Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of Range seeding: This area was “pitted” on March 10 and planted on March 24, 1949 to Sideoats and Lehmann lovegrass. TX-46, 006.
Date: August 24, 1949
Creator: Fenner, O. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of range seeding. This area was “pitted” on March 10 and planted on March 24 to sideoats and Lehman love grass. TX-46, 006.
Date: August 24, 1949
Creator: Fenner, O. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of dallis grass, a valuable native pasture grass in the area that comes back when organic matter and plant food is returned to the soil and sufficient protection from grazing is given. TX-45, 657.
Date: May 24, 1949
Creator: Archer, S. G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

UNIDENTIFED Man Standing on Top of the Lower End of a Discharge Pipe Located on the Noakes Detention Dam

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing on the top of the lower end of a discharge pipe located on the Noakes Detention Dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Lower end of discharge pipe. Water flowing 4 inches in pipe 130 hours after water began flowing in discharge pipe. This is small detention dam on Noakes farm. Drainage area above dam 235 acres, 5 1/2" rain fell night of May 17."
Date: May 24, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Newly Constructed Terrace Outlet

Photograph of a UNIDENFIED man kneeling in a newly constructed terrace outlet. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Terrace outlet constructed with plow, 10 ft. wide at top and 20 ft. wide at bottom, in 1948. Seeded to 50 lbs. western wheatgrass; fertilized with 200 lbs. 5-10-5. Terraces will be constructed in summer of 1949 if outlet is sodded well enough."
Date: March 24, 1949
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History