Four Mile Creek, El Reno

Photograph of floodgate on channel 2, constructed and installed at local cost, as agreed in Project Agreement. OK-1134-3.
Date: November 1974
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Four Mile Creek, El Reno

Photograph of the second channel of Four Mile Creek, El Reno, Oklahoma. OK-1134-7.
Date: November 1974
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Four Mile Creek, El Reno

Photograph of channel 2, Rogers to Penn. OK-1134-8.
Date: November 1974
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage Erosion

Photograph of storm damage erosion of back slope of enbankment caused by 15 inches of rain during the last two weeks fo October 1972.
Date: November 2, 1972
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Storm Damage Erosion

Photograph of storm damage erosion of back slope of enbankment caused by 15 inches of rain during the last two weeks fo October 1972.
Date: November 2, 1972
Creator: Murray, Hubert J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Farming

Photograph of Mr. McCollum with channel catfish raised in a cage in his pond. Fish averaged 1 pound in weight.
Date: November 6, 1971
Creator: Trissell, W. Alvin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Harvesting Cotton

Photograph of harvesting cotton on the Tom Deberry farm. Soil is 9x Idabell very fine sandy loam.
Date: November 6, 1969
Creator: Reasoner, Robert C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology Wildlife

Photograph of brush piles for small game habitate on Jack Payne farm in Adair County.
Date: November 1969
Creator: Bullard, Gary L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of low rent housing addition in the City of Holdenville, Oklahoma. This soil is a part of the hector series of soil classification [shallow, well drained, moderately rapidly permeable soils that formed in residuum from sandstone bedrock. These soils are on nearly level to moderately steep ridgetops and steep and very steep mountain sides]. The shaping of 10 to 30% slopes to put the houses on and the steep slopes left next to the housing. This soil usually has a clay layer under the sandstone. There may be problems with this building site. OK-3663-12.
Date: November 1969
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recharge Well

Photograph of water flowing into a drop inlet of a recharge well. Well completed 10/29/68. Drainage area-Sandy Creek. Depth-75 feet.
Date: November 15, 1968
Creator: Evarett, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Fish Management

Photograph of John Hopkins releasing channel catfish into fish pond on the Burl Wilcox farm. Note bottom water release in background.
Date: November 6, 1968
Creator: Dudley, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Fish Management

Photograph of John Hopkins releasing channel catfish into fish pond on the Burl Wilcox farm. Note bottom water release in background.
Date: November 6, 1968
Creator: Dudley, Bill
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

Agronomy, Harvesting Hybrid Sorghum

Photograph of harvesting hybrid grain sorghum.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crops

Photograph of a good stand of rye in cotton for protection from wind and water erosion. This also protects the quality of cotton until harvested.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
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

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Agricultural Experiment Station [AES] Check station and its experimental stream bank protection. OK-2953-4.
Date: November 1967
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a livestock tank under construction on former cropland, seeded under the CR [Conservation Reserve] program and water development under the GP [Great Plains] Program. OK-2691-5.
Date: November 1966
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a grass enclosure on a heavy bottomland site in poor condition. Also shows use of depths of filed chart. Soil: Miller clay. OK-2478-13.
Date: November 17, 1965
Creator: Grimes, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Residue

Photograph of grain sorghum residue on the conture; land is terraced; soil is Dennis loam 1 to 3% slope, class IIe.
Date: November 6, 1965
Creator: Hill, Ernest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Residue

Photograph of grain sorghum residue on the conture; land is terraced; soil is Dennis loam 1 to 3% slope. Large amounts of crop residue aid in maintaining soil fertility and soil tilth.
Date: November 1965
Creator: Hill, Earnest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peanuts Growing on Contour

Photograph of Peanuts on Fitzhugh fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes. Terrain and coontour farming are practices that help control erosion on this soil.
Date: November 1965
Creator: Hill, Earnest O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Calvary Watershed Flooding in city limits

Photograph of flooding occuring in the city limits of Cordell downstream from the proposed site 24, Calvary watershed.
Date: November 18, 1964
Creator: Bowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the first terrace demonstration held in Ellis County, Oklahoma in 1926. Herbert C. Heyer, County Agent, and G.E. Martin, Extension Engineer, held the demonstration.
Date: November 17, 1964
Creator: Smtih, W. O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History