Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area

Photograph of Site #4, Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area
Date: September 13, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Residence of Dr. F.P. Baker

Photograph of the residence of Dr. F.P. Baker with recreational area.
Date: September 29, 1969
Creator: Smith, James E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop

Photograph of a rye drill showing the row shield to protect cotton plants from the disk. Belting is used on lower ends to provide flexibility. Grain boots & pressure springs have been lengthened to give higher clearances.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Lowry, Orvis H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Misc. Title Screen Layout

Photograph of a title layout that was made by using Hernard 3-D title letters on a lithographic America The Beautiful print. Note. Shadow effect by using the raised letters. Color slides wre made by using the raised letters. Color slides were made of the same picture with amazing results.
Date: September 6, 1966
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigated Corn

Photograph of harvesting irrigated corn on te Dale Cates farm south of Beaver, Okla.
Date: September 6, 1968
Creator: Hindman, Fred G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop, Sowing Rye in Cotton

Photograph of Linden sowing rye in cotton for a winter cover crop. Shields on tractor & drill prevent damage enen in large cotton.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Lowry, Orvis H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Crop of Guar

Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge checking one-year growth of midland bermuda. Breckenridge has sprigged 20 acres of bermuda grass for each of the last three years.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Clearing

Photograph of timber 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: September 6, 1970
Creator: McCampbell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Leveling

Photograph of Paul Valentine, Consv. Tech., and Ronnie Peach, Farmer, checking land leveling on Dr. Ralph Triplett farm near Mooreland.
Date: September 14, 1973
Creator: Kincaid, Curtis
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation System

Photograph of Raymond Ellis, owner-operator and Don D. Donahoo, Soil Conservationist, inspecting a new irrigaton system. Well is 60 feet deep, water yield is 800 gallons per minute. 40 acres of alfalfs in background. He also irrigates peanuts and tame pasture.
Date: September 1, 1965
Creator: Mullen, Glen L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of WUC Harold Welch and GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge discuss GPCP contract on the Breckenridge farm. They are shown in a 20-acre field of midland bermudagrass sprigged in the spring of 1968.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of Vernon Breckenridge, left, a GPCP participant, shows WUC Harold Welch, Okeene, a set of stock racks he built in his farm shop.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy Goodyear Outstanding Cooperater

Photograph of Goodyear outstanding cooperater awardee, Wayne Clark, shows Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWDC, a field windbreak located on his farm.
Date: September 18, 1966
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Environmental Quality-Manure Pit

Photograph of the construction site of a manure pit on the Are Froese Farm. Tank is 30' diameter x 10' deed when finished. The pit was excavated with bulldozer.
Date: September 6, 1970
Creator: K.R. Blan, DC, Claremore
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crop

Photograph of a closeup of drill operated by Linden for Dale McClain to seed rye for winter cover in cottonland. The shields for tractor wheels were made from barrels and are hinged for rearward movement when striking the ground to prevent damage. The shields on the drill over the row pull the cotton limbs in to protect them from the disks. Drill wheels have been removed. The drill is carried on a three-point hookup.
Date: September 6, 1967
Creator: Lowry, Orvis H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sand Dune Area, Waynoka

Photograph of a sand dune area near Waynoka, Oklahoma. Note encroachment of dune on pasture land.
Date: September 26, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Home of A.L. Wilkerson

Photograph of the new home of A.L. Wilkerson financed by the Farmers Home Administration
Date: September 12, 1967
Creator: Grimes, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Erosion

Photograph of gully erosion on Minco silt loam, 1-3% slopes, following 7-inch rainfall.
Date: September 23, 1907
Creator: Meinders, Hadley C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Gully

Photograph of a pasture gully in a natural draw. Runoff water has been eliminated from channel by two pond dams, one above and one below this area. Mr Akins is a District Supervisor. Harold Akins property in foreground. Lawrence Herger property across the fence.
Date: September 9, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Bufalo Wallow

Photograph of a newly formed buffalo wallow that has been started in area mowed for hay in Mt. Pinchot pasture north of Grama lake and south of rosd, looking east.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Pasture Use

Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date: September 27, 1961
Creator: Fortney, F. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Improvement

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hereford Improvement

Photograph of some of the 100 registered Herefords that according to Joe Hatcher "grazed 140 acres of rye and sweetclover for 90 days and in the process gained in weight on an average of 2 lbs. per cow per day.
Date: September 7, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History