Conservation Crop for Rotation Hay

Photograph of 8 months after seeding lovegrass as a conservation crop for rotation hay on Soil Bank land. SCS Technician John Nelson, left, and Robert Lippert, right, observing establishment of weeping lovegrass on 160 acre cropland under Soil Bank Contract 8 months after seeding.
Date: October 31, 1960
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a flood, Waggoner farm, near Driftwood, OK. Looking across the creel channel and adjacent overflowed land from bridge approach on OK Hwy 58 on the morning after receiving a 4 inch rain. Considerable damage was done to the ripening wheat crop. Farmers in this watershed have made early planning steps for instituting a watershed program on this creek through the Soil Conservation Service. OK-1724-8
Date: May 31, 1962
Creator: Grover, Howard S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flooding. Looking south on the highway toward Driftwood Creek (channel is among the distant trees) on the morning after receiving 4 inches of rain. Considerable damage was done to ripening wheat crop. Farmers in this watershed have made early planning steps for initiating a watershed program on this creek through the Soil Conservation Service. OK-1724-10.
Date: May 31, 1962
Creator: Grover, Edward S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History