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Creek Erosion
Photograph of emergeny 216 project. Boggy Depot Road repair job.
Date:
1950-07-XX
Creator:
Phillips, F. Dwain
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a Ford tractor pulling one way with effect [?] discs and seed drill. Pitting and seeding operations on rangeland in poor condition. TX-46-958.
Date:
July 1, 1950
Creator:
Keng, E. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Field of Suiter Fescue
Photograph of “Suiter fescue (Kentucky 31 fescue) planted at 15 lbs. per acre with 5 lbs. alfalfa and 4 lbs. red clover in Oct. 1949.” A small farmstead and windmills are visible in the distant background.
Date:
July 1, 1950
Creator:
Rechenthin, C. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of roots, leaves and seed heads of red plantains {USDA: redseed plantains*], one of several small plants called tallow weed. TX-46, 888. *https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_plrh.pdf
Date:
July 1, 1950
Creator:
Hart, James
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
Photograph of roots, leaves and seedheads of a red plantain, one of several small plants called tallow weed. TX-46, 888.
Date:
July 1, 1950
Creator:
Hart, James
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of an outlet channel constructed with a plow in the fall of 1948 (1000 feet long x 20 feet wide) seeded to 50 pounds of intermediate wheat grass. Fertilized with 200 pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer at the time of seding. OK-9898-B.
Date:
July 2, 1950
Creator:
Orr, Erwin T
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flood Erosion
Photograph of gully has 20 feet vertically below field above. SCS Technician Horace Haws points out bone once buried in bottom of a former gully which later silted up 8 feet higher, then washed out again 3 feet deeper. Near the tope he holds an old chain still embedded int he background.
Date:
July 7, 1950
Creator:
Archer, S. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Planning
Photograph of a crowd of 400 ranchers and farmers looking at grasses and other plants at the first stop on the Range Conservation Field Day held by the Association of Hill Country Soil Conservation Districts [SCD]. Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, B. W. Allred led the discussion on the tour. This pasture has been conservatively grazed and rested since March 15. Note the good grasses in the foreground. TX-46, 950.
Date:
July 15, 1950
Creator:
Rechenthin, C. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Planning
Photograph of a crowd of 400 ranchers and farmers with their families listening to a discussion of range conservation under the shade of some live oaks. Note the good grass. This was at the Range Conservation Field Day held by the Association of Hill Country Soil Conservation Districts [SCD]. TX-46, 952.
Date:
July 15, 1950
Creator:
Rechenthin, C. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Planning
Photograph of part of the crowd of 400 ranchers and farmers looking at range grasses at the Range Conservation Field Day held by the Association of Hill Country Soil Conservation Districts [SCD’s]. This pasture has been conservatively grazed for 5 years and rested since March 15. Note the excellent cover of little bluestem, Sideoats grama and other grasses. TX-46, 951.
Date:
July 15, 1950
Creator:
Rechenthin, C. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Julia Church Estate Collective Terrace Outlet
Photograph of Tanner C. Smith, right, SCS technician, and Homer Wilson, Left, farmer, evaluate collective terrace outlet recently planted to Bermudagrass on group 2 Blackland. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Homer Wilson, 2. Tanner C. Smith. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Collective terrace outlet recently planted to Bermudagrass on Group 2 Blackland. After grass has become well established, 80 acres will be terraced and outletted on this 150 ft. strip. The strip will be fenced and used for pasture as well as a terrace outlet. Homer Wilson, local, farmer, appears on the left, & SCS Technician Tanner C. Smith on right."
Date:
July 15, 1950
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of the appearance of subtilled fallow plot after four cultivations. Plot SM 6. 3500 pounds of surface residue per acre, 57% of the original. TX-R-4, 1781.
Date:
July 17, 1950
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
30 Acres of Corn Destroyed via Flood on Finn Creek Farm
Photograph of a stripped cornfield on Finn Creek farm after flooded destroyed nearly 30 acres of corn. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Nearly 30 acres of corn lost to flood on Finn Creek. Yield of corn not washed out by flood cut down."
