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Sericea Lespedeza
Photograph of Sericea Lespedeza being used as soil builder on Soil Bank Land. James Hickman was not ready to go to pasture and eand was still unsuitable for cultivation as mapped by SCS Soils Technicians. After a period of years this land will be returned to production of grain and fiber crops or maintained as Sericea meadow for Hickman's cow heard.
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, Transcrete Pipe
Photograph of Transcrete pipe being laid for irrigation on bottomland soil unit 9. Gated pipe will be used from risers on 660' runs.
Date:
July 15, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Mud Cracks
Photograph of deep mud cracks in recent deposition on Salt Creek lood plain.
Date:
July 17, 1957
Creator:
Henbest, O. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grader Making Final Grade
Photograph of a grader putting final grade on main ditch of drainage system as staked by SCS technicians.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflore Rose
Photograph of Multiflora fence and hedge which was the first one planted in the district. Cecil Keylon, SCS, inspecting the condition of fence. This hedge is on the north side of a pine planting made in 1955. It is a good plant for fnce, hedge and for wildlife cover.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Dump Development
Photograph of a strip dump that is being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and fish in the pit area. The Senator, Robert S. Kerr, is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Dump Development
Photograph of a strip dump that is being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and fish in the pit area. The Senator, Robert S. Kerr, is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulching
Photograph of SCS Technician B.P. Prickett examining stubble mulch tillage. First time over with 32" sweeps-4" deep. Before 3" rain. No runoff here from rain. Adjoining cotton field washed considerably.
Date:
July 6, 1961
Creator:
Bogard, J. R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nursery Plot of Greenfield Bermuda
Photograph of a nursury plot of Greenfield bermuda grass planted July 1, 1955. First crop of roots was harvested and used to plant 100 acres in 1956. Fertilizer was applied to grass at the rate of 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre. This grass has been grazed since it was planted and is preferred by cattle to other types of bermudagrass.
Date:
July 12, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of mesquite trees that have been deadened by kerosene poured on the crowns.
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Cutting alfalfa with a swather. Swather mows and swaths in a single operation. Alfalfa was irrigated with sprinkllers and will make 60 bales per acre from this second cutting. Class I land, 1% slope. Soil unit 8 & 9. OK-92-5.
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
Photograph of Maurice Gamble, Conservation Agronomist, SCS, in a training session showing amounts by which straw is reduced from the surface by various tillage methods at the 2nd Annual Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, Oklahoma, July 24-25, 1962. OK-1621-4.
Date:
July 25, 1962
Creator:
Baggett, Beryl
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control
Photograph of northwest corner of Jefferson School ground with erosion caused by heavy traffic and overhead water.
Date:
July 28, 1972
Creator:
Vaughan, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control
Photograph of diversion terrace on Jefferson School ground empties into road ditch. Lack of proper installation and vegetation resulted in this severe erosion problem.
Date:
July 28, 1972
Creator:
Vaughan, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control
Photograph of erosion along west edge of Jefferson School ground. Note here tree roots due to erosion.
Date:
July 28, 1972
Creator:
Vaughan, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control
Photograph of Jefferson School ground is washing away due to uncontrolled traffic and poor vegetation. Note here areas that are subject to erosion.
Date:
July 28, 1972
Creator:
Vaughan, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control
Photograph of severe erosion on Jefferson School grounds. School building can be seen in the background.
Date:
July 28, 1972
Creator:
Vaughan, Keith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a forestry tree farm. First member tree farm. This farm is registered with the American Tree Farm System. It consists of 30 acres of pine trees released by girding undesireable hardwoods in 1953. A selective cut was made in 1957. Excellent natural reproduction is evident froma good seed crop in 1957. OK-629-5.
Date:
July 22, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of a mound of dark soil held in the hand of someone out-of-frame (to the right). There is a field and an automobile visible but out of focus in the background. Printed description on the back: "Soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70."
Date:
July 19, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of a mound of dark soil held in the hand of someone out-of-frame (to the left). There is a field visible but out of focus in the background. Printed description on the back: "Soil. Sample of soil, Unit 70."
Date:
July 19, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a farmstead windbreak of Chinese Elm. Three-row belt, 15 years old. Soil Unit 7, Class I.
Date:
July 20, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of of a range land with sparse vegetation. Printed description on back: "Native grass range in poor condition due to overgrazing. The plants present in this range are Triodia, Three-awn, Blue Grama, Buffalo Bur, Sand Dropseed, Prickly pear, Yucca, ragweed and mesquite."
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a grassy range divided with a wire fence. Printed description on back: "Native range on a gypsum site in excellent condition. Sand Bluestem, Sideoats grama, catclaw, sensitive briar, wild alfalfa, antelope horn, hairy grama, celea, Blazing star, halls panicum, blue grama, buffalo bur and croton are present in this range."
Date:
July 21, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of sideoat grama on seed increase plot at Canton Lake, planted in 1949.
Date:
July 20, 1955
Creator:
Judge, Earl R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History