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Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the planting of Bermuda grass. District owned and operated equipment is planting Midland Bermuda grass on F.R. Dobbs' farm. Class I land. Planted under a plan developed with the Soil Conservation District [SCD] with technicians of the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. To be over-seeded with Korean Lespedeza. Follow up pictures to be taken. OK-852-7.
Date:
April 23, 1959
Creator:
McGraw, John L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Harvesting Certified Midland Bermudagrass Roots on Cooperator Vetus Clarkson’s Farm
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED farmer using District equipment to harvest certified Midland Bermudagrass roots on Cooperator Vetus Clarkson's farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bermuda Grass Roots. District equipment harvesting certified Midland Bermuda grass roots on Cooperator Vetus Clarkson's farm. Roots are being used by District to sprig on other cooperators farms in the District. Returns to cooperator from half of harvest rights will amount to $35.00 per acre and the District will fertilize to enable another harvest in 1960. This field was sprigged in 1955."
Date:
April 23, 1959
Creator:
McCraw, John L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial Spraying
Photograph of a helicopter moving across a field. Note spray coming from the machine. Mr. Jack Castator started conservation program with the District in 1945. This field of alfalfa was fertilized according to recommendations made by Soil Conservation Service personnel.
Date:
April 4, 1956
Creator:
Hindman, F. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Fertilize
Photograph of placing fertilizer in automatic bermuda grass planter. All bermuda reported during 1955 in the Okmulgee Co. SDC has been fertilized at time of planting.
Date:
April 20, 1955
Creator:
Evans, Charles A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #1
Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
O. A. Bingman Rejuvenated Pasture/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp #2
Photograph of a “Badly overgrazed pasture which is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda.”
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rejuvinated Pasture Through Contour Furrows
Photograph of a badly overgrazed pasture withch is being rejuvenated by use of contour furrows. Original furrows were on intervals so this year more were constructed with 2-bottom tractor plow and planted to Bermuda. Muskogee Project, Morris Camp.
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of three year-old locust trees in an abandoned badly gullied land. The farmer built the check dams in the gullies, bought the trees and planted them shortly before the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) moved into that area. The area is rapidly becoming stabilized. OK-6346.
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of three-year old locust trees in an abandoned, badly gullied land. The farmer built the check dams in the gullies, bought the trees and planted them shortly before the Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC} moved into that area. The area is rapidly stabilizing. OK-6346.
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a large alkali spot in abandoned land which has been planted with trees in an effort to stop the rapid erosion which is quickly ruining the land. To be followed with later pictures. OK-6344.
Date:
April 16, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of well-grassed natural draingae to be used as a terrace outlet channel. OK-5619.
Date:
April 23, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Cooperator Farmer Building Contour Ridges Using A Kelly Long Wing Plow/Muskogee Project/Morris Camp
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED cooperator farmer with horse drawn equipment building contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow and sodding them to Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cooperator building pasture contour ridges using a Kelly long wing plow. To be spot sodded to Bermuda grass."
Date:
April 23, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History