Harvesting Broomcorn (Sorghum)

Photograph of unloading broomcorn (Sorghum).
Date: August 6, 1972
Creator: Fisher, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Clearing

Photograph of tinbet that has been sprayed in 1968 & 1969 then a chain pulled by two dozers to knock the timber down. This is a Hector complex soil-shallow savannah range site-the vegetation is in fair condition.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Campbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds gathering new spawn.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph at Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds with new spawn in left hand and older spawn in right hand. The facility was located near El Reno on Britton Road approximately 7 1/2 miles west of the intersection with Peidmont Road. Wilds' was a restaurant and recreation area.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion

Photograph of erosion.
Date: August 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cutting Broomcorn (Sorghum)

Photograph of a man cutting broomcorn (Sorghum).
Date: August 6, 1972
Creator: Fisher, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Field Damage

Photograph of water damage to a field .
Date: August 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Poor Drainage on Cropland

Photograph of poor drainage on cropland. 1 mile north of Mutual, Woodward County.
Date: August 6, 1973
Creator: Tull, LeRoy
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Field Cultivator Close Up

Photograph of a close up of the work the field cultivator does.
Date: August 6, 1957
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Root Plow

Photograph of Hadley Meinders (WBC) inspecting a home made root and sprout plow.
Date: August 6, 1957
Creator: Dowling, Leo E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cutting Broomcorn (Sorghum)

Photograph of a woman cutting broomcorn (Sorghum).
Date: August 6, 1972
Creator: Fisher, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Improved Bermuda Grass

Photograph of improved Bermuda grass hay on Galey loamy fine sand, 1 to 3% slopes.
Date: August 6, 1964
Creator: Stidham, Neal
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Channel Catfish

Photograph of Jerome Sykora pointng out the features of these Catfish hatching pens to Myron Hurd. These pens are on the Moore Fish Farm near Claremore. The Moores have shifted their operations from market type Channel Catfish to fingerlings.
Date: August 6, 1967
Creator: Heidlage, Robert F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds gathering new spawn.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds gathering new spawn.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wilds' Fish Farm

Photograph of Photograph of Wilds' Fish Farm, NW 1/4 4-12-6. David Wilds with new spawn in left hand and older spawn in right hand.
Date: August 6, 1970
Creator: Bullen, Elza C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Harvesting Broomcorn (Sorghum)

Photograph of unloading broomcorn (Sorghum).
Date: August 6, 1972
Creator: Fisher, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Blowing Dust

Photograph of blowing dust over barren soil.
Date: August 6, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Corn Growing in Bermuda Sod

Photograph of corn growing in bermuda sod to be cut for insilage.
Date: August 6, 1971
Creator: Donahoo, Don
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Maize

Photograph of Gerald Chambers, FFA Instructor and K.C. Bennett, SCS examine maize in Ottawa County.
Date: August 6, 1972
Creator: Moss, Allen R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kudzu

Photograph of Kudzu at roadside. Planted by CCC boys in 1939. This Japanese plant is famous in the south for controlling gullies and steep land. It High in protein it is excellent forage.
Date: August 6, 1959
Creator: Hayes, Earl J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of Frank Boykin-drilling 6 small wells fitted with 5.5" casing and gravel packed. Wells will be pumped with central pumping unit and farmer hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land. Each well has been tested with 2" centrifugal pump.
Date: August 6, 1956
Creator: McConnell, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph ofa loblolly pine tree 26 inches in diameter and [illegible] high. It's the "mother tree" to 6 area pines on this farm. In 1955, the surounding seedlings were about post [?] size. OK-[?]29-4
Date: August 6, 1959
Creator: M. H. Conine
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Big Bend National Park, showing a part of the Tornillo Flats, where pitting was done last winter in strips. Where the pits are, they caught 2.4 inches of rain and was absorbed into the ground. A thick cover of annuals resulted, mostly 6-week grama, with some seedlings of perennials that were seeded following pitting. The strips not pitted are badly crusted and almost no water penetrated the soil. The area is almost bare. TX-48-176.
Date: August 6, 1952
Creator: Rechenthin, C. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History