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