Owl Creek Site No. 3

Photograph of site no. 3 - Owl Creek spillway barn. SCS technician, Marshal E. Boyd standing on line between Elken bluestem, left and sand bluestem, right. Good stand were established on both but sand bluestem was removed by grazing. Planted June 14, 1957.
Date: August 31, 1969
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of recharge well taking water three hours after a 2 inch rai9n. Well constructed on 01-15-1969. OK-3694-7.
Date: August 26, 1969
Creator: Hall, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

20 Year Service Award to Mr. McCraw

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting a 20 year service award to Mr. McCraw.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

25 Year Service Award to Mr. Lobrecht

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting Mr. Lobrecht with a 25 year Service Award.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

30 Year Service Award to Mr. Milton

Photograph of Mr. Tidwell presenting Willis Milton with a 30 year Service Award.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Kilpatrick, Lynn
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Pasture Planting

Photograph of Quarter horses grazing on a 10-acre field of bermuda grass.
Date: August 22, 1969
Creator: Conradi, Al
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Jimmy Antwine, at the Al King farm, at a gully that was planted with loblolly pine trees in 1967 for erosion control. They have made good growth and have started to stablize the bottom of the gully. OK-3556-13.
Date: August 1969
Creator: Salisbury.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fish Kill

Photograph of a fish kill on Carlock Ranch lake. Rotenone 5% used at rate of 2.7# per acre foot of water.
Date: August 29, 1968
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seventh Annual Youth Range Camp

Photograph of L to R: 1. Matt Sooter, SCS, Cheyenne, OK; 2. Dick Childs, Pasture Spec., OSU, Stillwater; 3. Jack Bohl, WUC, SCS, Hammon, OK; 4. Bob Green, Rancher, Elk City, OK; 5. Harman Seymour, Ext. Director, Cheyenne, OK; 6. Charles Grimes, Range Consv., SCS, Waurika, OK; 7. C.E. Kingery, Range Consv., SCS, Stillwater, OK; 8. Tom Perryman, WUC, SCS, Cheyenne, OK; Emmett McCord, Ext. Range Spec., OSU, Stillwater, OK; 9. Dr. Wilfred McMurphy, Agronomy Dept., OSU, Stillwater, OK; 10. O.H. Lowry, WUC, SCS, Sayre, OK; 11. B.P. Prickett, WUC, SCS, Clinton, OK. OK-2872-10.
Date: August 24, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Charles Grimes, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], and Henry and Duane Harrell examining a watering facility. OK-3170-11.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Henry and Duane Harrell and ranchhands examining a watering facility. OK-3170-12.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Youth Range Camp plant identification. OK-3169-1.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Duane Harrell and ranchhands observing livestock and grass. OK-3170-15.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Charles Grimes and Henry and Duane Harrell and ranchhands observing livestock. OK-3170-13.
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Youth Range Camp

Photograph of youth swimming in site 42 Upper Washita
Date: August 22, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on Bermuda grass

Photograph of cattle grazing on Bermuda grass pasture on Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes.
Date: August 15, 1968
Creator: Newland, Claude
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sandy Savannah Range Site In Excellent Condition

Photograph of a Sandy Savannah range site in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A Sandy Savannah range site in excellent condition, the soil is Linker fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes."
Date: August 15, 1968
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of stressing agricultural economic development. Jack Bohl, Soil Mapping Unit Component [MUC] and Soil Conservation Service [SCS] specialist, of Frederick, Oklahoma, stands near a very large 4-wheel drive farm tractor. The tractor sells for approximately $35,800. OK-3179-7.
Date: August 13, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Site # 24 at Big Wewoka Creek. Wave damage along the front slope.
Date: August 9, 1968
Creator: Ryker, N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Site # 3 at Big Wewoka Creek. Wave damage along the front slope.
Date: August 9, 1968
Creator: Ryker, N (?)
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds, Maintenance

Photograph of Site 24 of Big Wewoka Creek, OK. Wave damage. Front slope near mid-point of fill. The bank is approximately 5 feet high.
Date: August 9, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Automatic Drawdown Pipe Instillation for a Wildlife Fish Pond

Photograph of the installation of an automatic drawdown pipe for a Wildlife Fish Pond five miles east and 2 ½ miles north of Binger. The back of the photograph proclaims, “The Installation of an automatic drawdown pipe that will release water 6 feet below water surface.”
Date: August 1968
Creator: Orr, Ervin T.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Floating the Illinois River

Photograph of boating equipment tour group preparing to launch canoes for float trip on the scenic Illinois River.
Date: August 1968
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

George Hall in Midland Bermudagrass Pasture

Photograph of George Hall kneeling in a Bahia grass pasture.
Date: August 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History