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Contour Borders and Irrigation
Photograph of Mr. Staton contour bordered and seeded to Buffalo Alfalfa for seed production. This field has produced 600 pounds of seed per acre. SCS program started in 1951 on this farm. Class III Soil Unit 7.
Date:
July 15, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fiber Cultivation
Photograph of roots of a cotton plant being turned by a plow pan [i.e., a subsurface horizon or soil layer having a high bulk density and a lower total porosity than the soil directly above or below it as a result of pressure applied by normal tillage operations]. OK-125-6.
Date:
July 27, 1955
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Roots of Cotton Plant
Photograph of roots of cotton plant being turned by plow pan.
Date:
July 25, 1955
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Testing
Photograph of running indiltration test after leveling for border irrigation. Farm planning Soil unit 4h-RP-A-1, present indiltration rate as measured by the infiltrometer - .2 inches per hour.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of a soil survey. Harmon stony loam. A very shallow to shallow soil developed on dolomitic limestone. Class VI land. Shallow Range site. OK-720-6.
Date:
July 10, 1958
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of a soil survey. While making the soil survey, Richard Graft, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] scientist, discovered a recently-formed gyp sink [= a sinkhole] in a gently sloping wheat field of Tillman clay loam soil. The gyp sink is approximately 30 feet deep and 15 feet wide. OK-720-12.
Date:
July 10, 1958
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch
Photograph of a close-up picture of stubble mulch. Mr. Staton stubble mulches wheat land with Holme followed with heavy duty double tandem disc to work muclh into surface soil. Average wheat yield is 40 bushels per acre. SCS program started in 1951 on this farm.
Date:
July 15, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch
Photograph of irrigated wheat. Mr. Staton is using a heavy duty tandem disc plow in wheat stubble to till the soil and eradicate present weeds. This method leaves plenty of stubble on the surface for a good mulch at wheat planting time. He says his wheat yields 40 bushels per acre. Class I, Soil Unit 8.
Date:
July 15, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tilling Wheat Stubble for Mulch
Photograph of Mr. Staton using a heavy duty tandem disc plow in wheat stubble to till the soil and eradicate present weeds. This method leaves plenty of stubble on the surface for a good mulch at wheat planting time. He says his wheat yields 40 bushels per acre. Class I, Soil Unit 8.
Date:
July 15, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Weeping Lovegrass
Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass meadow strip, terrace system and contour farming.
Date:
July 25, 1955
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of woodland management. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke examines rows of Shortleaf pine on a Soil Conservation District [SCD] Cooperator. Note rows and growth for 4 years. OK-1368-11.
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of woodland management. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke examines rows of Shortleaf pine on a Soil Conservation District [SCD] Cooperator. Note rows and growth for 4 years. OK-1368-11.
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage
Photograph of the main ditch on the Choska Drainage District. Ditch has been in place over 20 years. Vegetative cover along the ditch furnishes upland game and small furbearer animals food, cover, and nesting areas such as this. OK-4296-11.
Date:
July 12, 1971
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage System Construction
Photograph of a grader putting a final grade on a main ditch of a drainage system as staked by SCS technicians. OK-1376-5.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage System Construction
Photograph of a double field drain under construction by bulldozer seen in the background. System staked by SCS technicians. OK-1376-3.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of Soil and Water Conservation Department [SWCD] equipement used in planting land to Sericea meadow. Soil and Conservation Service technicians aided the land owner to see the need for permanent cover on this soil. OK-1382-4.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field of Sericea Lespedeza
Photograph of a field of Sericea Lespedeza used as a soil builder on soil bank land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Sericea Lespedeza. Being used as soil builder on Soil Bank Land. James was not ready to go to pasture and land was still suitable 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 herd."
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of loading fertilizer into a fertilizer box on a two-row Bermuda grass sprigger. Landowner is applying fertilizer as per Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician's recommendation for soil conserving grass pasture. This cooperator understands the need for proper plant food for the establishment of the grass. OK-1361-6.
Date:
July 13, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Soil Conservation Service men observing growth of Greenfield Bermuda grass and ladino clover on soil with very slowly permeable subsoil. State Soil Conservationist Rowley of Oklahoma and Gault of Arkansas. OK-1376-9.
Date:
July 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Andy Costner stands in excellent growth of Sericea Lespedeza on Soil Bank Land. There is competition from weeds and sprouts here. When the land is returned to production this field will be ready as hay and seed. This can be turned under and planted to other crops and reap the benefit of the soil building effect of the sericea. OK-1404-1.
Date:
July 5, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Robert S. Kerr near Coaldale
Photograph of strip dump as being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and the fish in the pit area. Senator Kerr is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil. OK-1382-8.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
State Soil Conservationist Rowley of Oklahoma and Gault of Arkansas Observing Growth of Greenfield Bermudagrass and Ladino Clover
Photograph of State Soil Conservationist Rowley of Oklahoma and Gault of Arkansas observing growth of Greenfield Bermudagrass and ladino clover. The photograph does not indicate the left to right positions of Rowley or Gault. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCS men observing growth of Greenfield Bermudagrass and ladino clover on soil with very slowly permeable subsoil. State Soil Conservationist Rowley of Oklahoma and Gault of Arkansas."
Date:
July 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History