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High Water Mark on North Cavalry
Photograph of the high water mark and bank scouring shown after 2 to 4 inches of rains on watershed of North Cavalry. This is a 25 year old man-made channel designed to prevent flooding and ponding on bottom land. Nearby farmers say that this channel seldom overflows, but that it has lowered the water table in the soil enough to lower crop yields. The channel is approximately 20 feet deep at this point.
Date:
May 16, 1950
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plowing Under a Green Manure Crop
Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and neighbor, plowing under a green manure crop of four to six ton per acre of sweet clover. Land was limed six or seven years ago with 2. 5 tons per acre and 500 pounds 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 improved crop yields.
Date:
May 16, 1950
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Plowing Under a Green Manure Crop
Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and neighbor, plowing under a green manure crop of four to six ton per acre of sweet clover. Land was limed six or seven years ago with 2. 5 tons per acre and 500 pounds 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 improved crop yields.
Date:
May 16, 1950
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
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
Bermuda grass Planting
Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being raked with side-delivery rake. The digging area is raked several times to get the maximum amount of roots.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bermuda Grass Roots Being Loaded on a Truck
Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being loaded on a truck from the windrow. After roots are loaded on the truck, they are watered and protected from sun and wind. This helps to keep roots in good live condition until they are planted. Shown loading roots: left, farm laborer, center, Doyle Able, SCD; right, Mr. Streeter, SCD cooperator.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clyde Brown's Laying Hens
Photograph of Howard Rutledge and Clyde Brown reviewing and examining a flock of laying hens. The photograph does not indicate the left to right order of Howard Rutledge and Clyde Brown. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shown in picture is Howard Rutledge, and Clyde Brown reviewing flock of laying hens. Brown says he is using the manure from the hens as soil improvement on the farm and sure works nice with vetch and rye."
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clyde Brown's Laying Hens
Photograph of Howard Rutledge and Clyde Brown reviewing and examining a flock of laying hens. The photograph does not indicate the left to right order of Howard Rutledge and Clyde Brown. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Shown in picture is Howard Rutledge, and Clyde Brown reviewing flock of laying hens. Brown says he is using the manure from the hens as soil improvement on the farm and sure works nice with vetch and rye."
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Digging Bermuda grass Roots
Photograph of Bermuda grass roots being dug with field cultivators. The cultivator is pulled over the area several times to get as many roots loose as possible. The Soil Conservation District digs and furnishes the roots to all cooperators who desire to plant Bermuda grass at a very low cost.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
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
Farm Pond Construction
Photograph of a typical farm pond constructed under the supervision and recommendations of the Soil Conservation Services.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field of Wheat on Armin Groeneman Farm
Photograph of Armin Groeneman and K. C. Bennett standing in a field of wheat on the Groeneman farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, Picture shows 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." The photograph fails to distinguish the position of Armin Groeneman and K. C. Bennett."
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Bermuda grass management. Two year old (common) Bermuda grass planting. Note the difference in growth and color, the left portion is unfertilized and the right is fertilized with 120 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre applied with a spreader in the spring. Bill Mitchell, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], shown in this picture, recommended the treatment of this field. Ok-278-7.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Bermuda grass management. Two year old (common) Bermuda grass planting. Top dressed with 120 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre applied with a spreader. Note the difference in growth and the light strips where the spreader failed to overlap. Soil Conservation Service program started in 1953 on this farm. OK-278-5.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
Chelf, John
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
Livestock
Photograph of poultry farming. Shown in the picture are Howard Rutledge and Clyde Brown reviewing a flock of laying hens. Brown says he is using the manure from the hens for soil improvement on the farm as it works very well with vetch and rye. OK-283-9.
Date:
May 16, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
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
Vetch and Rye Plowed Under for Green Manure (2)
Photograph of vetch and rye plowed under for green manure. Shown in picture, Left to Right, K. C. Bennett, WUC, Clyde Brown, district cooperator, and Elmo Goss, neighbor, Howard Rutledge, Vocational Agricultural Instructor, Fairland.
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
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a field listed under an emergency tillage program after recent spring rains. This one has a 3% slope and is only one of many in the field that cannot be crossed with farm machinery. OK-467-12.
Date:
May 16, 1957
Creator:
Weidner, Curtis
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 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