Ladino Clover and Oats

Photograph of a R. C. Lindsey kneeling in a field of Ladino clover and oats. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Ladino clover covers the ground as Lindsey kneels to examine it. The surrounding crop is oats.”
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Alfalfa Being Readied for Baling

Photograph of an 8 year old stand of alfalfa being readied for baling. W. M. McCarty, work unit conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service, holds up some of the mowed alfalfa. This stand received 2 tons of lime per acre when planted and a light application of sheep manure. It yielded 1. 5 tons per ace by the end of the third year. Treated with 300# of 32% raw rock phosphate to the acre then it made good but spotted growth. The fan-type phosphate distributor used was blamed. Later another 300# of the phosphate was put out after the first cutting. Now yields run 3. 5 tons per acre per year. This soil is upland prairie, Soil Group 6.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mr. Dickerson Standing in Hairy Vetch

Photograph of E. Dickerson standing in his field of hairy vetch, left, and oats to the right. The field was limed 2 years ago at the rate of 2 tons to the acre and phosphate with 500 pounds of raw rock phosphate.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of twenty-two combination clean and trashy grass seeding drills for delivery to the Soil Conservation Service for use in Washita Flood Control Program. From left ot right: E. Conrad, Earl K. Lowe, C.E. Bunch, & W.T. Wheeler. OK-9293.
Date: March 24, 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of the modern farm home of L.A. Rounds. OK-9485.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Tolliver checking farm records in the neat kitchen of their farmstead. Tolliver bought a run-down 40 acre farm that used to scarcely produce 5 bushels of corn per acre. "It had gullies I couldn't cross with implements and the soil would produce practically nothing," Tooliver said. He terraced and contoured the 22 acres he cultivated, rotated his crops and use dhairy vetch for cover and soil improvement. Pasture cleared and mowed. OK-9479.
Date: 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of the comfortable Lindsey home. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey stand in front of it. The yard is covered with a good stand of clover. OK-9435.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of 2 row Bermuda sprig planter (rear-side view) developed by George W. Stokus and Soil Conservation Service technicians at Madill, Oklahoma for Marshall County Soil and Conservation District supervisors. An old Oliver 2-row lister planter was used. Planter parts and listers removed and replaced with 2 shovel plows. Foot piece of plows jointed and will trip if rock is struck. Hopper built of a 1” x 12” board is mounted on [unclear] from horses attached to the plow front. [remainder of text very faded and crossed out].
Date: February 28, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of one of 22 combination clean and grassy seeding drills for use in the Washita Flood Control program. Frames were constructed and machines assembled by Chickasha Iron Works. Standing beside the seeder is Mr. A.J. Kennedy, foreman of the job for Iron Works. OK-9299.
Date: March 24, 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Corn Cultivated on the Contour

Photograph of young corn cultivated on the contour. The corn field is terraced. It's runoff wateres empty into the shaped sodded terrace outlet in the foreground.
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Frisco Railway, near Bessie, OK, after a 6 inch flash flood 1/4 mile of the railraod, with the track and rail washed over against the right-of-way fence. OK-9561.
Date: May 12, 1947
Creator: Parman, Rex (Frank's Studio, Cordell, OK)
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Ineffective Two-Mile Drainage Channel on Lee Cook's Farm

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man pointing to a two-mile drainage channel being made ineffective by sand and silt from recent spring rains closing mouth of ditch on Lee Cook’s farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “2 mile drainage channel being made ineffective by sand and silt from recent spring rains closing mouth of ditch. Note water standing in ditch. Creek channel that receives drainage ditch was lowered 2 feet past winter now sanded up again. Note sand bars in foreground. (Washita tributary.)”
Date: May 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Angus Bulls Grazing on Good Pasture

Photograph of Angus bulls grazing in a pasture of yellow hop clover and Bermudagrass. A former, almost healed, gully is visible in the center of the field is almost healed. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Angus bulls make a pleasing picture standing in good pasture where yellow hop clover and Bermuda grass provide quality grazing. The gully, now almost healed, once was exceptionally deep and rugged. The barn in the background holds hay cut from an adjacent area for winter feed."
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oscar Adams With Two of His Horses on His Excellent Improved Pasture of Various Grasses and Legumes

Photograph of Oscar Adams with two of his horses on his excellent improved pasture of various grasses and legumes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Adams holds 2 of his horses on his excellent improved pasture of yellow hop and white Dutch clover, Bermuda grass, timothy, alsike clover, horean [sic] lespedeza and several other grasses and legumes."
Date: May 26, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wunderlich Corn and Field

Photograph of Mr. Wunderlich showing Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician, some of the corn produced on his land. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Mr. (Fred E) Wunderlich, 2. Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. Wunderlich, left, shows Ed Anderson, Soil Conservation Service technician, some of his 80 bushel per acre corn produced last year on 35 acres of bottomland. The field was in alfalfa for about 5 years that averaged 5 tons per acre per year. Cotton on 9 acres following the alfalfa in 1944 made two 500 pound bales per acre. The cotton was followed by 80 bushel per acre corn and this year the field is back in alfalfa."
Date: May 14, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of twenty-two combination clean and trashy grass seeding drills for delivery to the Soil Conservation Service for use in Washita Flood Control Program. From left ot right: E. Conrad, Earl K. Lowe, C.E. Bunch, & W.T. Wheeler. Frames were constructed and machines assembled by the Chickasha Iron Works. OK-9291.
Date: March 24, 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of M.H. Dougan (left) and Sam Dougan (right) showing their many visitors some of the clovers and lespedezas they have grown on their pastures. M.H. holds a bundle of giant hop clover while his brother has a small hop clover. On the table at the left is black sample clover, at right is Korean lepedeza. All the samples were out in 1946. OK-9322.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a conservation farmer's modern farm home. OK-9496.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Manure Spreading

Photograph of a horse drawn distributor used to spread chicken manure on oats. Dr. Weber spreads all his barnyard manure and chickenyard manure back on his fields.
Date: April 11, 1947
Creator: Reed, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hard at Work in Their Garden

Photograph of Cicero Abernathy, left, and his wife, right, hard at work with their hoes in their neat garden. He hoes beans while she nips the weeds from the cabbage.
Date: May 16, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Streambank Erosion

Photograph of erosion caused by the Washita River to a streambank. This damage is cutting away the above farmstead and pushing the house closer towards falling into the river. The back of the photograph proclaims, "It won't be long now." Streambank erosion cutting away farmstead."
Date: May 7, 1947
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

The "Little Skojer" Ditcher

Photograph of Mr. J.W. Rhoades operates the hydraulic controls and lifts the nose of the "Little Skojer" ditcher. Mr. Rhoades designed and built this original ditcher with parts from old farm equipment, an old electric refrigerator and washing machine and surplus war materials.
Date: May 15, 1947
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chimney Rock Ranch Angus Cattle

Photograph of 24+ Angus cattle grazing on a field consisting of Balboa rye, Oregon rye grass, yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic Korean lespedeza, and Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Angus cattle grazing Balboa rye & Oregon ryegrass. This improved pasture has yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic, Korean lespedeza, and Bermuda grass in it. When the picture was made the cattle had been in the rye & ryegrass 4 days. This ranch extends into both the Caney Valley & Osage County Soil Conservation Districts and is served by each.”
Date: April 10, 1947
Creator: Reid, Louis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a road as impassable with a great deal of damage being done to fill in between the bridges. OK-9360.
Date: May 12, 1947
Creator: Parman, Rex (Frank's Studio, Cordell, OK)
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History