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Sericea Lespedeza
Photograph of Sericea Lespedeza being used as soil builder on Soil Bank Land. James Hickman was not ready to go to pasture and eand was still unsuitable for cultivation as mapped by SCS Soils Technicians. After a period of years this land will be returned to production of grain and fiber crops or maintained as Sericea meadow for Hickman's cow heard.
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation, Transcrete Pipe
Photograph of Transcrete pipe being laid for irrigation on bottomland soil unit 9. Gated pipe will be used from risers on 660' runs.
Date:
July 15, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grader Making Final Grade
Photograph of a grader putting final grade on main ditch of drainage system as staked by SCS technicians.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Multiflore Rose
Photograph of Multiflora fence and hedge which was the first one planted in the district. Cecil Keylon, SCS, inspecting the condition of fence. This hedge is on the north side of a pine planting made in 1955. It is a good plant for fnce, hedge and for wildlife cover.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Dump Development
Photograph of a strip dump that is being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and fish in the pit area. The Senator, Robert S. Kerr, is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Dump Development
Photograph of a strip dump that is being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and fish in the pit area. The Senator, Robert S. Kerr, is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Robert S. Kerr near Coaldale
Photograph of strip dump as being developed into a very good wildlife area. The locust on the spoil pile and the fish in the pit area. Senator Kerr is rapidly carrying out the plan he and SCS technicians determined best for his soil. OK-1382-8.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage System Construction
Photograph of a grader putting a final grade on a main ditch of a drainage system as staked by SCS technicians. OK-1376-5.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage System Construction
Photograph of a double field drain under construction by bulldozer seen in the background. System staked by SCS technicians. OK-1376-3.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] manager getting Greenfield Bermuda grass roots for springging. The District makes equipment available to do conservation for which there is not equipment available from other sources. OK-1382-1.
Date:
July 30, 1961
Creator:
Costner, Andrew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of timber stand improvement. Mr. Earl Johnson pointing out young pine seedlings released by use of district-owned tree injector using a mixture of 2-4-5T [a herbicide, a principal ingredient of Agent Orange] and diesel oil. Method of application was suggested by Soil Conservation technician. OK-722-9.
Date:
July 1958
Creator:
Turney, Douglas
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Soil Conservation Service men observing growth of Greenfield Bermuda grass and ladino clover on soil with very slowly permeable subsoil. State Soil Conservationist Rowley of Oklahoma and Gault of Arkansas. OK-1376-9.
Date:
July 20, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of loading fertilizer into a fertilizer box on a two-row Bermuda grass sprigger. Landowner is applying fertilizer as per Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician's recommendation for soil conserving grass pasture. This cooperator understands the need for proper plant food for the establishment of the grass. OK-1361-6.
Date:
July 13, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] manager getting Greenfield Bermuda grass roots for sprigging. The District makesequipment available to do conservation for which there is not equipment available from other sources. OK-1382-1.
Date:
July 30, 1961
Creator:
Costner, Andrew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] equipment manager getting Greenfiled Bermuda grass roots for sprigging. The District makes equipment available for conservation for which there is not equipment available from other sources. OK-1382-1.
Date:
July 30, 1961
Creator:
Costner, Andrew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Timber Stand Improvement
Photograph of Elmer Binns girdling large cull oak tree to release a crop of young pines. This is cheaper, quicker and a better method than planting pine seedlings. Planting pine seedlings in this mountain area is difficult and expensive. This hill land has been badly cut over the past and Mr. Binns is trying to encourage pine trees through adapted conservation forestry measures. OK-335-9.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of Soil and Water Conservation Department [SWCD] equipement used in planting land to Sericea meadow. Soil and Conservation Service technicians aided the land owner to see the need for permanent cover on this soil. OK-1382-4.
Date:
July 3, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of Johnny Lee and Kenneth Binns cutting pine trees into 12 foot poles. The Binns boys have worked in wood since they were large enough to work. For the past two years they have been learning conservation forestry practices from their father. This timber stand will be cut to D-46 spacing. OK-335-6.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of woodland management. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke examines rows of Shortleaf pine on a Soil Conservation District [SCD] Cooperator. Note rows and growth for 4 years. OK-1368-11.
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of woodland management. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke examines rows of Shortleaf pine on a Soil Conservation District [SCD] Cooperator. Note rows and growth for 4 years. OK-1368-11.
Date:
July 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a pine plantation. Five acre short leaf pine planting made in 1950 from planting stock brought from Missouri. This is the best plantation in the Talihina Soil Conservation District. Cecil Keylon, Soil Conservation Service [SCS], is checking the progress of the trees. Plantation was made in an old cultivated field. OK-336-3.
Date:
July 13, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a close up of photo OK-1362-7, in which Soil Conservation Service {SCS] Woodland Conservationist Charles Burke points out the first deadening of cull hardwood. Note the effect of the pine release by axe girdling of this large oak. OK-1362-8.
Date:
July 15, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of timberland on which the culled hardwoods have been deadened to release the shortleaf pine. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] Woodland Conservationist works with the district cooperators on the needed conservation treatment for woodland.
Date:
July 13, 1961
Creator:
Costner, Andrew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of the first in a series of pictures showing the results of airplane spraying of pine and oak. Area sprayed on May 25, 1954. Picture taken on June 10, 1954. Pine showed considerable damage. 50% to 75% of needles showed damage and 50% to 75% of all new growth showed characteristics twist from 2-4-5-T herbicide. All of the undiseable undergrowth show damage. OK-10-874.
Date:
July 10, 1954
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History