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Aerial Shot of A Community Pattern of Field and Farmstead Windbreaks In The Process of Development

Photograph of an aerial shot of a community pattern of field and farmstead windbreaks in the process of development. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A community pattern of field and farmstead windbreaks in the process of development in the North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District of West of Dill City Oklahoma. May specialized types of plantings can be seen."
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of A Portion of A Community Windbreak Pattern

Photograph of an aerial shot of a portion of a community windbreak pattern just west of Dill City. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Portion of a community windbreak pattern just west of Dill City, Oklahoma, in the North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District. This is an area of sand soils often lacking uniformity to permeable depth. The uneven windbreak at the lower left particularly illustrates this variation in depth. The taller thriftier trees are growing in six feed of permeable soil while the shorter less vigorous stands are on soils as shallow as two feet. Note effective furrow and windbreak in center, right."
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Partially Completed Pattern of Windbreaks in Development Since 1939

Photograph of an aerial shot of partially completed pattern of windbreaks in development since 1939. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Partially completed pattern of windbreaks in the Dill area, North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. Note the farmstead windbreaks planted in conjunction with the more extensive field windbreaks. An effective farmstead is soon in the center protecting the Blanton farm. This community pattern has been in the process of development since 1939.”
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Community Windbreak Pattern and Short Belts

Photograph of a portion of a community windbreak pattern west of Dill City taken from near the H. C. Blanton farm. A field of UNIDENTIIFED vegetation is directly in front of the windbreak. The back of the photograph proclaims, "A portion of a community pattern west of Dill City, North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. The horseshoe-shaped and short belts seen on the H. C. Blanton farm, left center, were designed to solve specific bowing problems and assist in special cropping plans."
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita County Windbreak

Photograph of a windbreak, which is in the background of this photograph. Furthermore, numerous but UNIDENTIFED plants grow in the foreground. The original photograph sleeve proclaims, "Windbreaks – The uneven skyline of the windbreak reflects the soil depth in which the trees grew. The permeable soil depths range from two feet in the stretches of shorter trees to five feet under the taller trees. This windbreak is located in Washita County, Oklahoma, a short distance North of Dill City, Oklahoma and one-eight miles north of the intersection of Dill Highway and State Highway 41."
Date: September 25, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History