12 Matching Results

Results open in a new window/tab.

[Photograph 2012.201.B0319B.0004]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.
Date: April 28, 1944
Creator: Stockwell, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dairy Stock Graizing

Photograph of dairy stock grazing 6 acre field of first year sweet clover that was drilled in wheat spring of 1944. Thirty head have been grazing this field for 16 days.
Date: October 17, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of terrace outlet channel under construction. Channel will be widened, shaped and sodded. Vegetation will be allowed to become well-established before terrace water is emptied into it. Terraces will be constructed in the field and will empty into channel from both sides. Mr. Ray Murrell, Work Unit Conservationist, and Mr. Paul Hertzler, farm owner, examine a conservation survey map on which the location of the channel and terraces are indicated. OK-8916.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of sorghum planted for non-competitive cover in preparation for seeding to side oats grama that will be drilled in the early spring [of 1945]. Sorghum was planted after harvesting small grains. Sideoats grama will be sown with native grass seed drilled in 36 inch rows and cultivated for seed production. Seed will be made available to co-operators in the Upper Washita Soil Conservation District. OK-8933.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Mr. Ray C. Murrell, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC] and farm owner, & Paul Hertaler examine a conservation survey map showing where Hertaler's terraces will be constructed. Hertaler is building a terrace outlet channel that will be vegetated before his terraces are constructed. He uses the tractor and homemade bulldozer to shape channels, make terrace fills, etc. OK-8944.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of part of 23 acre first year lovegrass seed increases planting on Class I land Grass made good stand in spite of Johnson grass competition. Three crops of Johnson grass were cut this year and lovegrass has just been cultivated. Seed will be sold to cooperators in the district. OK-8932.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management

Photograph of Tom Lucas and an excellent crop of Kefir corn on contour in a former 5 acre area of severely gullied natural draw where the owner had never planted a crop. An erosion control dam was constructed across the draw in 1957 and in two years the land was producing crops. To date the draw has silted approximately by 5 feet, says Mr. Lucas. OK-8909
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kafir Corn, an Excellent Crop

Photograph of an excellent crop of Kafir corn on contour in former 5 acre area of severely gullied natural draw where owner had never made a crop. An erosion control dam was constructed across the deaw in 1937 and in two years the land was producing crops. To date the draw has silted in approximately 5 feet says Mr. Lucas.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Paul Hertzler's Terraces and Terrace Outlet Channel Farm Planning

Photograph of Mr. Ray C. Murrell Work Unit Conservationist, and farm owner, Paul Hertzler looking over a conservation survey map for the future building of terraces and terrace outlet channel. A Tractor and barn are directly behind Murrell and Hertzler. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Ray C. Murrell, 2. Paul Hertzler. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Farm planning. Mr. Ray C. Murrell, Work Unit Conservationist, and farm owner, Paul Hertzler examines a conservation survey map showing where Hertzler's terraces will be constructed. Hertzler is building a terrace outlet channel that will be vegetated before his terraces are constructed. He uses the tractor and homemade bulldozer to shape channels, make terrace fills, etc."
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

West's Egg Laying Hens

Photograph of Mr. & Mrs. West with several of their egg-laying hens. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Mr. & Mrs. West gathering eggs from 350 hens. Last year the hens produced 4,133 dozen eggs that sold for $1,565. Eggs bought 8 to 12 cents premium for hatching purposes."
Date: October 17, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Excellent Crop of Kafir Corn

Photograph of an excellent crop of Kafir corn on contour in former 5 acre area of severely gullied natural draw where owner had never made a crop. An erosion control dam was constructed across the deaw in 1937 and in two years the land was producing crops. To date the draw has silted in approximately 5 feet says Mr. Lucas.
Date: October 18, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) 2524

A photograph print showing the Santa Fe (ATSF) 2524, 2-8-0, on a mixed freight, near Dill City, OK.
Date: 1944~
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History