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Big Wewoka Creek
Photograph of Big Wewoka Creek flood detention site No. 29. Looking south toward dam. Flood detention reservoir in background. Water in permanent pool covers 18 surface acres.
Date:
March 24, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Wewoka Creek Detention Dam No. 23
Photograph of Big Wewoka Creek Detention Dam No. 23. Looking north across top of dam. Permanent pool covers 16 acres. Permanent vegetation will be established.
Date:
March 26, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Wewoka Creek Detention Dam No. 23
Photograph of detention site No. 23. Photo made from dam showing draw down outlet and area covered by permanent pool.
Date:
March 26, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Wewoka Creek Detention Site No. 29
Photograph of Big Wewoka Creek flood detention site No. 29. Looking east toward dam.
Date:
March 24, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little Wewoka Creek Detention Site 4
Photograph of Little Wewoka Creek Detention Site No. 4. Looking north across dam and spillway.
Date:
March 24, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little Wewoka Creek Detention Site 4
Photograph of Little Wewoka Creek Detention Site No. 4. Photo made from dam showing area covered by permanent pool.
Date:
March 25, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pine Plantation
Photograph of an 11 year old Loblolly pine plantation. Planted on 6x7 spacing on old cropland. Thinned for the first time, Jan. 1972, after 11 growing seasons. Ruston hfs soil.
Date:
March 6, 1972
Creator:
Adam, Frank
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Agronomy, Sorghum Stubble
Photograph of Sorghum stubble held 9 inches of snow in field in spite of high witnds, very little drifting.
Date:
March 13, 1968
Creator:
Allen, Charles
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
30-Acres of Class VII Land Seeded By Airplane With No Seedbed Preparation on Earl Morris’ Farm
Photograph of part of 30-acres of Class VII land seeded by airplane with no seedbed preparation on Earl Morris' farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "30 acres seeded by airplane. No seedbed preparation. Class VII land. Terraces hadn't held it. Been out of cultivation one year. Seeded to weeping lovegrass in 1948 – no stand. Too rough to put tractor on."
Date:
March 1949
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mr. L. W. Long and His Recently Seeded Field
Photograph of Mr. L. W. Long just after supervising the seeding of 125 acres of mixed bluestem grass seed on his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. L. W. Long, pioneer rancher, just leaving field where has supervised seeded 125 acres to mixed bluestem grass seed. This farm, recently purchased by Mr. Long, is one from which he purchased corn to feed his stock 25 years ago. The farm at that time often produced 50 bushels of corn per acer. Today it is best suited for production of native grass and this year Mr. Long is seeding all of the cultivated land to grass."
Date:
March 1949
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of D.O. Bermier, farm owner, and Willis J. Serrels, acting work unit conservationist, studying soils map after walking over a field, and making notes of practicies to be included in a farm plan. Applicant is a member of the Eden Conservation Group. Farm lies in Upper Rocky Creek sub-watershed of the Washita River. OK-8942.
Date:
March 29, 1949
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shrubs
Photograph of multiflora roses planted in 1947 as shrub in ain a shelterbelt between farmstead and field to the north. OK-994-B.
Date:
March 31, 1949
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alternate Strips In Wheat
Photograph of alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lbs. 0-45-0 per acre. A few buildings are barely visible in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lbs. 0-45-0 per acre."
Date:
March 28, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, B. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alternate Strips In Wheat
Photograph of alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lbs. 0-45-0 per acre. A few buildings are barely visible in the background of photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Alternate strips in wheat showing effects on growth of plants when one side of the fertilizer drill stopped up, whereas the other side was drilling fertilizer at the rate of 80 lbs. 0-45-0 per acre."
Date:
March 28, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, B. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a one-year-old planting of trees on the north side of farmstead to be used as a shelter belt. Two rows on the left are Chinese elm with with one row of cedar in row to the right. OK-229-7.
Date:
March 28, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, Beryl
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of shelterbelts or windbreaks. A group of SCS technicians from the Great Plains states studying shelterbelts in Greer County, Oklahoma. This shelterbelt was planted in 1936 and was the first shelterbelt planted in the Plains area. OK-224-11.
Date:
March 26, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, O. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a woodland area owned by J.F. Polome in Mayes County. Wildlife is a part of the ecosystem of timber growing. This tree can serve as a den or escape cover for certain types of wildlife. It can also serve as a food source for other types of wildlife. OK-4624-2
Date:
March 20, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Kerr Farms boss Tommy Heavener examining root growth of vetch being turned under for soil improvement. Vetch was planted following a sorghum crop harvested for silage. Vetch nodules can be seen as small white specks on the freshly broken soil. OK-1560-5.
Date:
March 22, 1962
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].
Photograph of vetch and ryebeing used as a cover crop on a peach orchard. Note the excellent growth per year with an unusually cold winter and backward spring. Residue will be mulched for summer protection from erosion. OK-1576-8.
Date:
March 23, 1962
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tame Pasture on E. T. McCollum's Farm
Photograph of Claude Newland, SCS Soil Scientist, examines the field of E. T. McCollum, 2 ½ miles north of Vinita. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This field produced 6 ½ bushels of oats per acre in 1950. The oats had been overseeded with sericea lespedeza. The sericea was fertilized with 650 lbs. per acre of rock phosphate which was drilled into the soil. In 1962 the sericea was plowed up, 2 ½ tons of lime and 100 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer per acre was applied and Greenfield Bermuda was planted. That fall the Bermuda was overseeded with vetch, rye and fescue and 125 lbs. of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied. No fertilizer has been applied since that time. Estimated forage yield was 4 tons per acre in 1966."
Date:
March 1, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of Elbert Costner looks over an area from "Little Colorado" point which is being planted pine. This is to be a long range follow up series to show pine development in cull hardwoods. Picture made at the summit of a big hill looking SW at 10:00 AM on March 23, 1962. Cloudy bright. OK-1576-1.
Date:
March 23, 1962
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Growth Progress
Photograph of Don Donahoo, DC and Norman Smola, Forester examining the growth progress of a yourng pine planted to re-forest an area is noted. This is a one year growth on seedling secured from the State Forestry nursery.
Date:
March 20, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Growth Progress
Photograph of Don Donahoo, DC and Norman Smola, Forester, observing the growth progress of a young pine planted to re-forest an area is noted. This is a one year growth on seedling secured from the State Forestry nursery.
Date:
March 20, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nature Trial, Oolagah Recreation Area
Photograph of the Oologah Recreation Area. Simple layout of the nature trail is in three segments of varying length. OK-4616-1.
Date:
March 16, 1972
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History