Cover Crop Broomcorn

Photograph of snow in Broomcorn stalks, soil unit (12-AB) Dalhart loamy fine sand; stubble had limited pasturing.
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of bulldozer operator Gene Price, Stumper Construction Company, Luther, Oklahoma, discusses gully shaping plans and specifications with District Conservationist, Rob Maples, Konawa, Oklahoma . OK-3311-1.
Date: January 7, 1969
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop Sorghum

Photograph of snow in sorghum stubble on soil unit 70-A. Dalhart fine sandy loam. Stubble was left 15" high and not pastured.
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

B. C. Bush, State Aid Discusses With Farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings Grass Seeding on Conservation Reserve Acreage With Sudan Grass Cover Crop

Photograph of B. C. Bush, State Aid, discuss grass seeding on conservation reserve acreage with Sudan grass cover crop, with farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings. The photograph does not identify the left to right positions of Bush, Warren, and Hitchings. The back of the photograph proclaims, "B. C. Bush, State Aid, discuss grass seeding on conservation reserve acreage with Sudan grass cover crop, with farmers Howard Warren and Clifford Hitchings. Drills are two 9 hole and two 8 hole 12" spaced owned by Cimarron County SCD. The drills are hooked up on three drill hitches, which cover 34 feet each time through the field. Farmers are averaging 130 acres per day sided by a mixture of side oats [sic] grama, blue grama, and sand lovegrass. The field's soil is Dalhart-Mansker loam (7-B)."
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Welch, A. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Two UNIDENTFIED Men Standing Next to Four Grass Drills, Which Will Help Seed Grass on Conservation Reserve Acreage

Photograph of two UNIDENTFIED men standing next to four grass drills, which will help seed grass on conservation reserve acreage. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Seeding Grass. Seeding grass on conservation reserve acreage. Four grass drills hooked in sequence covering a 34 Ft. swath."
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sorghum Stubble Cover Crop Covered in Snow

Photograph of sorghum stubble cover covered in snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Snow in broomcorn stalks, soil unit (12-AB) Dalhart loamy fine sand; stubble had limited pasturing." The back of the photograph proclaims, "Snow in sorghum stubble cover on soil unit 70-A. Dalhart find [sic] sandy loam. Stubble was left 15"high and not pastured."
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Snow Covering Broomcorn Cover Crop

Photograph of Broomcorn stalks covered in snow. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Snow in broomcorn stalks, soil unit (12-AB) Dalhart loamy fine sand; stubble had limited pasturing."
Date: January 7, 1957
Creator: Murphy, Ralph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Moderately Grazed Shallow Savannah Range Site

Photograph of a moderately grazed shallow savannah range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shallow savannah range site has been moderately grazed during the winter, preceded by chemical spray and summer deferment. Grasses are big bluestem, little bluestem and Indiangrass. Trees are post oak and blackjack oak. The soil is the Darnell fine sandy loam part of Darnell-Stephenville fine sandy loams, 5 to 20 percent slopes."
Date: January 7, 1966
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History