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Aerial Spraying
Photograph of a helicopter moving across a field. Note spray coming from the machine. Mr. Jack Castator started conservation program with the District in 1945. This field of alfalfa was fertilized according to recommendations made by Soil Conservation Service personnel.
Date:
April 4, 1956
Creator:
Hindman, F. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Biology-Fish
Photograph of Herb Wells, Biology Specialist, SCS, and Charlie Melton, WUC of Sallisaw, making a check on fish balance in a farm pond on O.L. McCart in Okmulgee Co.
Date:
August 9, 1957
Creator:
Evans, C. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Fertilize
Photograph of placing fertilizer in automatic bermuda grass planter. All bermuda reported during 1955 in the Okmulgee Co. SDC has been fertilized at time of planting.
Date:
April 20, 1955
Creator:
Evans, Charles A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the H.E. Zimmerman Co-op and a drill being used in Bermuda grass pasture to seed oats and vetch for spring pasture. OK-195-2.
Date:
November 17, 1955
Creator:
Hindman, F. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fighting a Grass Fire
Photograph of fire fighting equipment fighting a grass fire. The truck is an army surplus 6x6 converted to a spray tank truck. It is very effective in fire control and prevention. This fire, on the Dillingham Ranch, destroyed grass on approximately 500 acres of excellent pasture land. Estimated loss $2500 to $3000. Cause of fire undetermined. Additional loss would have occurred if fire fighting equipment kept on the ranch had not been readily available.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
Crooch, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fighting a Grass Fire
Photograph of fire fighting equipment fighting a grass fire. The truck is an army surplus 6x6 converted to a spray tank truck. It is very effective in fire control and prevention. This fire, on the Dillingham Ranch, destroyed grass on approximately 500 acres of excellent pasture land. Estimated loss $2500 to $3000. Cause of fire undetermined. Additional loss would have occurred if fire fighting equipment kept on the ranch had not been readily available.
Date:
1958~
Creator:
Crooch, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage
Photograph of a pasture fire which burned this farm home down. High winds during March. Fire guards would have protected this farm home. OK-216-11.
Date:
March 16, 1956
Creator:
Hinchman, F. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Geology and Coal Resources of the Henryetta Mining District, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
From abstract: The mapped area of the Henryetta mining district includes about 168 square miles in Okmulgee County in the east-central part of Oklahoma. The rocks in this district consist of sandstone, silty shale, and shale, and are divided into the Senora formation and the overlying Calvin sandstone of Pennsylvanian age.
Date:
1955
Creator:
Dunham, R. J. & Trumbull, J. V. A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the planting of Bermuda grass. District owned and operated equipment is planting Midland Bermuda grass on F.R. Dobbs' farm. Class I land. Planted under a plan developed with the Soil Conservation District [SCD] with technicians of the Soil Conservation Service [SCS]. To be over-seeded with Korean Lespedeza. Follow up pictures to be taken. OK-852-7.
Date:
April 23, 1959
Creator:
McGraw, John L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the harvesting of grass. Harvesting native grass seed with self-propelled combines. The meadow has been managed properly and condition maintained. Estimated yield of the combine run of seed was 100 pounds per acre. Ranch planned and range managed in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service. OK-572-1.
Date:
October 17, 1957
Creator:
McClung, Forrest
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting seed. Harvesting native grass seed. Predominately Little Bluestem with mixtures of Switch, Little Blue and Indiangrass. Eswtimated yield of 100 pounds per acre. Air dried. OK-571-12.
Date:
October 17, 1957
Creator:
McClung, Forrest
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Sorghum Almum. The Sorghum Almum was sown via broadcast pasture drill in June 1957. 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied on 1-8H. No utilization was made during the first summer. Used for a test plot. OK-550-8.
Date:
August 30, 1957
Creator:
Crooch, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the A. B. Blackburn Coop, where oats and vetch are seeded in a Bermuda grass sod pasture with a sod drill. The Bermuda grass has not been grazed. OK-139-9.
Date:
November 15, 1955
Creator:
Windman, F. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Bermuda grass. Bermuda sprigging overseeded with Bermuda bordering field sprigged along [sic]. The sprigging was done in May 1957 and overseeded in June. Don McCart, District aid. Over seeded with Big Hop clover in September 1957. Planned in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service {SCS]. OK-572-11.
Date:
October 18, 1957
Creator:
McCraw, J. L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass sprigged in May 1957 and overseeded in June 1957. Heavily grazed as catch and hospital [sic] pasture. Overseeded with Ladino clover in September 1957. Jim Conner, Fred Ridley and Don McCart. OK-572-12.
Date:
October 18, 1957
Creator:
McCraw, J. L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the Herman Dacus Coop showing oats and vetch sown into a sericea-bermuda meadow with sod drill. Cattle grazing on the pasture. OK-195-1.
Date:
November 17, 1955
Creator:
Hindman, F. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Sorghum Almum. The Sorghum Almum was sown via broadcast pasture drill in June 1957. 100 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer was applied on 1-8H. No utilization was made during the first summer. Used for a test plot. OK-550-7.
Date:
August 30, 1957
Creator:
Crooch, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Harvesting Grass
Photograph of Harvesting native grass seed with self-propelled combines. Meadow has been managed properly and conditioned maintained. Estimated yield of combine run seed was 100 lbs. per acre. Ranch planned and range managed in cooperation with Soil Conservation Service.
Date:
October 17, 1957
Creator:
McClung, F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Harvesting Seed
Photograph of harvesting native grass seed. Predominately little bluestem with mixtures of Switch, Little blue stem and Indiangrass. Estimated yields of 100 lbs. per acre. Air dry.
Date:
October 17, 1957
Creator:
McClung, F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Interior of Okmulgee Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church
Center aisle, wood pews on either side, wood paneling on walls, wood altar rail, cloth covered altar, candle on each side, shelf holding cross behind altar, wood panels with stained glass windows behind altar. Written on back of photo "Church of Redeemer, Okmulgee, Paneling completed 1953".
Date:
1953
Creator:
Kent Spring
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jim Conner
Photograph of Jim Conner inspecting Bermuda grass.
Date:
October 18, 1957
Creator:
McCraw, J. L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jim Conner and Fred Ridley
Photograph of Jim Conner and Fred Ridley inspecting Bermuda grass.
Date:
October 18, 1957
Creator:
McCraw, J. L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
land Leveler
Photograph of seedbed preparation-a cooperator using an automatic land leveler (land plane) in preparation to seed alfalfa on Class I-4H. Soils test made.
Date:
August 30, 1957
Creator:
Crooch, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Native Grass Seed
Photograph of SCS Technician J.L. McCraw inspecting the fill of native grass seed predominantly Big Bluestem. The estimated yeild of this meadow was 100 lbs. dry seed per acre with a good percentage of pure live seed.
Date:
October 12, 1957
Creator:
McClung, F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History