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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

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