, a drop inlet and two culverts to be installed and grasses planted. To be followed with later pictures.
Date: March 31, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Prepared Land for Irrigation

Photograph of newly prepared land for irrigation; graded border method; uneven distribution of water because of highs and low; water is running out at end of border. No SCS assistance.
Date: March 31, 1955
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shrubs

Photograph of multiflora roses planted in 1947 as shrub in ain a shelterbelt between farmstead and field to the north. OK-994-B.
Date: March 31, 1949
Creator: Archer, Sellars G
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of deep plowing for shinnery oak shrub control. This field is badly infested with shinnery oak, being 5 to 20 feet tall when it was deep plowed. The field was drug with cross ties; [unclear] and seeded to rye in the fall of 1957. 22 acres were deep plowed. Eighty five head of cattle were counted as grazing in the filed in March, 1958. OK-658-6.
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of deep plowing for shinnery oak control. The field was plowed 20 inches or deeper in August, 1957. It was seeded to rye in the fall without any seedbed preparation. Sudan or sorghum cover will be established in 1958. Climax native grasses will be seeded in 1959. OK-658-3.
Date: March 31, 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a tractor and hay mulcher being used on a roadside cut. OK-4172-6.
Date: March 31, 1971
Creator: Dossett, David J
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of newly constructed contour furrows built with a Texas terracer. White lines show cross section of area which will retain water. To be followed with later pictures. Part of the "Elk City Project."
Date: March 31, 1938
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seeded Rows of Plants

Photograph of seed drilled into 8 inch rows with fertilizer banded 1 inch below seed, both at low rates. PLANTED ON 09-17-1952. R4-2095-F.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seeded Rows of Plants

Photograph of seed drilled into 8 inch rows with fertilizer banded 1 inch below seed, both at high rates. R4-2095-H.
Date: March 31, 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History