Aerial View of Stinking Creek

Photograph of an aerial view of Stinking Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Aerial view of Stinking Creek. The alluvial soils are Port clay loam and the principal uplands are Tillman-Hollister soils. Much of the land is in irrigated cotton."
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bailey, O. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Combining Alfalfa on Tipton Loam

Photograph of combining alfalfa on Tipton loam, 0 to 1% slopes. Land Class I. This is a choice soil as is well suited to all principal crops grown in this country.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of range land. Aerial view of rangeland. The area is mostly in the Breaks, Shallow and Red Clay range sites. Mesquite trees and shrubs dot the landscape. OK-143-11.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of the Red River. A large area of the riverwash. Many thousands of acres of this land makes up the sandy channel of the Red River. The land has very little agricultural value but provides a habitat for wildlife. OK-748-6.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Red River. A large area of riverwash. Many thousands of acres of this land makes up thesandy channel of the Red River. The land has very little agricultural value but provides a habitat for wildlife. OK-743-6.
Date: September 1958
Creator: Bailey, O. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of crop rotation. Mung beans planted in rows 40 inches on May 11, 1955. Variety jumbo. Expected yield is 600 pounds. Wheat to follow the Mung beans. Last year, the wheat averaged 37 bushels per acre. OK-143-11.
Date: September 2, 1955
Creator: Murrell, Ray C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Dempsey Bros. Farm Windbreaks

Photograph of an aerial shot of windbreaks on the Dempsey Bros. farm and the surrounding area in the Southeastern corner of the Greer County Soil Conservation District. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Dempsey Bros. farm on extremely sandy soil in the Southeastern corner of the Greer County Soil Conservation District, Northeast of Blair, Okla. The first plantings were made in 1935 and the pattern gradually enlarged during the ensuing years. Cropland, vineyards, and the farm buildings all lie within the same protecting scheme. The Dempsey Bros. claim great benefits in soil stabilization and in increased crop and orchard yields. Their fruit has been saved many times."
Date: September 27, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History