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Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of a close up of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by SCS.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Terrace Construction
Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Range Improvement by Deferred Grazing
Photograph of the effects of deferred grazing of side oats grama on the Simmons ranch. This grass has not been grazed during 1958 to allow the grass to seed and let the stand become thicker and in general improve the range.
Date:
August 8, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheat Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stubble Mulch Tillage
Photograph of stubble mulch tillage of wheat stubble after harvest. Approximately 2000 pounds per acre of wheat stubble left on the soil surface to protect the land from wind and water erosion. Decomposed stubble also adds organic matter to the soil. This practice is recommended by the SCS.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brush Control
Photograph of a close up of an area sprayed with 2-4-5T to control the shinnery oak brush. Note condition of the shinnery plants. Sand bluestem and little bluestem are the dominant grasses and their grazing has been deferred during the summer season. The grasses are showing good improvement.
Date:
August 8, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Terrace Construction
Photograph of Wayburn Gibson, contractor, constructing terraces with caterpillar and bulldozer. Terrace will reduce erosion by reducing runoff. Terrace system was designed by the Soil Conservation Service. Land will be planted to wheat in the fall of 1956.
Date:
August 9, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Sample Evaluation from Two Different Areas
Photograph of "Two samples of a soil showing the deterioration that [took] place if the cropping system consists mainly of soil-depleting crops. The soil on the left has been used to grow soil-depleting crops year after year over a long period of time. The sample on the right was taken from an area where the soil has been rotated with soil improving crops part of the time."
Date:
August 2, 1967
Creator:
Frie, J. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History