Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Mr. O. A. Hoxie's Farm in Port Gpoundson, Mississippi showing oats planted with a "PR" model Pasture Dream planter / drill, with 20 inch spacing between rows.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roadside erosion

Photograph of a roadbank demonstration. MI-1079-6.
Date: 1962
Creator: Moore, O. I.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of H.D. “Ham” Allen, Soil Conservation Service technician, Port Gibson, Mississippi, points out the dramatic difference between “trusted” bank on the Natchez Trace. Note the small mills and gullies developing on the “untreated” area, at left. Area at right was sodded with Bermuda grass. The Johnson grass “volunteered.” MI-1119-9. Camera settings: F-16, 1/200 sec.
Date: October 31, 1962
Creator: Zary, J. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History