Fescue Lodino Clover

Photograph of fescue-lodino clover pasture planted in fall of 1956. Upland soil 5% slope. Has produced and still producing excellent pasture. Limed-fertilized-mamaged.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fescue Lodino Clover Pasture

Photograph of a Fescue-Ladino clover pasture planted in fall of 1956. Upland soil-5% slope, has produces and still producing excellent pasture. Lime-fertilized-managed.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of timber stand improvement. Mr. J. W. Adams doing contract timber stand improvement work for the Cimirron Lumber and Supply Company using tree injector on scrub timber and stand of young pines. OK-1059-7.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wet Spots in a Spinach Field

Photograph of wet spots in a spinach field. Soil unit 9H. Drowning out due to plow pan and surface crusting. Approx. 5 acres lost in a 40 acre field. Crop residue and land leveling would correct this.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wet Spots in a Spinach Field (2)

Photograph of wet spots in a spinach field. Soil unit 9H. Drowning out due to plow pan and surface crusting. Approx. 5 acres lost in a 40 acre field. Crop residue and land leveling would correct this.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Woodland Management Tree Farm

Photograph of Joe Johnson standing by "Tree Farm" sign they have mounted at the edge of their timber land property.
Date: November 4, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A Brushy Area Plowed With 48-inch Disc

Photograph of a brushy field plowed with a 48-inch disc, cut to a depth of 14 to 18 inches, left very little green brush remaining in area. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Area of brush plowed with a 48" disc. Cutting to a depth of 14 to 18 in. Very little green brush left after plowing."
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cleared and Seeded

Photograph of land that timber was cleared in 1956. Seeded to fescue and leaking clover in fall of 1956.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newt Chamberlain Showing Size and Height of Disc on Plow

Photograph of "Newt Chamberlain, contractor, standing by plow showing size and height of disc – 48" in diameter." The field that Chamberlains stands in is heavily vegetated.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
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

Timber and Lumber Treatment

Photograph of a creosoting plant. Cylinder is 80 feet and 6 feet deep, has a capacity over 1,000 cubic feet of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased. OK-1061-10.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber and Lumber Treatment

Photograph of a creosoting plant. Cylinder is 80 feet and 6 feet deep, has a capacity over 1,000 cubic feet of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased. OK-1061-9.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tree Farming

Photograph of tree farming, pine trees planted in 1948.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Pine trees planted in 1948. OK-1061-11.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Standing Next to a 80-foot Pipe At A Creosoting Plant in Valliant

Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing next to an 80 foot long, 6-foot deep pipe at a Creosoting plant in Valliant, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cylinder is 80' long, 6' deep, has capacity over 1,000 cu. ft. of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased."
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a before picture on the Whitegrass Waterhole. Looking northwest. Channel will be 8 feet deep and 35 feet flat at the bottom. 3 to 1 slide slope. OK-1061-6.
Date: November 2, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing Wheat Pasture on Canadian Soils

Photograph of numerous cattle roaming and grazing a wheat pasture, while a windmill stands in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing wheat pasture on Canadian soils."
Date: November 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the planting of pine seedlings. Joe Johnson is planting pine seedlings with new type of planting bar. Joe not only talks it--he does it. Joe planted 10,000 trees during the 1958-1959 planting season. Joe and jack Johnson, "Mr. Oklahoma Tree Farmers" of 1960, have encouraged many land owners to plant trees. OK-795-11.
Date: November 21, 1958
Creator: Turney, Douglas
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of timber stand improvement. Joe Johnson using tree injector for elimination of indesirable brush and timber to permit pine timber to become established. OK-795-5.
Date: November 21, 1958
Creator: Turney, Douglas
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grasses that are properly managed on the Troy Maddox farm. Maddox says having more grass in his pasture than he needs is good security. He buys when the market is down and sells when the market is up because he always has plenty of grass. Its moisture is adequate; he always has plenty of small grain pasture also. OK-776-2.
Date: November 1, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of native grass planting. A five-year old grass planting on the 1200 acre ranch of Eldred Sasseen. Sasseen has planted grass on his ranch every year the past five years. During 1959 and 1960 he expects to reseed all the remaining cropland to a native grass mixture of little bluestem, switch, sideoats grama, blue grama and lovegrass. OK-776-5.
Date: November 1, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Seed

Photograph of the upper Washita SCD 1958 grass seed harvest. Bluestem seed laid out on bleachers to dry before cleaning.
Date: November 1958
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Perforated Well Casing

Photograph of a perforated well casing. A 3 foot section of perforated casing with 1/8" opening. It is reported that this sectio of casing will let through 100 gallons per minute.
Date: November 1, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, O.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date: November 1, 1958
Creator: Rowlett, Olen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History