Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Chester Tracy pointing out to ranch hands Keith Seeliger, James Sprowls, and Billy Fisher the advantages of rotating grazing and bermuda grass.
Date: August 24, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stocked Pond

Photograph of rancher J.E. Time (right) shows Fred Whittington, Soil Conservation Service Technician, one of the 16 ponds on his ranch. This one was stocked with fish in the fall of 1944.
Date: August 26, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Management

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy tells students about how grass grows. OK-2892-5.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seventh Annual Youth Range Camp

Photograph of Chester Tracy of the Flat Top 3 Ranch pointing out to three young men how the native grass on the ranch has improved. OK-2873-14.
Date: August 24, 1967
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Management

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy discussing grass and Range Manangement at Range Youth Camp at Cheyenne. OK-2892-3.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Management

Photograph of Dr. Wilfred McMurphy tells students about how grass grows. OK-2892-6.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sideoats grama grass that was seeded in the Spring of 1942 in 36" rows by oil Conservation Services Nursery, Woodward, Oklahoma. Has been cultivated and was mowed for weed control while young. Seed ware combined in 1944 and 1945. OK-9079.
Date: August 28, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosian Control

Photograph of Marshall Jordan, Soil Conservation Services [SCS] technician examing a gully which has ben healed by a 12-year-old planting of native grass mixture. Little bluestem is the predominant grass. 20RR--High, good range condition. OK-10, 583.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tompkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of horses grazing on revegetated Class VII land, planted in 1942 with a mixture of side-oats, blue end hairy grass, bluestem and weeping love-grass. Mr. [unclear] is a district Supervisor. OK-9186.
Date: August 29, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farm Homes

Photograph of one of the new ranch homes built on the Sandstone-Creek watershed since the flood prevention program was established. Built in 1954 below Site 17. OK-142-1.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Class V land (due to high water table). Rolling Red Plains. Sedge cover is utilized for grazing and hay. Bottom land soil. OK-9124.
Date: August 29, 1945
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of the Newman-Taylor Ranch, is admiring the tall bluestem grass in one of his pastures. This pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed. Loamy prairie range site. 20 to 25 inch rainfall zone. The hills in the background are of the Red Shale Hill range site. OK-142-7.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting on Red Rock Ranch

Photograph of Henry Jordan, left, and Marshall Jordan, SCS technicians, study 12 year old native grass planting on Thurmond;s 11,000 acre Red Rock Ranch. Stocking rate is approximately 25 acres per cow and calf. This pasture is rested periodically. 20RR- High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New House on Sandstone Creek Watershed

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fowler and daughter, Feye, in front of new ranch home recently built on Sandstone Creek watershed
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Jim Taylor Home

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor and son in front of fireplace in new home.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Gully Healed by Native Grass

Photograph of Marshall Jordan, SCS technician, examining gully which has been healed by 12 year old planting of native grass mixture. Little bluestem is the predominate grass. High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Continuous Flow of Sandstone Creek

Photograph of Lee Roy Jones, Cheyenne, Okla. , rancher, looking at the water flowing in Sandstone Creek below stream guage No. 3. The creek has flowed continuously since November 1, 1954. In 1952, prior to the completion of the flood control program, the longest continuous flow was 88 days.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture of Bluestem Grass

Photograph of Jim Taylor, operator of ranch, admiring the tall bluestem in one of his pastures. This pasture is being properly grazed and is above Site 17 Sandstone Watershed.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Whittington, Fred L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Pasture

Photograph of twelve year old native grass planting on Thurmond's 11,000-acre Red Rock Ranch. Little bluestem is the predominating grass. This pasture is rested periodically. Stocking rate is approxately 25 acres per cow and calf. 20RR - High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Pasture

Photograph of Marshall Jordon, SCS technician, examining gully which has been healed by 12-year-old planting of native grass mizture. Little bluestem is the predominating grass. 20RR - High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspecting White Clover Seed

Photograph of John (left) and his father Howard Flick inspect a part of the 3000# of white clover seed harvested from 10 acres this year. The sweet clover prepares the ground for seeding fo the native grass says Howard, also provided a hay crop and 15 stands of bees are getting abour 30# of honey each week from our sweet clover.
Date: August 20, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting

Photograph of Henry Jordan, left, and Marshall Jordan, SCS technicians, study 12 year old native grass planting on Thurmond;s 11,000 acre Red Rock Ranch. Stocking rate is approximately 25 acres per cow and calf. This pasture is rested periodically. 20RR-High good range condition.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seed Storage House

Photograph of seed storage house owned and operated by the Upper Washita SCD. Through district seed houses like this, armers get locally-adapted seed at easy on the pocket prices.
Date: August 20, 1951
Creator: Tomkins, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Indiangrass Range

Photograph of N.H. Thurman looks across 9-acre field of Indiangrass he seeded in 1947. Thurman has seeded 100 acres of grass as a result of experiments he witnessed on LU project. He leases government grazing land in addition to his own native grassland.
Date: August 2, 1950
Creator: Putman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History