Agronomy, Harvesting for Seed

Photograph of seed harvesting. Mr. Miller is in the seed business. This is a planting of common sudan and Redlan in alternate strips for production of Suder.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Harvesting Hybrid Sorghum

Photograph of harvesting hybrid grain sorghum.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connoly, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Peanut Residue

Photograph of peanut residue.
Date: October 13, 1967
Creator: Meinders, Hadley C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Sorghum Stubble

Photograph of Sorghum stubble held 9 inches of snow in field in spite of high witnds, very little drifting.
Date: March 13, 1968
Creator: Allen, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Big Wewoka Flood

Floodwater after a 4 inch run off rain - this is 1 mile north of Site 41, Big Wewoka. Site 41 did not go around the emergency spill. There is about 1500 acre watershed that comes into the creek just behind the structure.
Date: May 13, 1968
Creator: McCambell, James B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle on Bermuda and Vetch Pasture

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man standing with a herd of cattle in a pasture of Bermuda and vetch. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Pasture. Old crop land turned into pasture. Common Bermuda and vetch."
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cattle on Native Tall Grass

Photograph of cattle on native tall grass seeding. Seeded 1952, this area was previously cultivated.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cover Crops

Photograph of a good stand of rye in cotton for protection from wind and water erosion. This also protects the quality of cotton until harvested.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area

Photograph of Site #4, Dead Indian Wildhorse Recreation Area
Date: September 13, 1968
Creator: Perryman, Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosive Soil

Photograph of the back slope of a pond dam. Mounds where bermuda grass had been set. Soil is erosive and not compatable of supporting bermuda grass.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of stressing agricultural economic development. Jack Bohl, Soil Mapping Unit Component [MUC] and Soil Conservation Service [SCS] specialist, of Frederick, Oklahoma, stands near a very large 4-wheel drive farm tractor. The tractor sells for approximately $35,800. OK-3179-7.
Date: August 13, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fenceline Contrasts

Photograph of a fenceline contrast of a planted native grass mixture in an old field on the left and an old field in 3-am grass on the right. OK-2478-12.
Date: October 13, 1965
Creator: Grimes, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flood Control

Photograph of Jake Sweet, doing custom cotton stripping for Les Anderson on Johnny Ivester farm. No overflows permit smooth, even rows with uniform stand and good production. Under these conditions macheinery can be set for good operation.
Date: November 13, 1967
Creator: Connally, B. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooding Black Bear Creek

Photograph of Black Bear Creek flooding farmstead as result of Hurricane Carla.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Flooding Red Rock Creek

Photograph of the city waterwork of Red Rock, Okla. inundated by floodwater from Red Rock Creek Watershed following rains caused by Hurricane Carla.
Date: September 13, 1961
Creator: Morris, David
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of loading fertilizer into a fertilizer box on a two-row Bermuda grass sprigger. Landowner is applying fertilizer as per Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician's recommendation for soil conserving grass pasture. This cooperator understands the need for proper plant food for the establishment of the grass. OK-1361-6.
Date: July 13, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a fire break. To protect rangeland. OK-1608-2.
Date: November 13, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of the loading of fertilizer into a fertilizer box on a two-row Bermuda sprigger. Landowner is applying fertilizer as per Soil Conservation Service technician's recommendations for soil conserving grass pastures. This coopeator understands the need for proper plant food for the establishment of the grass. OK-1361-6.
Date: June 13, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of grasses. Indian grass seed plot. Seed from this plot used to seed old field areas and areas in poor condition. OK-1159-4.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of a one year old planting of King Ranch Bluestem grass on the left and soil bank planting of native grasses on the right [OK ID # too faded for legibility].
Date: October 13, 1965
Creator: Grimes, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Heifer Grazing on Good Range Site

Photograph of a two-year-old heifer grazing on good condition pasture grasses. Another heifer is in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "2 year old heifer grazing on Good Condition, Loamy prairie site, Summit soil unit."
Date: October 13, 1961
Creator: Dietz, Harland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Indian Grass Seed Plot

Photograph of an Indian Grass seed plot. Seed from this plot used to seed old field areas and areas in poor condition.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Indiangrass Overseeding

Photograph of Indiangrass overseeded on old field area in spring of 1958. Used seed from seed plot shown in other picture. Some rows are visible.
Date: July 13, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control

Photograph of effective Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control by aerial spraying of low grade hardwood trees on Bodine cherty silt loam. 1 to 8% slopes. Indian grass, big and little bluestem and some desirable forbs have returned as well as broomsedge and brushy shrubs. OK-1426-6.
Date: October 13, 1961
Creator: Werth and Moss
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History