Overseeding Bermuda Grass

Photograph of fertilized seed Bermuda grass over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover. One month after planting. Planted and fertilized with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer distributor with a H. L. Pray 18 inch furrowing attachment.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Fountain, William T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fertilized Seed-Bermuda grass

Photograph of fertilized and seed-Bermuda grass, 5 weeks after planting. Planted on a well prepared seedbed in 18 inch rows with an Ezee-Flow fertilizer spreader with an H. L. Pray furrowing attachment.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Fountain, William T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Herefords Grazing on Bermuda

Photograph of pure bred polled Herefords grazing on fertilized seeded Bermuda grass. One month after planting. Over seeded with annual lespedeza and white clover.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Fountain, William T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Channel Cutting Washita River

Photograph of Washita River channel cutting 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, Okla. It has been estimated that 2500 acres of valuable Washita River bottom land has fallen in the river channel due to severe cutting during the past 20 years.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sediment Damage After Flood

Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Landscape of Bates-Collinsville Complex

Photograph of a typical landscape of Bates-Collinsville complex with native grass cover.
Date: July 2, 1964
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Beaver and Cow Creek Watershed Flood Damage

Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of Wildhorse watershed drawdown tail pipe discharging after 11 inches of rain in 11 days. Twenty inches received in 18 days. Max-distance between principal and emergency spillway. Tailpipe 36' in diameter.
Date: July 2, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Watershed Gas Line

Photograph of site containing a 10 inch high pressure gas line of which 550 lineal feet will be in the permanent pool. Concrete anchors were poured on this pipe at 50 feet intervals. The Lone Star Gas Company, owner of the pipeline, made all excavations, rewrapped and placed reinforciing steel around pipe. Local sponsoring agency furnished cement for achors.
Date: July 2, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Plants Other Grasses

Photograph of area which used to be covered with sage like area shown in Okila. 10, 753. Olson(left) and SCS Tech. E. S. Cordell check up on grass growth. Olson sprayed sage once with 2, 4-D four years ago, withheld grazing for year, then grazed lightly for year and has grazed moderately since. Little & big bluestem, indian, swithc, blue and sideoats grama. Texas and Prairie blue and sand paspalum came back naturally; no reseeding. and range site in excellent condition.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sediment Damage

Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla. When highway was constructed in 1920's the field on the right was 9 feet lower than the highway
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Seeding

Photograph of plainting Blue Panicum with grassland drill.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Malton, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Human Interest, Edward Brewer

Photograph of +Mr. Edward L. Brewer, owner of 6000 acre ranch in Oklahoma panhandle. Mr. Brewer has owned and operated this ranch since 1917. He has seen several dry and wet periods. He went though the "Dirty Thirties" of dust storms. One of the first to sign contract under Great Plains Conservation Program.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sweetclover Root System

Photograph of the nodules on the roots of this biennial sweetclover plant. After land was in Maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil before going to wheat. He is doing whole farm of 960 acres this way. SCS Tech. E.S. Cordell holds plant.
Date: July 2, 1953
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of an outlet channel constructed with a plow in the fall of 1948 (1000 feet long x 20 feet wide) seeded to 50 pounds of intermediate wheat grass. Fertilized with 200 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer at the time of seding. OK-9898-B.
Date: July 2, 1950
Creator: Orr, Erwin T
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of bees from this row of 23 hives are pollinating 35 acres of hairy vetch from which seed crop will be harvested. Bee pollination increases seed production. TX-45. 667.
Date: July 2, 1949
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sediment Damage

Photograph of sediment damage just after May flood on Beaver and Cow Creek Watersheds. This is on the highway between Duncan and Lawton, Okla.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Graham, E. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Rotation

Photograph of 20 acres Cornado sideoats planted Feb, 1948 in cultivated rows. It was fertilized and cultivated 1300 lbs. of certified seed was harvested Oct. 1958 or 65 lbs. per acre. This seed was used to seed 68 more acres of cropland and overseeded some poor stands of native grass pasture.
Date: July 2, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock

Photograph showing some of the 175 hives of bees that are pollinating Madrid and Hubam Sweetclover on this 850 acre farm. There are 435 acres of Madrid of which 60 are to be harvested for seed. Bee pollonation increases seed production. TX-45-668.
Date: July 2, 1949
Creator: Fox, Lester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation Rotation Hay & Pasture with Cattle Grazing in Pasture

Photograph of a herd of 112 cattle grazing on a pasture consisting of Blackwell switchgrass and sweetclover planted on 75 acres of land. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Conservation Rotation Hay & Pasture. Blackwell Switchgrass. Mr. Brown planted a mixture of 3 lbs. Blackwell Switchgrass and 2 lbs. Sweet clover March 1957 on 75 acres of Class III land. On Mar. 1 he started grazing 80 head of steers in this field and grazed until May 20. Returned the 80 head to graze July 15 to Oct. 25 or total of 182 days total gain 28, 500 lbs. This shows same field July 2, 1959 with 96 big cattle and 16 calves have been grazing since June 1. Brown plans to graze until Aug. 1 then rest to get good regrowth and will return [the] Oct. 1 until sold.”
Date: July 2, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood damage on Cow Creek after a 2 inch rain in 1.5 hours. A pecan orchard. Note the tractor in the center of the picture by the trees. OK-1721-8.
Date: July 2, 1962
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Haskell County Rock Quarry

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men working in a rock quarry in Haskell County. There are broken up rocks of varying sizes.
Date: July 2, 1967
Creator: Brinlee, R. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of contour farming shown on good cross section channel type terraces constructed in 1952.
Date: July 2, 1959
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Johnnie Whitson Co-Op.

Photograph of planting Blue Panicum with grassland drill. OK-68-2.
Date: July 2, 1955
Creator: Melton, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History