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Barnett Farm Corn Crop Success Due to Dam on Owl Creek Watershed
Photograph of corn on Barnett farm on Owl Creek which was not flooded out because reservoir held water. Will average 40 bushels to acre. Spots will make more that that. Before dame was built, Barnett never got a crop off land. If he hadn't had the dam this year, he wouldn't have had any crop left, Barnett says. SCS Engineer Harry Maricle in picture.
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Corn Grown on the Barnett Farm on Owl Creek
Photograph of Harry Maricle, SCS Engineer, evaluates stalks of corn grown on the Barnett farm on Owl Creek, which was not flooded out because of the Owl Creek reservoir dam protected his land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn on Barnett farm on Owl Creek which was not flooded out because reservoir held water. Will average 40 bushels to acre. Spots will make more than that. Before dam was built, Barnett never got a crop off land. If he hadn't had dam this year, he wouldn't have had any crop left, Barnett says. SCS Engineer Harry Maricle in picture."
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cotton on Leveridge Farm
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Rual W. Leveridge) pointing to a field of cotton behind a UNIDENTIFED detention reservoir. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnsongrass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reservoir was built."
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cotton on Leveridge Farm
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man (Rual W. Leveridge) pointing to a field of cotton behind a UNIDENTIFED detention reservoir. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnsongrass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reservoir was built."
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Behind Detention Reservoir
Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
W. Leveridge farm on Owl Creek
Photograph of Cotton on Leveridge farm on Owl Creek behind detention reservoir. Owner is working to reclaim land from Johnson grass and to do some leveling work. This land did not produce any crops before reseroir was built.
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Walter Gray Farm Corn Field Flood Damage
Photograph of Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle standing in cornfield following flood. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. Harry Maricle, 2. Mr. Gray. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Corn crop following flood. Best growing season in 51 years followed flood, Mr. Gray said. That's reason crop will be better than expected. He lost one cutting of alfalfa because of flood. 290 acres of corn hurt. Should make 75 bushels to acre in some parts of field. Has spent $500 poisoning corn for insects because was late. Paying $9 an hour to repair flood damage to levy (background). Job will cost estimated $1500. Mr. Gray and Harry Maricle in pix."
Date:
July 19, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brush Control
Photograph of a 50 acre unit that will be released from oak and brush to allow pine seedlings to grow. Plan to do release work in August, 1950. Everything will be taken out (all hardwood) to allow pin room and light to grow. Alvin E. Howard, project conservationist, inspects young pine in picture. Follow up shot to be made in August, 1951. (One year following cutting of hardwoods.)
Date:
July 20, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cemetaries
Photograph of the Forest Hill Cemetery. One of the best-kept rural cemeteries in Oklahoma. It is located in the middle of a conservation farming community. A cemetery association keeps the grounds in good repair. The association meets every Mother’s Day at the cemetery, with, usually, 200 to 300 in attendance. OK-10-468.
Date:
July 20, 1950
Creator:
Putnam, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Churches
Photograph of the Forest Hill Baptist Church, Idabel, Oklahoma, which [as of 1950] is over 40 years old, but with the building in good repair. Most farms around the church are conservation farms, primarily grassland. Average attendance is 50 people; membership—140 people. Church services held every other Sunday, with Virgil McMillon, as pastor [Still active today, August 2020]. OK-10-467.
Date:
July 20, 1950
Creator:
Putnam, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
G. L. Kirk Farm Conservation Plan
Photograph of G. L. Kirk, chair of board of supervisors of Little River SCD, talking with John Bollinger, WUC, about his farm's conservation plan. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. John Bollinger, WUC at Valliant, 2. G. L. Kirk, chair of board of supervisors of Little River SCD. The back of the photograph proclaims, "G. L. Kirk, right, talks over conservation farm plan with John Bollinger, WUC at Valliant. Mr. Kirk is chairman of board of supervisors of Little River SCD but is cooperator in Valliant SCD. He owns a dry goods store in Idabel and is a director of the bank-but he had to start farming for his health. He has turned a wornout [sic] cultivated farm into a conservation grassland farm. It has been hard work but he thinks it's worth it."
Date:
July 20, 1950
Creator:
Putman, Jack
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History