Irrigating Alfalfa

Photograph of Arnold Davis, left, and his brother Orvis checking their stand of alfalfa on their farm along Little Beaver Creek in Grady County. The meadow averages a 200-bale annual yield.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of the Davis brothers, Arnold and Oris, who have cleared over 300 acres of brush on their farms. Brush rakes on crawler tractors are commonly used in clearing operations.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of Oris Davis, center, his brother, Arnold (right) and their Uncle John checking irrigation equipment on one of their farms.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of Oris Davis, Claude Leonard, WUG, and Arnold Davis discussing the power service for one of eight irrigation wells located on the Davis farm. The Davis brothers irrigate 145 acres of peanuts.
Date: December 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Coal Mining

Photograph of soils, featuring mine pits and dumps in Coal County, Oklahoma. A typical area of the mine pits and dumps mapping unit. (100). OK-3290-10.
Date: December 1968
Creator: Moebius, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining--Wind Erosion

Photograph of soils, featuring mine pits and dumps in Coal County, Oklahoma. A typical area of the mine pits and dumps mapping unit. (100). OK-3290-12.
Date: December 1968
Creator: Moebius, Gordon
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recharge Well

Photograph of water flowing into a drop inlet of a recharge well. Well completed 10/29/68. Drainage area-Sandy Creek. Depth-75 feet.
Date: November 15, 1968
Creator: Evarett, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Fish Management

Photograph of John Hopkins releasing channel catfish into fish pond on the Burl Wilcox farm. Note bottom water release in background.
Date: November 6, 1968
Creator: Dudley, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Biology-Fish Management

Photograph of John Hopkins releasing channel catfish into fish pond on the Burl Wilcox farm. Note bottom water release in background.
Date: November 6, 1968
Creator: Dudley, Bill
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Recreation and Travel

Photograph of Interstate-40 has several potential campsites that could serve tourists and other cross-country travelers. OK-3227-11.
Date: October 11, 1968
Creator: Brown, George
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range

Photograph of deep sand site on formerly cultivated land seeded to tall grasses on Giles Passmore farm. The grass has been properly managed.
Date: October 9, 1968
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Broomcorn Harvest

Photograph of crew thrashing and bailing broomcorn.
Date: October 6, 1968
Creator: Wood, Calvin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exhibitions and Presentations

Photograph of the Mayes County Soil and Water Conservation District [SWCD] exhibit displayed at the Tulsa State Fair. OK-3226-2.
Date: October 2, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Crop of Guar

Photograph of Lloyd Kopecek, chairman of the board of supervisors of the Greer County SWCD and Goodyear outstanding cooperator awardee, Wayne Clark, esamine a crop of guar on the Clark farm. Guar is a major cash and soil improving crop in the Greer County SWCD.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Bufalo Wallow

Photograph of a newly formed buffalo wallow that has been started in area mowed for hay in Mt. Pinchot pasture north of Grama lake and south of rosd, looking east.
Date: September 18, 1968
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area

Photograph of Site #4, Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area
Date: September 13, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge checking one-year growth of midland bermuda. Breckenridge has sprigged 20 acres of bermuda grass for each of the last three years.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of WUC Harold Welch and GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge discuss GPCP contract on the Breckenridge farm. They are shown in a 20-acre field of midland bermudagrass sprigged in the spring of 1968.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of Vernon Breckenridge, left, a GPCP participant, shows WUC Harold Welch, Okeene, a set of stock racks he built in his farm shop.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigated Corn

Photograph of harvesting irrigated corn on te Dale Cates farm south of Beaver, Okla.
Date: September 6, 1968
Creator: Hindman, Fred G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining

Photograph of the growth of Cottonwood trees in field six, south to north. Plantings made in 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-8.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining

Photograph of the growth of black locust trees in field six, south to north. Plantings made in February, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-7.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining

Photograph of growth of giant reed (arundo donax) from sod, from the south side of field five. Plantings made in March, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. OK-3194-10.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Earnest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lead-Zinc Mining

Photograph of the growth of Weeping Love Grass in the north end of field one and two, growing on drift area. Broadcast needed in March, 1967. Slimes Pond, Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma.OK-3194-15.
Date: September 5, 1968
Creator: Hill, Earnest
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History