Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of revegetation. Class VII land planted to mixture of blue grama and side oat grama. Seeded in 1942. Chick Lowrey, Work Unit Conservationist, left, and John Oren, member, Board of Supervisors, right. OK-8927.
Date: October 19, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of diversion terraces (DT) under construction on SCD cooperator E.P. Ballow’s farm. Ballow is carrying out practices as recommended by Soil Conservation Service technicians. DT's constructed to add additional drainage to farm pond for livestock water. Bulldozer at work looking west. OK-1017-3.
Date: October 19, 1959
Creator: Ball, L. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Atlantic Variety of Alfalfa

Photograph of an excellent stand of Atlantic variety alfalfa after 4th cutting, 2 years after planting on Stillwell silt loam, 0-1% slopes. In foreground is Lloyd Martin, Supt. Of the Station.
Date: October 19, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Site of the First Shelterbelt

Photograph of the site of the first Shelterbelt in the United States. A Shelterbelt is a a line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, especially a farm field, from strong winds and the erosion they cause.
Date: October 19, 1961
Creator: Frie, Jimmie W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History