Livestock (and Grasses)

Photograph of stream bank improvement after shaping and sprigging were completed. Cattle have been grazing most of the summer after sprigging early in the spring. Yahola [?] very fine sandy loam (9) soil. The before picture is OK-1278-11 (classed under "Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention"). OK-1468-12.
Date: September 29, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Use

Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date: September 27, 1961
Creator: Fortney, Fred J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Proper Pasture Use

Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date: September 27, 1961
Creator: Fortney, F. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Shorthorn Heifers Grazing Midland Bermudagrass

Photograph of 10+ shorthorn heifers grazing on Midland Bermudagrass. A farm is located in the distant background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established stand with excellent cover. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil."
Date: September 27, 1961
Creator: Fortney, F. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Charcoal Plant

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men at a charcoal plant near Heavener. The back of the photograph proclaims, "End product of cull hardwoods removed to improve [sic] pine stand or in preparation to pasture establishment. This market source form [sic] a cull product aids in getting sound land use installed."
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pine Posts at Reese Pole Plant

Photograph of two UNIDENTIFED men looking at pine posts at Reese Pole Plant. The back of the photograph proclaims, "When SCD cooperators thin pine stands to D+6, post are part of the harvest. These posts are ready for the treatment vat."
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Posts are Part of the Harvest

Photograph of when SCD cooperators thin pine stands to D+6, posts are part of the harvest. These posts are ready for the treatment vat.
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of the Reese Pole Plant near Heavener. When Soil and Conservation District [SCD] cooperators thin pine stands to D + 6 [= diameter of tree + 6 ft for spacing between trees], the posts ate part of the harvest. These posts are ready for the treatment vat. OK-1480-6.
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Hollie Ward of the Reese Pole Plant explaining the method of tally to Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Norman Smola. As marked timber is cut the cutter must keep informed on market prices for various-sized poles and posts suitable for small line or shed poles. OK-1480-7.
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of Hollie Ward explains his method of tally to Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Norman Smola. As marked timber is cut, the cutter must keep informed on the market price for various size poles and posts. These are suitable for small line or shed poles. OK-1480-7.
Date: September 26, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Caves & Speleology

Photograph looking out of the Cave Springs caves. OK-1460-5.
Date: September 25, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a four inch square sod to placed in a phytometer. OK-1466-8.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Little bluestem in phytometer,* clipped at 3 different levels weekly during growing season. OK-1466-7. * a device that measures a plant’s transpiration (i.e., water movement through the plant including evaporation from its aerial parts) by placing it in a sealed soil-containing vessel so that water can escape only through the plant’s transpiration.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Little Bluestem in Phytometer

Photograph of little bluestem in phytometer, clipped at 3 different levels weekly during growing season.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Phytometer

Photograph of a phytometer, 4 inch square rod to be placed in the phytometer.
Date: September 24, 1961
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bear Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on a bridge, next to flood damage on Bear Creek, near valley section 2.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bear Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on a bridge, next to flood damage on Bear Creek, near valley section 2.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lake Francis

Photograph of natural spillway near dam on Illinois River forming Lake Francis.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Tame Fawn

Photograph of a tame fawn in the Cookson Hills State Game Refuge
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a natural spillway near a dam on the Illinois River forming Lake Francis. OK-1422-11.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: Warth, Peter
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