Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of brush eradication. Sprayed (using a Basal Treatment—an oil soluble herbicide is mixed with an oil carrier instead of water and applied to the plants) in February, 1957. Large tree had circle hacked with an axe, small trees had only a spray band 1 foot wide at the base of the tree. A 2-4-5T herbicide gave a 100% kill. The Soil Conservation Service [SCS] recommends this use of the herbicide over mechanical removal as it reduces resprouting. OK-579-9.
Date: November 5, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Contour Farming

Photograph of strip cropping. Combining Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation, harvested grain and left-over stalks for wind erosion protection. Wheat in alternative strips. OK-196-2.
Date: November 5, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of observational grass plantings. Bermuda grass selections in the foreground. R7-32
Date: November 5, 1937
Creator: Kiltz, B. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Terraced Field

Photograph of aerial view of terraced field and fish pond of cooperator in Muskogee project area.
Date: November 5, 1937
Creator: Slack, J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History