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Plot 172 Range Cover Evaluation
Photograph of Plot 172 range cover evaluation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil coverage is measured on a vertical photograph of a sample of cover showing a white ruler inserted beneath the forage and litter. On this photograph of range cover evaluation plot 172, 40% of the ruler is obsured [sic] by the cover."
Date:
November 7, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Erosion on Very Shallow Phase of Red Shale Hills Site in Rolling Red Plains
Photograph of soil erosion on very shallow phase of red shale hills site in Rolling Red Plains taking place. A ruler sits next to a tussock of blue grama showing extent of erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A tussock of blue grama 4 inches high shows extent of erosion that has taken place on very shallow phase of red shale hills site (Soil Unit 2x) in Rolling Red Plains. All the topsoil has been removed, exposing the shale parent material."
Date:
November 4, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Range Overseeding on Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie
Photograph of "Good Condition class on Vernon-Lucien, Red Clay Prairie. Tall grass overseeded with "Pasture Dream" type drill – no seedbed preparation – other than clean furrow made by 4" sweep on planter chute. Six years old – Indiangrass heading."
Date:
November 2, 1965
Creator:
Stidham, Neal
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shallow Savannah Range in Excellent Condition on Tom Denyer Pasture
Photograph of hallow savannah Range in excellent Condition on Tom Denyer pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shallow Savannah excellent Condition. Darnell Stonyloam [sic] soil in Tom Denyer Pasture. Aerial sprayed 2#/ac '58 2# 2-4-5-T 1959. Big [bluestem] & little bluestem & Indiangrass dominate the site."
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
Stidham, Neal
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shallow Prairie Site In Excellent Condition on Mande Starr Farm
Photograph of shallow prairie site in excellent condition on Mande Starr farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Vernon-Collinsville-Sogn Complex Tall grasses: Little bluestem, Big Bluestem, Indiangrass – some sideoats grama, Persimmon and Hawthorn bushes on the slopes."
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
Stidham, N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition
Photograph of a loamy prairie range site used for hay meadow-bluestem in excellent condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Loamy Prairie Excellent Condition. Used for hay meadow – bluestem maintained by cutting high early and not overused."
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Eroded Clay Site on Charles Rackley Farm
Photograph of "Eroded Clay site. Good condition, natural reseeding of bluestem mixture on formerly cultivated field. Renfrew-Vernon Complex - 2-5% severely eroded (5-CD-4-field #)."
Date:
November 1965
Creator:
Stidham, N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Effect of Three Years on Contour Pasture Ridges/Stillwater Project
Photograph of the "Effect of three years on contour pasture ridges. Grass growth is markedly better immediately above and below the ridges." A few houses, barns, and other buildings are in the background. This photograph is a follow-up to the photo listed as 9-322.
Date:
November 23, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grover Thomas Contour Furrowed Pasture/Chickasha Project
Photograph of a "Large area of contour furrowed pasture. Furrows are built 1 ½ years ago."
Date:
November 20, 1937
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFIED Man on Tractor Rebuilding Contour Ridges and Planting Bermudagrass/Pryor Project
Photograph of W. T. Gooldy using a tractor to rebuild this field's contour ridges and plant Bermudagrass for additional protection. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Rebuilding of contour ridges in the fall and covering with Bermuda grass and to protect it from winter freezing on ridges. Rebuilt with tractor and 4-disk one-way. Mr. Gooldy contour ridged 63-acres of pasture lands in spring of 1937. The Pryor CCC Camp sodded these ridges soon after they were built. The Bermuda grass made enough growth to completely cover most of the ridges, and supplied good grazing most of the summer. The cooperator mowed most of this pasture during the summer months to control weed growth. The cooperator plans to construct contour ridges on 380 acres in the fall of 1937. The Soil Conservation Services agrees to plant Bermuda grass in spring of 1938."
Date:
November 15, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field of Sweetclover Overseeded in Wheat Stubble
Photograph of a field of sweetclover overseeded in wheat stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Field of sweet clover overseeded in wheat stubble. Will go to seed – then will be followed by wheat. C-3-E erosion – No evidence of plowpan – yield satisfactory. Clover has been used for a number of years. Roots were growing straight down in the normal way. See Okla-10-285."
Date:
November 4, 1949
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field or Prairie on the Red Shale Hills Site of the Rolling Red Plains
Photograph of a field of varying topography on the red shale of the Rolling Red Plains. The back of the photograph proclaims, "The red shale hills site of the Rolling Red Plains is a complex of very shallow soils on the hilltops and steep slopes, shallow soils on the gentler slopes, and deep colluvial soils in the narrow draws. The climax vegetation of the shallow and very shallow soils is mixed prairie."
