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Cattle Grazing on Grass Growing on Bippus, Mansker, and Potter Soils

Photograph of cattle grazing upon a field of grasses. The soils which these grasses grew upon consist of Bippus soils and Mansker and Potter soils on the rims of the steeper slopes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle grazing on Bippus soils and Mansker and Potter soils on the rims of the steeper slopes."
Date: October 1958
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mansker, Potter, and Bippus Soils on Hill and Footslopes

Photograph of a grassy hill and its footslopes. A small herd of cows is grazing upon the grasses on the hill. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mansker and Potter soils on the [right] of the high plains and Bippus soils on the concave footslopes."
Date: October 1958
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mansker, Potter, and Bippus Soils on Hill and Footslopes

Photograph of a grassy hill and its footslopes. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mansker and Potter soils on the steeper slopes and Bippus soils on the concave footslopes."
Date: October 1958
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tivoli and Likes Soils on Footslopes

Photograph of a grassy hill its footslope. A barbed wire fence runs in the foreground of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Tivoli soils with Likes soil on the footslopes."
Date: October 1958
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Planting in Stubble

Photograph of wheat planted in Dalhart fine sandy loam and wheat stubble to prevent blowing. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat planted in stubble to prevent blowing. Soils are Dalhart fine sandy loam."
Date: October 1958
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Planting in Stubble

Photograph of a field of wheat being planted in wheat stubble. A truck and some UNIDENTIFED equipment are visible in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Wheat planted in stubble to prevent blowing. Soils are Dalhart fine sandy loam."
Date: October 1958
Creator: Allgood, F. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bluestem Seedlings

Photograph of pegs indicate presence of one or more little bluestem seedlings which are invading a gravelly area.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Allred, B. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pegs indicating the presence of one or more little bluestem seedlings which are invading a gravelly area. OK-10, 501.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Allred, B. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass seedlings indicated. Each peg marks the location of one or more small bluestem seedlings starting growth in dense buffalo grass. OK-10, 502-B.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Allred, B. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grass seedlings indicated. Each peg marks the location of one or more small bluestem seedlings starting growth in dense buffalo grass. OK-10, 502.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Allred, B. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bird Nest Creek Flood

Photograph of a farmland field inundated with water from the nearby Bird Nest Creek after a flood. A house or a barn is covered by floodwater in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Flood. Farmland inundated by water adjacent to Bird Nest Creek, due to lack of channel capacity.”
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bird Nest Creek Flood

Photograph of a farmland field inundated with water from the nearby Bird Nest Creek after a flood. A house or a barn is covered by floodwater in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood. Farmland inundated by water adjacent to Bird Nest Creek, due to lack of channel capacity."
Date: October 2, 1959
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of showing preparation to stop soil blowing. A farmer is making last minute preparations on a tractor pulling spring-tooth harrow to stop the soil from blowing. A program of crop residue management and legume rotation could have prevented this last minute operation. OK-396-7.
Date: October 24, 1956
Creator: Baggett, Beryl
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

Tree Diseases

Photograph of a crooked pine tree with little commercial value. Note crooks and limb condition. OK-1494-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a good stocking of pine trees. Saw logs and young reproduction: This is what woodland owners strive for. OK-1494-12.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a good stocking of pine trees. Saw logs and young reproduction: This is what woodland owners strive for. OK-1494-12.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a crooked pine tree with little commercial value. Note crooks and limb condition. OK-1494-7.
Date: October 27, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemeul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a combine harvester. Combining soybeans on Arkansas River bottom soil. Such heavy soils often need drainage . Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technicians stake drainage where needed on lands of district cooperators. These beans will produce 40 bushels per acre. OK-1482-6.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Le Flore County Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] equipment being used by a cooperator to put 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer and small grain in Bermuda grass sod. Pasture is ideal. Sod drill is designed to put seed and fertilizer in the ground in sod in one operation. Works with excellent results on medium-textured permeable soils. OK-1480-10.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of meadow. Proper meadow maintennace will result in regrowth such as this being examined by Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Andrew Costner. The native grass has sufficient regrowth to regain vigor and make seed to be used elsewhere. If top growth is a problem for next year's crop, SCS technicians recommend cutting dead growth in late winter with a rotary mower. This puts mulch on the ground and aids to keep soil and moisture losses low. OK-1482-10.
Date: October 16, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of conservation of soil and water by planting Bermuda grass and clovers is a requirement on many formerly cropped areas. Soil and water Conservation District [SWCD] Supervisor Dick Allen shows Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Tom Curtis the quality hay harvested from such cover. Hay can be sold for cash or fed to Allen's livestock. OK-1492-2.
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of feeder yearlings on succulent barley pasture. This cooperator with the LeFlore County Soil & Water Conservation District [S&WCD] uses Soil Conservation Service [SCS] techinal help on the drainage layout. The program calls for plenty of succulent feed and vetch and barley to help meet the need and maintain the soil. OK-1492-4.
Date: October 25, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mobile Home Park

Photograph of strip pits leveled for a mobile home park. From the Wagoner County Conservation District, from left to right: Ernest Snook, State Range Conservationist; Wes Thomas, Tulsa; Danny McCarty; Dem Robertson, DC, Wagoner. OK-4428-5.
Date: October 7, 1971
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History