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Crop Residue Management
Photograph of burning stubble after the harvest of wheat. This stubble is being burned to make working the land easier. This area produced only 15 bushels of wheat per acre in 1958. This reduced yeild is due to land condition which is poor because of the practice of burning stubble. Stubble properly managed will improve the condition of the land and the amount of production.
Date:
June 16, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bees
Photograph of Claude Webb, and K.C. Bennett, SCS Representative, proudly display a few bees from the 70 bee hives on the Webb farm. Bees are a most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, according to K.C. Bennet, to get more and better returns from legumes in a planned soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold around $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pumpkins
Photograph of Sam Holmberg with pumpkins (corn in background) grown on his farm. Pumpkin crop goes to Erick Band Mothers for purchase of band uniforms. Last year pumpkin crop of 1/4 ac. Produced $185.00 for Holmberg son's senior class which was used for trip to Washington. Holmberg is 1959 Father of the Year in Oklahoma as well as being a supervisor in the North Fork of Red River SCD. Holmberg is an excellent conservation farmer on this 640 ac. farm.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Extensive Growth of Vetch
Photograph of left to right, Henery Heman, District cooperator, WUC, SCS K.C. Bennett, and Bart Brewster, neighbor. Brewster is shown admiring the extensive growth of vetch on the Heman farm, while Heman proudly looks on. The vetch is a common occurance now in Ottawa County with approxomately 60,000 acres grown annually. The vetch was practically not known before the beginning of the district in 1946.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bees
Photograph of Claude Webb proudly displayes a few of the live bees from the 70 bee hives on his farm. Bees are the most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, K.C. Bennett, SCS technician, says to get more and better returns from legumes in a planned soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bees
Photograph of Claude Webb proudly displaying a few of the live bees from the 70 bee hives on his farm. Bees are the most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, K.C. Bennett, SCS technician, says to get more and better returns from legumes in a planned soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheat and Clover Rotation
Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and WUC, K.C. Bennett, in field of wheat on the Groeneman farm where sweet clover is used in crop rotation. Wheat is fertilized with 125 pounds of 5-20-20 and 100 pounds of 0-20-0 per acre. Groeneman is a firm believer in the value of sweet clover as a soil builder.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seed Harvest
Photograph of combining button clover in midland Bermudagrass field for seed harvest. The grass will be later baled for hay nad used for grazing. Mr. Hair believes that the clover will make 400 pounds per acre. This field is Red River bottom land. The growing of clover also improves the grass.
Date:
July 16, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Open Stand of Oaks
Photograph of an open stand of oak trees in sough side of big game pasture. West of Lake Quannah Parker. Native grass is dominataly little Bluestem. Browse line is caused by deer.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweet Clover as Green Manure
Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and neighbor, plowing under a green manure crop of 4 to 6 ton per acre of sweet clover. Land was limed 6 or 7 years ago of 2.5 tons per acre and 500 lbs. of Raw Rock Phosphate per acre. Sweet clover in crop rotation is a common practice on the Groeneman farm. He says it opens the soil and allows better moisture penetration and improves crop yields.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat-30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation, Plow Inspection
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat-30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation, Plowing
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat-30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation, Plowed Under Vegetation
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat-30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Rotation
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat - 30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat - 30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation
Photograph of plowing down oats, Austrian peas, and vetch in a conservaton crop rotation with wheat - 30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Live Bees
Photograph of Claude Webb proudly displaying a few of the live bees from the 70 bee hives on his farm. Bees are the most important factor in the pollination of soil conservation legumes. This is a very economical way, K.C. Bennett, SCS technician, says to ge more and better returns from legumes in a planted soil and moisture program. Bees feed on vetch, sweet clover, peach and other blossoms on the Webb farm. Webb sold $500.00 worth of honey last year.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Berfor Filling
Photograph of a gully before flling. Caused by defective outlet plus diverting water from natural draw.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
McCollum, W. C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Crop Rotation
Photograph of disking down oats, peas, vetch ahead of plow to accomplish the practice o plowing down a green manure crop in a wheat conservation crop rotation on 30 acres.
Date:
May 16, 1958
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grain Sorghum Stubble
Photograph of grain sorghum stubble on Dalhart fine sandy loam soil. Stubble 16 inches high. This should be good enough to control wind erosion.
Date:
December 16, 1956
Creator:
Murphy, R. S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Residue Management
Photograph of burning stubble after the harvest of wheat. This stubble is being burned to make working the land easier. This area produced only 15 bushels of wheat per acre in 1958. This reduced yield is due to land condition which is poor because of the practice of burning stubble. Stubble properly managed will improve the condition of the land and the amount of production.
Date:
July 16, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of open stand of oak trees in south side of big game pasture. West of Lake Quanah Parker. Native grass is dominately little bluestem. Browse line caused by deer. OK-935-10.
Date:
September 16, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History