Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of Upper Black Bear Creek. Topping out embankment fill and emergency spillway in the foreground of Site # 44 on the Upper Black Bear Creek in Noble County, OK. OK-1497-2.
Date: December 21, 1961
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of grain sorghum. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors practicing what he preaches. Grain sorghum in rotation. OK-1463-9.
Date: September 21, 1961
Creator: Costner, Andrew
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation [?].

Photograph of grain sorghum. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors practicing what he preaches. Grain sorghum in rotation. OK-1463-9. Repeat of 2019.061.B3.05167 (entry # 471).
Date: September 21, 1961
Creator: Costner, Andrew
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Spraying Test Plot

Photograph of pasture spraying test plot. Area on left sprayed with 1 lb. low vol-ester in 3 gallon of water, area on right not sprayed.
Date: September 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Test Plot for Spraying

Photograph of pasture spraying test plot. Area on right sprayed with 1 lb. low vol-ester in 3 gallon of water, area on left not sprayed.
Date: September 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of a typical view of brushy and wooded range in the Sandstone Mountain area. OK-1456-9.
Date: September 21, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of the conservation farmer of the week: Alton Mindeman observes his heavy growth of weeping lovegrass. OK-1450-1.
Date: August 21, 1961
Creator: Smith, Bob J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of the conservation farmer of the week: Alton Mindeman observing lovegrass after continuous grazing. OK-1450-2.
Date: August 21, 1961
Creator: Smith, Bob J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bulldozer Brush Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed-second growth elm predominant-special blade designed for mesquite control. Cat D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a root plow in action. Principal woody species are green briar, dewberry, buck brush, green ash, and small oak. Principal grasses: buffalo grass, tumble love grass, tall drop seed, small amounts of switch grass, sideoats grama and little bluestem. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. OK-1407-5.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a root plow in operation in a mesquite thicket. Area sprayed previously, it appeared that most trees were dead but sprouted back. Present trees are from old sprouts. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. The principle grass is buffalograss. OK-1407-7.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm resides in Jefferson County. OK-1457-3.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a root plow in operation in a mesquite thicket. Area sprayed previously. It appeared that most of the trees were dead but sprouted back. Present trees are from old sprouts. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. Principle grass: buffalo grass. OK-1407-7.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a root plow in action. Principal woody species include greenbriar, dewberry, buck brush, green ash and small oak. Principal grasses: buffalograss, tumblelove grass, tall dropseed, small amounts of switch grass, sideoats gama, and little blue stem. Plow cutting from 8 to 10 inches deep. OK-1407-5.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Follow-up After 11 Years

Photograph of after 11 years both are alive but the little bluestem bunch seems to be breaking up somewhat. Kiswando in photo. Follow-up of OK-341-12, 904-12 and 1174-4.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kiswando in Native Grass

Photograph of Kiswando in native grass planting in burrow area of diversion terrace. Illinois bundle flower in the seeding has made good growth under protection from grazing. Seeded in 1956.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a close-up of mesquite roots showing a bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow. OK-1407-8.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a special blade for brush control. Land had been bulldozed with a second growth elm predominant. The special blade was designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by the Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. The farm res
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a bulldozer with a blade for Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. Land had been bulldozed. Second growth elm predominant. Special blade designed for mesquite control. Cat. D-7 owned by Agricultural Contractor Harold Lester. Farm in Jefferson County. OK-1457-3.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Riley, K. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a close-up of mesquite roots showing bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow. OK-1407-8.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a root plow in action. Principal woody species include greenbriar, dewberry, buck brush, green ash and small oak. Principal grasses: buffalograss, tumblelove grass, tall dropseed, small amounts of switch grass, sideoats gama, and little bluestem. Plow cutting from 8 to 10 inches deep. OK-1407-5.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Mesquite Roots Showing Bud Zone

Photograph of a close up of mesquite roots showing the bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Root Plow in Action

Photograph of a root plow in action. Principal woody species green briar, dewberry, buck brush, green ash and small oak. Principal grasses: buffalo grass, tumblelove grass, tall dropseed, small amounts of switchgrass, sideoats grama and little bluestem. Plow cutting from 8 to 10 inches deep.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Root Plow in Operation

Photograph of a root plow in operation in mesquite thicket. Area sprayed previously, it appeared that most trees were dead but sprouted back. Present trees are from old sprouts. Plow cuts from 8 to 10 inches deep. Principal grass: buffalograss.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History