Resource Type
Decade
Month
Language
3,519 Matching Results
Results open in a new window/tab.
Groomcorn Growing
Photograph of Broomcorn growing on ? Very fine sandy loam.
Date:
August 14, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Control
Photograph of filling and shaping gulies which are from 12 to 16 feed deep. Ray Stafford pushing soil on north side of gully.
Date:
March 7, 1958
Creator:
Easton, J. L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of irrigating corn on M.J. Vansicle farm at Lake West. Row Irrigation. Water applied by gravity. Excellent corn prospect.
Date:
July 20, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of irrigating corn on M.J. Vansicle farm at Lake West. Row Irrigation. Water applied by gravity. Excellent corn prospect.
Date:
July 20, 1956
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cotton Irrigation
Photograph of flooding a cotton crop in the Washita River bottom, Soil Unit 8Hm AL RP. This field of 22 acres was level bordered in March 1955, and at the time the photo was taken, estimates were that this cotton was already able to produce 1.5 bales per acre. Wheat on this same field in 1952 made a complete failure, coton in 1953 and 1954 was also a complete failure. Source of water, Washita River.
Date:
July 1955
Creator:
Martin, J. Vernon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Strip Cropping
Photograph of strip cropping using eight rows of peanuts and right rows of combined maize. Practice is used on terraced and countour farm.
Date:
October 1, 1954
Creator:
Clements, Alvin M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Implement
Photograph of a home made border packer filled with concrete.
Date:
October 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Row Irrigation
Photograph of row irrigation; pre-irrigating for cotton. Newly prepared land; planned, staked and checked by SCS personnel in Greer Co., SCD, Okla.
Date:
April 26, 1955
Creator:
Murray, Hubert J.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils
Photograph of Mansaker soil that needs conservaiton measures to control water erosion.
Date:
January 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, 7X-B Pratt Fine Sandy Loam
Photograph of 7X-B Pratt Fine Sandy Loam vegitation and topography.
Date:
February 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pre-Irrigation
Photograph of pre-irrigation of recently completed level border irrigation system in preparation for the planting of cotton. 4 inches of water applied on Soil Unit 9 H-RP. Farmer had previously owned a sprinkler irrigation system, but had observed flood-type systems and decided he could get better use of his water with border system.
Date:
March 22, 1955
Creator:
Martin, J. Vernon
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, 12X-CD Pratt Fine Sandy Loam
Photograph of 12X-CD Pratt fine sandy loam, Dune hase topography.
Date:
January 1958
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Human Interest, Edward Brewer
Photograph of +Mr. Edward L. Brewer, owner of 6000 acre ranch in Oklahoma panhandle. Mr. Brewer has owned and operated this ranch since 1917. He has seen several dry and wet periods. He went though the "Dirty Thirties" of dust storms. One of the first to sign contract under Great Plains Conservation Program.
Date:
July 2, 1957
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Irrigation Well
Photograph of a new irrigation well with proper gravel pack to replace well that was improperly packed and failed.
Date:
November 29, 1957
Creator:
Woodward, Grant
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Border Irrigation
Photograph of a portion of a 200-acre field level bordered in the Washita River bottom. This is the first water after leveling and corrugating. Winter oats were seeded and with Nitrogen fertilizer applied, yeilded 80 bushels per acre in 1953. Seeded to alfalfa in 1953 and with 400 lbs of 0-20-0 per acre produced 7 tons per acre. Water supply comes from the Washita River from a unit supplying 4,000 gallons per minute.
Date:
November 1952
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of a well drained [drilled] 88 feet deep producing 650 G.P.M. Reading from left to right, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Caskey, and Mr. Jones.
Date:
October 1956
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perforated Well Casing
Photograph of a perforated well casing. A 3 foot section of perforated casing with 1/8" opening. It is reported that this sectio of casing will let through 100 gallons per minute.
Date:
November 1, 1958
Creator:
Rowlett, O.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation-Border
Photograph of completing construction of border irrigation system. The borders are on a 50 foot spacing in this project. The water for the system will come from 3 wells which produce 2500, 1700 and 700 gallons per minute. This system was designed and supervised by the Soil Conservation System.
Date:
July 17, 1958
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Graded Border Irrigation System
Photograph of a graded boreder irrigation system of 400 acres. Water is pumped from the Verdigris River at H.E. corner of 400 acre field. Water is shown running from feeder ditch through border to field tabs. Field to left of electric fence is in rye and vetch and has had one irrigation. An additional 300 acres will be leveled smoothed ditched and bordered and put into irrgation in 1956. The system provides drainage as well as irrigation.
Date:
November 17, 1955
Creator:
Hurd and Moreland
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation
Photograph of Frank Boykin-drilling 6 small wells fitted with 5.5" casing and gravel packed. Wells will be pumped with central pumping unit and farmer hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land. Each well has been tested with 2" centrifugal pump.
Date:
August 6, 1956
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sprinkler Type Irrigation
Photograph of a sprinkler type irrigation system in operation in alfalfa field. The water for this system is being pumped from Bird Creek.
Date:
May 18, 1955
Creator:
McConnell, John
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Irrigation-Chigley Sandy Watershed
Photograph of irrigation system irrigating new sodding job on Site 4, Chigley Sandy Watershed. This system was purchsased by the Soil Conservation Services.
Date:
July 1955
Creator:
Graham, E. O.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Well
Photograph of Harold Manning and R.D. "Sawyer, water well driller, drill testing water well on Mrs. Price's farm.
Date:
August 27, 1956
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History