Mixed Grass Planting

Photograph of a mixed grass planting on Woodward Soil made in 1950. King Ranch bluestem at left center; switch grass right center.
Date: 1959-07-XX
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dairy Herd Grazing Alfalfa

Photograph of part of a 90 cow dairy herd grazing on alfalfa. Farm Superintendent Johnnie Nemecek in photo.
Date: October 28, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sage Brush Size Comparison

Photograph of sage brush in sandy, eroded Quinlan Soils. Not much increase in size of the sand sagebrush in spite of 3 good years. Follow-up to photo OK-341-7
Date: 1959-07-XX
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Improved Watering Facility

Photograph of George Hamilton observing flow of water from new well built with GPCP assistance on his Big Dipper Ranch.
Date: February 18, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Stock Pond

Photograph of Jack Kelsey inspects new pond built to supply needed livestock water for his ranch in Woodward County. GCPC
Date: February 16, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Hooded Pipe Spillway

Photograph of Mr. Hutchison examining hooded pipe spillway in erosion control dam built with GPCP assistance on his Belva ranch.
Date: February 17, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Chimney Rock

Photograph of Chimney Rock, landmark of the pioneer days and a tourist attraction of Woodward County. Notice the stratified layer as deposited by the old Permian sea.
Date: 1959-02-XX
Creator: Cole, E. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of rough, broken land, Breaks Range silt showing topography and vegetation. OK-804-11.
Date: February 1959
Creator: Mance, Earl C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of an isolated remain of the geological formation that the Cimarron River and tributaries are eroding away. The rough, broken land, Quinlan and Vernon material [i.e., soil types], occurs on very steep slopes, while the clay outcrops, Vernon material, occurs in the more level foreground. First soil is the Breaks and the second the Shallow Range Sites. OK-810.5.
Date: February 1959
Creator: Cole, E. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Distribution for Livestock

Photograph of a cooperative effort in the county to combine roads with proper water distribution for livestock in the construction of dams in Woodward County SCD. Face of dam indicates the lack of correct upstream slope and drawdown pipe. Quinlan-Woodward loam, 5 to 12% slope for the Shallow Range Site.
Date: 1959-02-XX
Creator: Cole, E. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Native Grass Planting

Photograph of native grass planting in excellent condition. Mixture consists of Little and Sand Bluestem, Side oats, Switch and Sandlove grass.
Date: 1959-07-XX
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stockers on Wheat Pasture

Photograph of stockers on wheat pasture. Wheat pasture is used widely as winter forage to maintain the base heard and/or the production of beef on stocker steers which are bought in the fall and sold in the spring. Foreground is Carey silt loam, 1 to 3% slope of the Loamy Range Site
Date: 1959-02-XX
Creator: Cole, E. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Prize Winning Duroc Sows

Photograph of some of the Western State Hospital's prize winning Duroc breed sows on small grain pasture. Farm Superintendent Johnnie Henecek in picture.
Date: October 28, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Inspecting a New Diversion Terrace

Photograph of Frank Hutchison inspecting a new diversion terrace built with GPCP assistance to control gully erosion on rangeland.
Date: February 17, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Seeded Native Grass on Western State Hospital Land

Photograph of Farm Superintendent Johnnie Nemecek standing in an excellent pasture of seeded native grass mixture on hospital land. Approximately 90 acres.
Date: October 28, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Diversion Terrace

Photograph of rancher Jack Kelsey explaining how new diversion will provide additional water supply for stock pond. GPCP
Date: February 16, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Dam for Stock Pond

Photograph of Jack Kelsey standing in spillway of new pond constructed on his Woodward County ranch. The pond was built with GPCP assistance to provide a pasture with needed stock water.
Date: February 16, 1959
Creator: Gould, Harold C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Unloading Silage

Photograph of a trailer equipped with a power take-off device that is used for unloading silage in the silo.
Date: July 22, 1959
Creator: Stith, Clarence E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History