Ponds-Construction Method

Photograph of a completed concrete dam to be used for recreation and livestock water. View shows tie-in to limestone rock. Area between dam and keyway will be back filled with concrete.
Date: June 21, 1967
Creator: Ward, J. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Harvest, Broomcorn

Photograph of Broomcorn Johnny cutting broomcorn.
Date: July 6, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Train Trestle Improvement Big John Creek

Photograph of (L to R): Richard H. DeHaven, Trainmaster, Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., and Bobby Davis, SCS, Project Engineer; discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River Project. Background shows trestle to be widened as part of the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Harvest, Broomcorn

Photograph of Broomcorn Johnnies cutting broomcorn.
Date: July 6, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Train Trestle Improvement Big John Creek

Photograph of L. to R.: B.A. Harrison, Representitive of local conservancy district; Bobby Davis, SCS, Project Engineer; and Richard H. DeHaven, Trainmaster, Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., discussing flood prevention program on the Washita River Project. Background shows trestle to be widened as part of the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop

Photograph of a rye drill showing the row shield to protect cotton plants from the disk. Belting is used on lower ends to provide flexibility. Grain boots & pressure springs have been lengthened to give higher clearances.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Lowry, Orvis H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control

Photograph of Jake Sweet, doing custom cotton stripping for Les Anderson on Johnny Ivester farm. No overflows permit smooth, even rows with uniform stand and good production. Under these conditions macheinery can be set for good operation.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Railway Trestle Impovement

Photograph of workmen taking out railway trestle on Big John Creek. Trestle was enlarged as part of the Kickapoo Sandy Watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Harvest

Photograph of Raymond Ellis harvesting peanuts.
Date: October 6, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Peanut Residue

Photograph of peanut residue.
Date: October 13, 1967
Creator: Meinders, Hadley C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildlife Recreation Species Check

Photograph of a group of SCS technicians checking species count in a growing pond for proper stocking.
Date: 1967~
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Chester Tracy pointing out to ranch hands Keith Seeliger, James Sprowls, and Billy Fisher the advantages of rotating grazing and bermuda grass.
Date: August 24, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop

Photograph of cattle on cover crop of small grain with 200# 10-20-10 on Taloka soils planted 10-15-67. Bill Biddle farm.
Date: October 6, 1967
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Train Trestle Improvement Big John Creek

Photograph of (L to R): E.A. Harrison, representative of local concervancy district and R.H. Heinlen, Division Engineer, Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co., and Bobby Davis, SCS, Project Engineer; discussing trestel enlargement work on the Big John Creek channel improvement work in the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project.
Date: December 13, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Harvesting for Seed

Photograph of seed harvesting. Mr. Miller is in the seed business. This is a planting of common sudan and Redlan in alternate strips for production of Suder.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop, Sowing Rye in Cotton

Photograph of Linden sowing rye in cotton for a winter cover crop. Shields on tractor & drill prevent damage enen in large cotton.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Lowry, Orvis H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recreation-Wildlife

Photograph of a fisherman enjoying a few minutes of his favorite pass-time at an upstream flood control reservoir.
Date: 1967~
Creator: Dowling, Leo C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Delivering Fish to Farmers

Photograph of Leo Dowling assisting Wildlife Services delivering fish to farmers.
Date: 1967~
Creator: Donahoo, Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation Planning

Photograph of a 280-ton electrically operated dredging machine operated by the Garland Coal Co., 7 miles northeast of Stigler, Oklahoma. The dredging machne bucket holds 34 cubic yards of material. The machine can strip on over-burden to a depth of 90 feet.
Date: March 30, 1967
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Harvest, Broomcorn

Photograph of Broomcorn Sallie cutting broomcorn.
Date: July 6, 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture

Photograph of Foy Hendrix (right), WUC, Fairview, and Jack R. Foster, member, Board of Supervisors, Major County SWDC, looking at stack of lovegrass hay baled this year by Mr. Foster. Mr. Foster's first cutting of hay on all his lovegrass has amounted to 10,000 bales.
Date: July 20, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation Pipelines

Photograph of a 3" ARV and 10 inch valve.
Date: January 6, 1967
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Ponds-Construction Method

Photograph of a spring which will help to supply water for newly constructed concrete dam. Spring has a long history and has never been known to run dry. Area where stick is pointing is reported to have been carved out by settlers in the late 1800's to form a trough to water horses.
Date: June 21, 1967
Creator: Ward, J. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Channel Catfish

Photograph of Jerome Sykora pointng out the features of these Catfish hatching pens to Myron Hurd. These pens are on the Moore Fish Farm near Claremore. The Moores have shifted their operations from market type Channel Catfish to fingerlings.
Date: August 6, 1967
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History