Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox’s land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. These trees are now 12 years old and furnish complete supply of posts for farm fences.”
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Sprigger

Photograph of a homemade two row grass sprigger.
Date: April 9, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Mr. Billie Prewitt, [unclear] Hereford breeder, and with a Soil Conservation Service technician, left, look over an area of alkali-sacaton grass range on Prewitt’s ranch. The range is flood irrigated and has not been grazed this year. TX-42, 652.
Date: April 9, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a general view of an erosion control project. OK-1584-12.
Date: April 9, 1962
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photographic follow-up of OK-941-12. Grass gauge on ridge top at the west end of Mt. Scott pasture. This is located 1/4 mile north of the scenic highway. The enclosure is photographed before clipping. Heavy concentration area for game. Clipped plots showed 80% use. Taken during annual Soil Conservation Service cooperative grazing use check. OK_1583-1.
Date: April 9, 1962
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Sam Prewitt, polled hereford breeder, and Soil Conservation Service (SCS) technician [name unclear], left, look over an area of alkali-sacaton range on Mr. Prewit's ranch. The range is flood irrigated and has not been irrigated this year (1946). TX-42-632.
Date: April 9, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Rededication of Marginal Land to Pastureland Through Planting Bermuda and Listing It on The Contour on the Peter Johnson Estate/Chickasha Project

Photograph of rededication of marginal land to pastureland on the Peter Johnson Estate through planting Bermuda and listing it on the contour. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year, Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until Bermuda grass becomes firmly established. Follow up pictures to be taken later."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "12 year old black locust tree planting in large pasture gully, supplemented with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. This plot of trees furnishes complete supply of posts for 180-acre farm."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Melting Snow on a Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of melting snow, which is flowing into and from a diversion ditch and into a farm pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water from melting snow flowing clear from a diversion ditch. This ditch carries water which would otherwise run down large gullies in addition to excess water from cultivated fields. It discharged into a farm pond."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peter Johnson Estate Contour Farming Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of a contoured field on the Peter Johnson Estate near Chickasha. Furthermore, a house, barn, a few cars, and a cow are in the far-center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until the Bermuda becomes firmly established. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fields Brothers Farm Contour Furrowed Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of the Fields Brothers Farm contour furrowed field holding windblown snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Newly constructed contour furrows in native pasture holding windblown snow in furrows. These furrows were constructed with long wing terracing plow.“
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land for gully control. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. These trees are now 12 years old and furnish complete supply of posts for farm fences."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peter Johnson Estate Contour Farming Field/Chickasha Project

Photograph of a contoured field on the Peter Johnson Estate near Chickasha. Furthermore, a house, barn, a few cars, and a cow are in the far-center of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rededication of marginal land to pasture by planting of Bermuda grass and listing it in on the contour. In the first year Sudan grass will be planted in every other row to furnish supplemental pasture until the Bermuda becomes firmly established. To be followed with later pictures."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Control With Black Locust Tree Planting on Luther Cox's Land/Chickasha Project

Photograph of Black locust tree planting in large pasture gully with diversion ditch around head, which has prevented further erosion on Luther Cox's land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "12 year old black locust tree planting in large pasture gully, supplemented with diversion ditch around head which has prevented further erosion. This plot of trees furnishes complete supply of posts for 180-acre farm."
Date: April 9, 1938
Creator: Slack, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Plant Materials Planting

Photograph of Plot 3 of Plant Materials plantig. Furrowed about 4 inches deep with lister, harrowed once and planted to grass.
Date: April 9, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Control Project

Photograph of a general view of an erosion control project.
Date: April 9, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Above Erosion Control Dam

Photograph of a gully above erosion control dam before construction. Gully about 18 feet deep.
Date: April 9, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of sodding. The Future Farmers of America [FFA] chapter of Amber, Oklahoma, in a class project of sodding Midland Bermuda grass for pasture production on the H. U. Coltry farm. Perry Ridge, FFA Advisor of the Amber chapter, shown in the upper left hand corner of the picture. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] personnel assist the chapters in judging soil classifications and farm planning on individual farms of the chapter members. OK-232-1.
Date: April 9, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the sides of a gully as shown in OK-232-2 that have been sloped in and a 24 inch corrugated pipe is being installed to lower the water a total of 15 feet. This picture shows a position of the pipe as it is being installed. 120 feet of pipe with two step rings were installed and 11,000 cubic yards of earth fill were needed in order to allow flood storage necessary above the structure without using the auxiliary spillway too frequently. The Soil Conservation Service furnished the engineering and supervising of the construction of this project. After the fill was made, the gully above the pipe was filled in using a bulldozer and sodded to Bermuda grass. Refer to OK-268-1, -2 and -3 for complete job. OK-232-5.
Date: April 9, 1956
Creator: Martin, J. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of the modern farm home of L.A. Rounds. OK-9485.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of M.H. Dougan (left) and Sam Dougan (right) showing their many visitors some of the clovers and lespedezas they have grown on their pastures. M.H. holds a bundle of giant hop clover while his brother has a small hop clover. On the table at the left is black sample clover, at right is Korean lepedeza. All the samples were out in 1946. OK-9322.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History