Decade
Year
Month
Language
181 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Results:
1 - 24 of
181
next
Checking Growth of Yellow Sweet Clover
Photograph of SCS Tech. Clarence E. Stith checks growth of biennial yellow sweet clover. Stith planted the clover in the spring of 1952 in this 20 acre wheat field solely to improve the soil, the deep roots opening up the soil for the free circulation of air and water. He also uses hairy vetch turned in to add organic matter. To follow clover with wheat for 4 or 5 years.
Date:
July 3, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sweetclover Root System
Photograph of the nodules on the roots of this biennial sweetclover plant. After land was in Maize, Lee planted clover in spring of 1952 to improve the soil before going to wheat. He is doing whole farm of 960 acres this way. SCS Tech. E.S. Cordell holds plant.
Date:
July 2, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
North Cavalary Creek Overflow
Photograph of Cavalary Creek overflowing. This is inbetween the Frank Kliewer and Elmer Flaming farms, 7 miles SE of Cordell, Okla. Overflow enters North Cavalry Creek after running down the road less tha 1/2 mile from where it leaves South Cavalry Creek. (See the Okla-10-783 and Okla-10-782 series). Flood waters are washing out the road and endangering the bridge. This picture is looking south.
Date:
April 29, 1953
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Checking Wheat
Photograph of SCS Tech. John Bailey checking the seed heads of the wheat in this irrigated 60 acre field. Good tall growth of wheat was attributed to conditioning of the soil with alfalfa for six years. Wggins is to change from flood irrigation to level border. SCS Engineers designed irrigation system. III HP 2.
Date:
July 5, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Effectiveness of Conservation Tillage
Photograph of SCS Technician A.T. Elder noting effectiveness of conservation tillage methods (using residue and leaving surface cloddy) in controlling wind erosion and getting good stand fo wheat. Wheat now needs rain for sustained growth, locality having enfured long, severe drought.
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inspecting Field Condition
Photograph of SCS Technician A.T. Elder looks at part of quarter-section wheat field where surface is smooth and crusty. Fields like this blow easily and won't absorb water that's available. This "ashy" or powerdy condition results from failure to use crop residues in surface of soil and from old-fashioned tillage methods (continious one-waying or disking) that leaves surface ashy instead of cloddy.
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crusty Powdery Soil Surface
Photograph of SCS TechnicianA.T. Elder scratches surface with knife to show how crusty and powdery it is. Whole wheat crop in this quarter section was lost to wind erosion and even expense of emergency tillage was lost because such tillage is of no avail when land is in such condition.
Date:
April 21, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Coring Tube Features
Photograph of the features of soil coring tubes (in upper portion of photo). 1. Arrangement of the open side, milled with cutting tool. 2. Cross pin for driving and lifting tube (hardened steel). 3. Threaded (female) end of tube into which points might be changed (seamless steel tubing). 4. The tip made to specifications threaded (male) and hardened with variable size opening of tip to fit differnt soils.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Coring Machine
Photograph of a soil coring machine viewed from operators seat showing: Tube cleaner with soil coring tube lowered in which position heavy clays can be forced out by use o power. Motor mounting mechanism. Solenoids and wiring arrangement. Limit switch. Conduit to upper limit switch. Hole in floor board (3.5x4.5") for disposal of soil from soil coring tube.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inside View of Soil Coring Machine
Photograph of the inside cab view of soil coring machine from drivers seat. Tube cleaner in foreground is near the operator where 99% of fastened cores in tip can be jared loose by hand simply by setting tube in the cleaner and pushing downward on soil coring tube. Lower limit switch can be used with power by swinging around drive head with soil coring tube being lowered. Cover for drive mechanism. Hole in floor board to dispose of soil from the coring tube (hinged to jeep cab) and held open by 1/4 inch stove bolt which hinges to the right or left in double nut welded to jeep cab. Heater located so that heat is thrown back into cab. The base of the soil coring machine shown here is 1/4 inch slab steel and is too light for this application, the steel springs downward when pulling soils from heavy clays.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Coring Machine Details
Photograph of the front view of the coring machine, upper section, with cover to the right. 1. Idler sprocket pine bearing. 2. Upper limit switch. 3. Coring head drive and mounting arrangement on push pull roller chain. 4. Tension adjustment, slots and adjusting screws to tighten chain. 5. Breaker block to stop coasting movement of mechanism after limit switch cuts off power. 6. Cover with bolt hole which fastenes to angle iron support and fastened in place by stud in threaded hole in angle iron.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Bull, A. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seeded Rows of Plants
Photograph of seed drilled into 8 inch rows with fertilizer banded 1 inch below seed, both at high rates. R4-2095-H.
Date:
March 31, 1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seeded Rows of Plants
Photograph of seed drilled into 8 inch rows with fertilizer banded 1 inch below seed, both at low rates. PLANTED ON 09-17-1952. R4-2095-F.
Date:
March 31, 1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of lespedeza growing on a terrance in a five-acre field of sericea (aka: sericea lespedeza). On terrances the sericea is left intact to provide food (seeds) and shelter for quails. Mr. Mitchell is restoring this former peanut land to productiveness through conservation. IV CT 7. OK-10.289
Date:
August 13, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Homes
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen going over their accounts. OK-10, 826.
Date:
August 11, 1953
Creator:
Fox, Lester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of of an inferior tree that finally died. The young pine has begun to grow, where it has stood with little or no growth since the "A" shot was taken. OK-10-565-C.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of continued pine growth. It is no longer possible to kneel in the same position seen in the "A," "B," and "C" pictures, and be seen. The pines are now much too thick and tall for that. OK-10-456-D.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of the inferior hardwood finally having died. The young pine has begun to grow, where it has stood with little or no growth since the "A" shot was taken. OK-10-565-C.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of SCS technician A. E. Howard. Still holding to the same tree he had to kneel to reach in the "A" shot, he now stands so he will show in the "D" picture. The hardwood in the center fell since the "C" photo was taken. OK-457-D.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of continued pine growth. It is no longer possible to kneel in the same position seen in the "A," "B," and "C" pictures, and be seen. The pines are now much too thick and tall for that. OK-10-456-D.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Indian grass, little bluestem and other native grasses making an excellent recovery from a drought as growing in bulldozed cedar. TX-48-813.
Date:
September 30, 1953
Creator:
Keng, E. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of seedling King Ranch [K.R.] bluestem and sideoats grasses making good growth, along with native grasses in pushed cedar. K.R. bluestem, sideoats grama and blue grama were seeded with attachment on bulldozer to drop seed in holes made where trees were pushed out. TX-48-814.
Date:
September 30, 1953
Creator:
Keng, E. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of loblolly pines shown as about 8 to 10 feet tall in the "A" photo, are now twice as tall. A thinning out was made just before this "D" picture was taken. OK-9232-B.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of inferior hardwood that finally died. The young pine has begun to grow, where it has stood with little or no growth since the "A" shot was taken. OK-10-565-C.
Date:
May 18, 1953
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History