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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
Guar
Photograph of Guar being grown on soil unit 12 where it had been very difficlut to secure a stand of any crop. Guar is grown as a soil improving crop. Cooperators rotation on this land is guar and cotton. Farmer estimates cotton yeilds have increased 30% since he has been using Guar in his rotation.
Date:
August 8, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Guar Trial Planting
Photograph of Bill Storm, County Agent, and Ted Lahman, WUC, examine a trial planting of Guar. Six to eight pounds of seed planted per acre, in 36 inch rows. A good stand was received and indications are that a good seed harvest will be made. However, some drought damage was present. Guar shows promise as a catch crop in this area of Oklahoma. More observations are needed to see if stubble will control wind erosion and if sub-soil moisture is lowered to the point of affecting the following year's crop.
Date:
August 25, 1955
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trench Silos
Photograph of filling one of the 8 trench silos on the H.C. Hitch Ranch, Guymon, Oklahoma. 18,000 tons of ensilage was stored in the silos.
Date:
August 1958
Creator:
Elder, A. T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Silage
Photograph of trench silo being filled with Atlas Sorghum. Feed is averaging 18 tons per acre of silage. Will be used to feed 65 head of dairy cattle this winter. Crop was irrigated.
Date:
August 9, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cover Crop Guar and Field Peas
Photograph of Guar and field peas drilled on acreage reserve for a cover crop to be plowed under for soil improvement. This field was planted to rye and turned under in 1957.
Date:
August 7, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Concord Grape Vineyard
Photograph of showing the average growth of the 20 year old ten acre Concord Grape vineyard. The chorty soil was terraced before grapes were set. Soil building crop of vetch, yellow hop clover, lespedeza, and rye grass is maintained at all times except for short period during the final growth and ripening of the fruit. Phospate is applied under the legumes. A regular spray schedule has been maintained. There has never been a failure to produce a fair crop and they have produced 3000 bushels several times.
Date:
August 17, 1945
Creator:
Reid, Louis E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Common Switchgrass, lowland switchgrass and Midland Bermudagrass. Work is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
August 3, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. KR bluestem, common Bermudagrass and NK-37 Bermudagrass. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
August 3, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Eastern gramagrass, Caddo switchgrass, sand bluestem, river switchgrass, and big bluestem. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
August 3, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plots constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. and concurred in by M.D. Gamble, Agronomist, SCS. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
August 3, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Buffalograss, knotgrass, alkali sacaton, vine mesquite and prarrie cordgrass. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
August 3, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inundation Studies
Photograph of water impounding plot (one of six) constructed by ARS-SWC to study inundation tolerance fo 24 selected species of plants associated with water shed treatment (floodwater retarding structures). Water will be 5 feet deep at lower end of plot with controlled periods of inundation. Midland Bermudagrass, El-Kan bluestem and weeping lovegrass. Project is under supervision of E.D. Rhoades, Agricutural Engineer, ARS-SWC. Project in response to SCS research needs.
Date:
August 3, 1960
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Groomcorn Growing
Photograph of Broomcorn growing on ? Very fine sandy loam.
Date:
August 14, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
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
Water Well
Photograph of Harold Manning and R.D. "Sawyer, water well driller, drill testing water well on Mrs. Price's farm.
Date:
August 27, 1956
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
land Leveler
Photograph of seedbed preparation-a cooperator using an automatic land leveler (land plane) in preparation to seed alfalfa on Class I-4H. Soils test made.
Date:
August 30, 1957
Creator:
Crooch, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Leveling
Photograph of a float for leveling land which will be used for irrigating farming. This float is 12 feet wide and 30 feet long and is constucted with 3x12 inch lumber. The grader blade in the center is adjustable. Ralph Mitchell, owner, using float. This float was costructed in farmers shop at the cost of 40 to 50 dollars.
Date:
August 8, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Ditch
Photograph of a field of Milo being prepared for irrigation in February 1956; grade of rows was .1 foot per 100 feet; canvas dams used in main ditch to make ponds from which to siphon from.
Date:
August 1, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of Milo planted in 38" rows being watered from irrigation ditch; land prepared for row irrigation February 1956 survey made some 2 months earlier; note a slight low spot near ditch constitutes additional work to make water start going; Mr. Wheeler with shovel.
Date:
August 1, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation Concrete Pipe
Photograph of the installation of a 12" underground concrete pipe to furnish water to leveled field to be irrigated by flooding.
Date:
August 27, 1959
Creator:
Stith, C.
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