Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in the background. OK-1115-2.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

Photograph of longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplemental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in the background. OK-1115-4.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of a close-up of mesquite roots showing bud zone. Trees had been sprayed previously and appeared dead. Present trees sprouted from old roots. Roots were plowed up with a root plow. OK-1407-8.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a root plow in operation in a mesquite thicket. Area sprayed previously. It appeared that most of the trees were dead but sprouted back. Present trees are from old sprouts. Plow cutting from 8 to 12 inches deep. Principle grass: buffalo grass. OK-1407-7.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Longhorn Steers Grazing

Photograph of Longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplimental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in background.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Longhorn Steers Grazing

Photograph of Longhorn steers grazing on the southwest foothills of Mt. Scott. Note the condition of steers after an unusually long cold winter. There was no supplimental feeding. Hilly stony range site in excellent condition, light utilization. Mt. Scott in background.
Date: April 21, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Ponds-Construction Method

Photograph of a spring which will help to supply water for newly constructed concrete dam. Spring has a long history and has never been known to run dry. Area where stick is pointing is reported to have been carved out by settlers in the late 1800's to form a trough to water horses.
Date: June 21, 1967
Creator: Ward, J. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Land Treatment

Photograph of A.C. Bridges operating a bulldozer in clearing away hardwood trees and stumps on the Lyndal McCrory ranch at Milo, Okla., near Ardmore. Five structures on Caddo Creek and tributaries provide flood protection to the ranch.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Update on Sagebrush Plant

Photograph of this sagebrush plant seems to be shrinking rather than growing, after 11 years. Kiswando in Photo. Follow-up of OK-341-7,904-9 and 1174-7.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Engleman, Jack
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed-land treatment

Photograph of site no. 34 of Wild Horse Creek watershed project on farm of A. V. "Doc" Ely, four miles from Velma, Okla. Ely irrigates his pastures grasses, alfalfa and maize from this lake. The project also provides flood protection.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed land treatment

Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, plants caucasian grasses in clay pan spots in a native grass pasture on his farm about 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project is located on Ely's farm.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed land treatment

Photograph of A. V. "Doc" Ely, cooperator with Stephens County S&WCD, is shown with some of his Herford steers on his farm about 4 miles from Velma, Okla. Site 34 of a Wild Horse Creek Watershed project on his farm Ely says the lake provides irrigation water and the project also gives him flood protection.
Date: April 21, 1965
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek

Photograph of flood control dam No. 34 on A. V. "Doc" Ely being stocked with fingerling bass and bluegill.
Date: July 21, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Conservation Planning

Photograph of Leo E. Dowling & Chester Brown preparing conservation plan. Irrigation farm pond in background.
Date: May 21, 1969
Creator: Terry, Leonard L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watersheds

Photograph of wave action damage on Site 4 Sergeant Major.
Date: October 21, 1969
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History