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Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of smooth chert Savannah Range Site with timber removed and big and little bluestem returning on Bodine cherty silt loam, 1% - 8% slopes. OK-1426-3.
Date:
November 2, 1961
Creator:
Warth & Moss
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Timber and Lumber Treatment
Photograph of a creosoting plant. Cylinder is 80 feet and 6 feet deep, has a capacity over 1,000 cubic feet of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased. OK-1061-9.
Date:
November 2, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a portable irrigation system watering abbruzzi rye on a dam. Detention reservoir # 2. OK-10-345.
Date:
November 17, 1949
Creator:
Sooter, [Matt?]
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of overflow and seepage of salt water killed vegetation. Erosion resulted from the lack of protective cover. Many installation such as this have gone unchecked for periods of 15 to 20 years creating a big conservation problem. OK-1156-7.
Date:
November 17, 1961
Creator:
Denton, Nolan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a fire break. To protect rangeland. OK-1608-2.
Date:
November 13, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Awards
Photograph of Cletus White displaying the Goodyear Award he received for being the outstanding conservation farmer in the Comanche County Conservation District. Others in the picture are Mrs. White and son and Mike Walker, a Goodyear Co. representative. OK-4957-11.
Date:
November 7, 1972
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a huge roadside gulley caused by water run-off from an improperly constructed terrace and unprotected outlets and outlet channels. OK-8673.
Date:
November 13, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Wildhorse Creek Site # 126. Damage done to the concrete flume on WH-126 after a heavy rain of approximately 11 inches on Oct. 8, 1970. This flume is on the east side of the structure. OK-4028-13.
Date:
November 3, 1970
Creator:
Brooks, Bruce
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Calvary watershed; flooding in the residential area of Cordell, OK. This area is downstream from the proposed site [of?] the Calvary Creek watershed. OK-2221-6.
Date:
November 6, 1964
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Watersheds
Photograph of Upper Black Bear watershed, site # 48. Sie # 48 is a multipurpose site. The City of Lucien, OK is going to use water from this site which is being financed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) OK-2447-12.
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Blue Panicum planting, Mountain View Soil Conservation District. Planted on May 21, 1951 at a rate of two pounds per acre. Picture taken on November 2, 1951.
Date:
November 2, 1951
Creator:
Murrell, Ray C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Angleton grass (A. a????latus). King Ranch seed field.
Date:
November 7, 1947
Creator:
Foster, Dean (?)
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Waterpipes
Photograph of Cecil Richardson with SCS technician Steve Collins and Al hudson, observing pipe spill as it functions on the Paul Dickey farm. OK-4936-[?].
Date:
November 1972
Creator:
Elliot, M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wave Action Damage
Photograph of the front slope of a floodwater retarding structure showing wave action damage. E. L. Castle, WUC, Lindsay. Spillway cut in background shows erosion from hard rains in Oct. & Nov. Bermudagrass planted 2-28-59. Irrigated immediately after planting. Moisture favorable during most of growing season. Subjected to grazing since June. Weeds mowed 8-20-59.
Date:
November 10, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spoils Banks on Todd Fugate's Property
Photograph of spoils banks from land formally strip-mined in 1947 located on Todd Fugate's property. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoils banks from land strip mined in 1947. Fugate intended to smooth spoils banks and sod bermudagrass for pasture, but gave up after spending $105.00 on dozer work and got only the one spoils bank leveled which is shown in photo. He sowed Korean lespedeza and is waiting for more weathering of shale before sodding Bermuda. What he has in spoils banks is mostly wasteland or Class VIII land of questionable value for wildlife."
Date:
November 17, 1955
Creator:
Moreland
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Damaged Caused By Unprotected Terrace Outlet Channel
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing in a gully caused by unprotected terrace outlet. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Gully along fence row is the result of unprotected terrace outlet channel and will be sloped and sodded to Bermuda for erosion control. Terraces will be extended across channel to divert all runoff out of gully & into adjoining pasture and the fence will be relocated."
Date:
November 11, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Woods County Windmill & Water Tank
Photograph of a windmill and tank on the Rose Valley Community in Woods County. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Water for live stock is not hard to find. Many of these windmills and tanks dot Woods County. Water is found at shallow depth and this well is 40 feet deep. Water facilities well distributed over the area promotes uniform grazing."
Date:
November 17, 1954
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beutler Brothers Ranch Grassland Conservation Via Diversion Ditches & Protected Land
Photograph of three UNIDENTIFIED men examining the diversion ditches and protected land on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Diversion ditches & protected land."
Date:
November 15, 1966
Creator:
Allen, W. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lockheed California Property Resource Planning
Photograph of Jerry Mathews, Soil Conservationist, and C. D. Hamit, conservation technician, survey pond dam on Lockheed California property north of McAlester. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. C. D. Hamit, Conservation Technician, 2. Jerry Mathews, Soil Conservationist. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil conservationist Jerry Mathews (R) and conservation technician C. D. Hamit survey pond dam on Lockheed California property north of McAlester, Oklahoma."
Date:
November 13, 1969
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brahma Bull on the Beutler Brothers Ranch
Photograph of a branded Brahma bull on the Beutler Brother’s Ranch.
Date:
November 15, 1966
Creator:
Allen, W. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brahma Bulls on the Beutler Brothers Ranch
Photograph of a small herd of brahma bulls on the Beutler Brothers Ranch.
Date:
November 15, 1966
Creator:
Allen, W. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beutler Brothers Ranch Grassland Conservation
Photograph of Lynn Beutler and a gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project on the Beutler Brothers Ranch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lynn Beutler and gully plug built as a project of the Sandstone Creek Watershed Project."
Date:
November 15, 1966
Creator:
Allen, W. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shinnery Oak Spraying Aftermath on the Beutler Bros Ranch
Photograph of Jake Beutler, Lynn Beutler, and Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shinnery oak that has been killed by spraying on the Beutler Bros Ranch. A herd of cattle is directly behind the men. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Jake Beutler, 2. Lynn Beutler, 3. Jack Bohl, WUC. The back of the photograph proclaims, "L to R Jake, Lynn Beutler, Jack Bohl, WUC, looking at shiner oak that has been killed by spraying."
Date:
November 15, 1966
Creator:
Allen, W. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lightly Used Sideoats Grass Cover in Excellent Condition on the Rolling Red Plains
Photograph of lightly used sideoats grass cover on the very shallow phase of the red shale hills site in the Rolling Red Plains, which is in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cover on the very shallow phase of the red shale hills (Soils Unit 24) site in the Rolling Red Plains is sparse even in excellent condition. If the range has been grazed closely in past years, so that there is no accumulation of litter on the ground, there is room between the plants for raindrops to strike the soil directly. This photo shows lightly used side oats [sic] grass on the site."
Date:
November 1, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History