Range, Buffalo Moving Through Open Stand

Photograph of buffalo moving through open stand of post-oak across the road north of Camp Doris campground entrance in the Graham Flat Pasture.
Date: April 2, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Resource Conservation

Photograph of Resource conservation planning on Carl Albert Parkway, McAlester, Okla. Many different types of grasses and shrubs were used to landscape the center median.
Date: December 2, 1969
Creator: Conradi, Al
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Hedged Elm Near Deer Enclosure

Photograph of Arthur F. Halloran examining a closely hedged elm tree near deer enclosure No. 3 on Grace Mt. flat in Mt. Pinchot pasture. Twig growth is nil compared with long growth of twigs inside the enclosure.
Date: April 2, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grace Mountain

Photograph of the NE corner of Grace Mountain deer enclosure looking to the northeast. The area was fenced in March 1965
Date: April 2, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology

Photograph of fish population being made by Biologist of Okla. Wildlife Comm. [Oklahoma Wildlife Commission], as part of an overall plan developed by SCS technicians.
Date: February 2, 1973
Creator: Oklahoma. Wildlife Conservation Commission.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Big Game Enclosure

Photograph of Lawton, Okla. Commanche County SWDC Biologist, Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife showing three years growth on elm after construction of the Big Game enclosure number 3 in March, 1965 Souteast of Grace Mountain. Halloran is pointing to what was the top of the tree in 1965. The area was fenced in March 1965.
Date: April 2, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mt. Pinchot Pasture

Photograph of elms on the right side of the fence which are inside a game enclosure built in March, 1965. Enclosure number 3 Grace Mountain in the Mt. Pinchot Pasture.
Date: April 2, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Animals Buffalo

Photograph of buffalo moving through open stand of post-oak across the road north of Camp Doris campground entrance in the Graham Flat Pasture.
Date: April 2, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford and Nurse Cows

Photograph of hereford and nurse cows grazing on 60 acres of old 160 acre field seeded spring of 1945 to Kobe and Korean lespedeza and overseeded to big hop and black medic clover. Mr. Cavender bought this 560 acre farm from his father in 1944. With assistance of the Little River Soil Conservation Districkt the farm wa planned as a livestock unit. Sixty acres of native grass went to meadow, 100 acres to sericea lespedesa. In 1946, 40 additional acres were planted to sericea. Old pastures were improved, overseeded to clover mixtures and area now kept mowed. A 60 acre old field, fertilized, limed and planted with Korean laspadeza in 1945 was overseeded to hop & black medic clover shis summer, 600# carpet grass this spring. Weeds were kept mowed & this year Cavender grazed 22 registered polled Herefords, 2 horses & 6 grade cows on the old "field".
Date: October 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Land Improvement

Photograph of: Four years ago when the Canant brothers bought a 400 acre farm, most of it was a worthless, wooded area & would not carry more than 25 head of cattle. They cleared this 12 acres, seeded it to Dallis grass, yelow hop, black medic & white Dutch clover & improvement increased carrying capacity to 2 cows per acre. Additional pasture work has been done and the farm now carries 100 head of cows.
Date: October 2, 1946
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
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

Crop Residue

Photograph of Ralph Inklebarger showing how he has help protecting his farm from blowing this spring.
Date: April 2, 1962
Creator: Smith, Bob J.
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

Bermuda Sprigging

Photograph of bermuda sprigging on Site No. 5 Criner Creek floodwater retarding structure. Contractor, Tate and Son.
Date: May 2, 1960
Creator: Howell, T. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Plowing Second Growth Oak

Photograph of second oak growth being plowed with a 48" disc. Cutting to a depth of 14 to 18 inches. 60 acre block. Area to go to bermuda grass. Newt Chamberlain, contractor, in photo.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulch Tillage

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage on the contour with impounding type terraces. The wheat stubble was left on the groundto control wind erosion, increase water intake of the soil and to add organic matter to the surface soil.
Date: August 2, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulch Tillage (2)

Photograph of stubble mulch tillage on the contour with impounding type terraces. The wheat stubble was left on the ground to control wind erosion, increase water intake of the soil and to add organic matter to the surface soil.
Date: August 2, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bindweed

Photograph of bindweed area at the edge of a wheat field. This area is uncontrolled and is in excellent condition. It is in a low spot where it received enough moisture to encourage growth. If not contolled it will spread rapidly into the ajoining wheat field and cause much damage to the wheat. It is resistant to poisons and can be controlled only by constant tillage. It will kill out other vegetation as it increases.
Date: August 2, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Floodwater Damage Stillwater Creek

Photograph of floodwater damage in the vicinity of Stillwater. Aerial photograph.
Date: May 2, 1957
Creator: Brune, Gunner M.; Curry, Jerald; Mullins, Tilman & and Holden, Harold
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

Tamping Soil

Photograph of Kent Kirkpatrick tamping soil around cutoff collar on principal spillway pipe of erosion control dam.
Date: December 2, 1959
Creator: Hamill, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stockwater Pond

Photograph of John D. Eyster viewing stockwater pond. A 6" pipe is used for principal spillway.
Date: November 2, 1960
Creator: Hamill, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proposed Erosion Control Dam

Photograph of owner and Vernon Chittended, Operator, looking downstream on proposed erosion control dam with 8" pipe for principal spillway. Pyropse to control active gully
Date: November 2, 1960
Creator: Hamill, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History