Date:
November 9, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clover Roots on a Failing Field on Norman Farm
Photograph of a close up shot of roots from first year clover on a failing field located on Norman Farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This field was failing; yields were low; the land was tight although rated as a medium textured soil. This excavation was made on one of the thin areas. The roots were growing out laterally. This was the first year of clover. See Okla-10-286."
Date:
November 4, 1949
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seeded Spoils Banks & Class VIII Land
Photograph of strip pit spoils banks covered and seeded via airplane with sweetclover, annual lespedezas and clovers, with native trees, shrubs and weeds volunteering. The back of the photograph proclaims, Strip pit spoils banks seeded by airplane to sweet clover, annual lespedezas and clovers, with native trees, shrubs and weeds volunteering. Used only for wildlife cover Class VIII land."
Date:
November 16, 1955
Creator:
Hurd and Moreland
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Densely Forested Area Planted on Spoils Banks
Photograph of a densely forested area consisting of black locust, red juniper (cedar), cottonwood, and hackberry trees planted on spoils banks. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Spoils banks dug in 1944 and planted to black locust and red juniper (cedar) trees in 1947 by H. C. Skidmore, district cooperator. Besides the planted locust and cedar, cottonwood, and hackberry volunteered in this picture. Crows, songbirds and squirrel (Fox and Grey) nest in this planting. 6000 trees were planted."
Date:
November 15, 1955
Creator:
Hurd and Moreland
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sasseen Ranch Sideoats Grama Grass
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man kneeling in a field consisting of sideoats grama grass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “side oats [sic] grama grass on the Sasseen Ranch. This grass was planted in cotton stalks with the Washita County Soil Conservation District grass drill. The planting is four years old. Sasseen has received good grazing the past 2 years."
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, Olen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plot 164 Range Cover Evaluation of Sideoats Grama Cover In Controlling Soil Splash on Red Shale Hills Site
Photograph of Plot 164 range cover evaluation of sideoats grama cover in controlling soil splash on red shale hills site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range cover evaluation plot 164 in excellent condition range on red shale hill site (soil unit 24-RR) had 4518 lb. sideoats grama cover per acre and was 97% effective in controlling soil splash. Detachability was 32% and splash amounted to 1,248 lb. per acre."
Date:
November 1, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plot 173 Range Cover Evaluation of threeawn Cover In Controlling Soil Splash on Red Shale Hills Site
Photograph of Plot 173 range cover evaluation of three-awn cover in controlling soil splash on red shale hills site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range cover evaluation on plot 173, in poor condition range on red Shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) had 1288 lb. threeawn cover per acre, which was 48% effective in control soil splash. Detachability was 28% and splash amounted to 17,869 lb. per acre."
Date:
November 7, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Red Shale Hills Site in Excellent Condition
Photograph of a Red Shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in excellent condition. A shovel is in the foreground of this photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Red Shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in excellent condition. Sideoats grama and hairy grama plots in this area were 97-98% effective in preventing soil splash."
Date:
November 1, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Red Shale Hills Site In Poor Condition
Photograph of a red shale hills site in poor condition. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Red shale hills site (soil unit 24-RR) in poor condition, cover mainly of threeawn and weeds amounting to 1800 lb. per acre. The grass clumps are conspiouously [sic] tussocked by erosion of the exposed areas between."
Date:
November 4, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plot 184 Range Cover Evaluation of Buffalograss Cover In Controlling Soil Splash on Red Shale Hills Site
Photograph of plot 184 Range cover evaluation of buffalograss cover in controlling soil splash on red shale hills site. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Range cover evaluation plot 184 of buffalograss was 91% effective in reducing soil splash on heavy deep uplands of the Rolling Red Plains. In held 33% of 1.93 inches of water applied in 20 minutes. The plot had 1,408 pounds of cover per acre, providing 77% soils coverage."
Date:
November 30, 1949
Creator:
Osborn, Ben
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Improving Korean Lespedeza
Photograph of Carl Chastain kneeling in a field of soil improving Korean Lespedeza. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Carl Chastain in Korean Lespedeza utilized for soil improvement. This is the first year Korean Lespedeza has been used here and Chastain said "Where the oats and wheat were seeded with the Lespedeza the small grain grew 6" to 8" higher than in the other field."
Date:
November 10, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Standing Next to a 80-foot Pipe At A Creosoting Plant in Valliant
Photograph of a UNIDENTIFED man standing next to an 80 foot long, 6-foot deep pipe at a Creosoting plant in Valliant, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cylinder is 80' long, 6' deep, has capacity over 1,000 cu. ft. of wood. This plant would cost $100,000 if purchased."
Date:
November 2, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History