Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a grade stabilization structure. A drop inlet [used for collecting storm water from parking lots and roads]. Drop inlet structure through fill on new highway west of Madill. OK-1439-6.
Date: August 16, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Field of Midland Bermuda and Greenfield Bermudagrasses

Photograph of W. H. Rushing and SCS Technician H. E. Boyd kneeling in a field of Midland Bermuda, Green Field Bermuda, and vetch. Photograph does not distinguish the position of Rushing and Boyd. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Midland Bermuda on left, Greenfield Bermuda, right. Vetch overseeded. Cut for hay Aug. 11, 1960. Grazed Feb. until June 2, 1960. Eighty-five (85) head weighed in at 327 lbs., sold at 580 lbs. Five acres Greenfield and 23 acres Midland, 2 years old. Soil Unit 7. Twenty-eight acres yield – 1870 bales hay. W. H. Rushing and SCS technician H. E. Boyd in photo."
Date: August 11, 1960
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History