Severe Erosion, Sild Deposits in Stock Pond

Photograph of the lower portion of a natural draw. Erosion severe with silt being deposited in stock water pond across road. Surface of pond water can be seen beneath trees in distance.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

No Soil Loss After Rain

Photograph of wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field was subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop. Looking down a terrace channel.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

No Soil Loss After Significant Rainfall

Photograph of West side of SH 54. Wheat planted on contour with terraces. This field subjected to an excess of 6-inch rainstorm. No soil loss nor damage to the crop.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Detention Storage for Protection

Photograph of a view of a pond from the spillway. Pond has detention storage to protect state and county highways and cropland from flood damage. Fence will be above permanent water level.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Silt and Water Over County Road

Photograph of silt and water from Deer Creek over county black top road at Dead Woman's Crossing. Mud bar blocks entrance to bridge.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle Grazing on King Ranch

Photograph of cattle grazing on King Ranch blue stem pastures near Site No. 51, Owl Creek.
Date: August 31, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quarter Horses in Bermuda Pasture

Photograph of quarter horses in Bermuda pasture in the Arkansas River bottomland. IT shows the pump house over the sand points which supply part of Broken Arrow city water. In the far background are two gravel packed wells, which are part of this supply.
Date: August 18, 1959
Creator: Moreland, J. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Retarding Structure Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of retarding structure. Front slops of floodwater retarding structure. Sprig planted to bermuda grass. Planting completed 8/12/59. Irrigation system operating in emergency spillway area.
Date: August 13, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Owl Creek Site No. 13

Photograph of north diverstion terrace, site no. 13, Owl Creek Watershed. Caucasion bluestem growing on raw Vernon soil material. Planted July 1957 with mulch and 200 lbs. 16-20-0 per acre. This is first growing season that it was protected from grazing.
Date: August 31, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Terrace Construction

Photograph of Edgar Schmidt, Washita Co. SCD cooperator constructing terraces on his farm with a D04 cat.
Date: August 24, 1959
Creator: Rowlett, Owen
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Peanuts Growing

Photograph of Peanuts growing on Stephenville fine sandy loam.
Date: August 14, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass Guage in Eastern Gama

Photograph of a grass guage in eastern Gama. Arthur F. Holloran, Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, left. Mr. Joe B. Morris, Range Conservationist and student trainees from Texas.
Date: August 11, 1959
Creator: Fry, Chester
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

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of drilling wheat. This is being done with a Hobel drill on land with an excellent mulch cover [OK ID # illegible].
Date: August 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
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

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of H. J. Beaker and Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] Fred Hindman checking on the amount of stubble mulch left on a field after wheat was drilled with a Wobble drill. OK-934-2.
Date: August 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Grazing

Photograph of left side-native grasses eaten almost to grubbing stage. Right-little bluestem with seed heads. Appears to be grazed properly. K. Harrill pasture on left side. K. Ragsdale pasture to right. Cattle in two pastures show a different degree in bloom.
Date: August 5, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quarter Horses in Bermuda Pasture

Photograph of quarter horses in bermuda pasture in the Arkansas River bottom.
Date: August 18, 1959
Creator: Moreland, J. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Full Pipe Discharge

Photograph of SCS Technician Dan Hamill viewing full pipe discharge from stockwater pond that has detention storage of flood water designed to protect cropland and roads below the structure.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Sand Site, Pratt Loamy Fine Sand Range on the Barby Ranch

Photograph of a deep sand site, Pratt loamy fine sand range on Barby ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Deep sand site, Pratt loamy fine sand. Sec. 8-2-27. Barby Ranch."
Date: August 1959
Creator: Snock, E. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Loamy Prairie Site

Photograph of a Loamy Prairie Site, Carey Silt loam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Site, Carey Silt loam. Sec. 14-4-22. Logan Gregg C. R. planting in 1957, 3 years old. Little bluestem, sideoats grama, Indian grass, and bluestem and blue grama. 1.52 lbs. PLS seeded per acre."
Date: August 1959
Creator: Snock, E. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Post Herbicide Treatment

Photograph of native grass in brush that was sprayed with herbicide 2-4-5-t in 1959. Little bluestem, switch, sand lovegrass, purple top, sand bluestem and Indian.
Date: August 28, 1959
Creator: Collins, F. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Drilling Wheat with Noble Drill

Photograph of drilling wheat with a Noble Drill on field containing good mulch cover.
Date: August 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quarter Horse Mares and Colts in Bermuda Pasture

Photograph of quarter horse mares and colts in Bermuda grass pasture on Arkansas River bottomland. It shows the pump house over the sandpoints, which supply part of Broken Arrow city water. In the far background are two gravel-packed wells, which are a part of this supply.
Date: August 18, 1959
Creator: Moreland, J. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History