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

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

Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition

Photograph of a loamy prairie range site used for hay meadow-bluestem in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition. Used for hay meadow – bluestem maintained by cutting high early and not overused."
Date: November 1965
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Overseeding on Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie

Photograph of "Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie. Tall grass overseeded with "Pasture Dream" type drill – no seedbed preparation – other than clean furrow made by 4" sweep on planter chute. Six years old – Indiangrass heading."
Date: November 2, 1965
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shallow Savannah Range in Excellent Condition on Tom Denyer Pasture

Photograph of hallow savannah Range in excellent Condition on Tom Denyer pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shallow Savannah excellent Condition. Darnell Stonyloam [sic] soil in Tom Denyer Pasture. Aerial sprayed 2#/ac '58 2# 2-4-5-T 1959. Big [bluestem] & little bluestem & Indiangrass dominate the site."
Date: November 1965
Creator: Stidham, Neal
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

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

Watersheds

Photograph of Upper Black Bear watershed, site # 48. Sie # 48 is a multipurpose site. The City of Lucien, OK is going to use water from this site which is being financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) OK-2447-12.
Date: November 1965
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Eroded Clay Site on Charles Rackley Farm

Photograph of "Eroded Clay site. Good condition, natural reseeding of bluestem mixture on formerly cultivated field. Renfrew-Vernon Complex - 2-5% severely eroded (5-CD-4-field #)."
Date: November 1965
Creator: Stidham, N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shallow Prairie Site In Excellent Condition on Mande Starr Farm

Photograph of shallow prairie site in excellent condition on Mande Starr farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vernon-Collinsville-Sogn Complex Tall grasses: Little bluestem, Big Bluestem, Indiangrass – some sideoats grama, Persimmon and Hawthorn bushes on the slopes."
Date: November 1965
Creator: Stidham, N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History