Inundation Studies

Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Common Switchgrass, lowland switchgrass and Midland Bermudagrass. Work is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inundation Studies

Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. KR bluestem, common Bermudagrass and NK-37 Bermudagrass. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inundation Studies

Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Eastern gramagrass, Caddo switchgrass, sand bluestem, river switchgrass, and big bluestem. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inundation Studies

Photograph of water impounding plots constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. and concurred in by M.D. Gamble, Agronomist, SCS. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inundation Studies

Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Buffalograss, knotgrass, alkali sacaton, vine mesquite and prarrie cordgrass. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inundation Studies

Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Midland Bermudagrass, El-Kan bluestem and weeping lovegrass. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date: August 3, 1960
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Breaks Range Site

Photograph of a view of the breaks range site, excellent condition, with light use.
Date: August 3, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Rotation #19

Photograph of W.E. Leach showing corn which yielded 136 bu. Of corn per acre following a rotation of alfalfa 4 years, corn 2 years.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Rotation #1

Photograph of Wray Loftin, showing a field of corn that produced 109 bu. Of corn per acre after 2 years of Hairy Vetch.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Crop Rotation #1

Photograph of Wray Loftin and Earl Lowe in field of corn which produced 109 bu. Of corn per acre following 2 years of Hairy Vetch.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of blue panic grass in crop rotation. Grass was planted in the late spring of 1954. OK-128-12.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: Bates, Leland A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a track tractor pulling a heavy disc plow. Second time over cleared land as a seed bed preparation. 7 inch disc cost $4.20 per acre. OK-137-9.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a heavy disc-cut cleared land to kill sprouts OK-137-10.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of heavy disc cutting clearing land to kill sprouts. Charley Connelly farm. OK-137-10.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a track tractor pulling a heavy plow. This is the second time over cleared land as a seed bed preparation. 7 inch disc cost $4.20 per acre. OK-137-9.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Improvement-Calves Grazing on Native Range

Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Calves Grazing on Native Range

Photograph of freshly weaned calves grazing on native range of blue grama and side oats grama. Calves weighed 550 to 600 pounds at weaning time. Mr. Kouns has seeded over 100 acres of native grass on this 1/2 section. Seed harvested from sweet clover and native grass have more than paid for the land. Some gullies on this ranch were so bad that they could not be crossed with a truck, but now it is possible to drive over any part of the ranch in an automobile. This condition has been changed by establishing and maintaining a good grass cover which controlled the erosion and kept the top soil in the gullies. All of this ranch is under a conservation plan.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Dragline working in wet core Sta. 17/00 C/L Dam.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Sub-Watershed Construction

Photograph of flood prevention & municiple supply dam. Pump used to pump water out of core, Sta. 18/00 C/L Dam.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Flood Prevention & Municipal Supply Dam

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Core trench after excvation, from sta. 12/00 C/L Dam, looking northeast.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita River Watershed Flood Prevention & Municipal Supply Dam

Photograph of flood p[revention & municipal Supply Dam. Foundation drain excavation with scrapers prior to using ditching machine, from Sta. 25/00 C/L Dam, looking northeast.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of flood prevention & municipal supply dam. Stream channel after backfill prior to core excavation across existing stream channel.
Date: August 3, 1956
Creator: Cornforth, Kenneth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Preparation

Photograph of track tractor pulling heavy disc. Secoond time over cleared land as seed bed preparation. 7" disc cost $4.20 per acre.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Man Standing in Deep Gully

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing and posing in a deep gully. This gully will be controlled with drop inlets. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep gully that will be controlled with drop inlet structures. Land above this gully will be terraced and contoured farmed. A grassed waterway will empty into the area."
Date: August 3, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History