Fair Condition, Grassy Range Near Ponca City

Photograph of a grassy range in fair condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Fair condition. Loamy site."
Date: September 28, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fair Condition, Grassy Range Near Ponca City

Photograph of a grassy range in fair condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Fair condition. Loamy site."
Date: September 28, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fair to Good Condition Range Near Ponca City

Photograph of a range in fair to good condition, which sits on a loamy prairie site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range. Fair to good condition. Loamy prairie site."
Date: September 28, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Carson Willsie drilling wheat on contour with terraces on his father's farm. This operation is being carried out as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Ok-1006-1.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fence Line Contrast

Photograph of fence line contrast on planting native grass. Native grass planting completed in April 1958. Clean cultivatd on Smith on east. Johnson grass cover on Griffin on west.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First Year Certified Sand Bluestem

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, “SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.”
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First Year Certified Sand Bluestem

Photograph of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt, SCD Technicians, examining a field of certified sand bluestem. The photograph does not distinguish the left to right order of Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt. The back of the photograph proclaims, "SCD Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959."
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

First Year Sand Bluestem

Photograph of SCS Technicians Paul Nelson and Earl Hewitt observe first years growth of certified sand bluestem planted in 1959.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Follow Up Brush Control by Spraying

Photograph of brush control, a follow up of 8/4/1958.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting in the spring, 1959. Pure blue grama side by side with complete native grass mixture. Planting occurred this way due to the failure to mix the seed. OK-1001-3.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting. Follow up of OK-632-7, August 4, 1958.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting. Follow-up of OK-488-1, May 15, 1957. OK-1001-2.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of B. F. Prickett, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician and Marshall Smith examining approximately 2400 pounds of Woodward sand bluestem harvested from an 8 acre field seeded in the spring of 1958. Seed for this planting was furnished by the Plant Material Center. OK-1013-6.
Date: September 17, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Soil Conservation Service technicians Earl Hewitt and Paul L. Nelson inspect certified Coronado side oats grass planted in 1958. The 1958 yield was 200 pounds of seed per acre. Tom Miller is the president of the OK Crop Improvement Association as well as a good conservation farmer. OK-1005-3.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Earl Hewitt and Paul Nelson of the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) observing growth of sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, Switch grass and Sand Love grass where shimmery was sprayed and deferred grazing was practiced as a part of the conservation plan in the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1005-8.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of Paul Nelson, Great Plains Specialist, standing in native grass after 2 years of shinnery spraying and 2 years of deferred grazing as a part of the Great Plains Conservation Program. Species present are sand bluestem, little bluestem, Indian grass, switch grass and sand love grass. R. F. Jones is a good conservation farmer on this land of about 1600 acres which is all under contract with the Great Plains Conservation Program. OK-1006-11.
Date: September 16, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass. Native grass planting. A follow up of OK-487-10, 1957-05-15. OK-1001-1.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass. A native grass mixture and blue grama side-by-side. Planted in the spring of 1959. OK-1001-4.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass. Native grass. Bluestem mixture planted in 1952 on a clean seedbed. Class IV land. Soil Unit # 6. Moderate grazing during fall and winter. OK-1004-5.
Date: September 15, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass. Native grass seeded to sideoats and blue grama. Planted in 1957 on a clean seedbed. Class III land. OK-1003-11.
Date: September 15, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass. Grass planting. Native grass mixture. Follow up of OK-487-7 (May 15, 1957) and OK-487-8 (August 4, 1958). OK-1000-9.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting. Follow up of OK-487-9, May 15, 1957.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Native grass mixture planted in the spring of 1957. Johnson grass competition was heavy. OK-1000-4.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Native grass planting of 1959. 300 feet from the southeast corner of the field. OK-1001-5.
Date: September 14, 1959
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History