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Pecan Picking
Photograph of a young lady picking up pecans in one of the many pecan orchards in Garvin County.
Date:
January 17, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proper Pasture Use
Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date:
September 27, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, F. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Boy Scout Conservation Efforts
Photograph of Boy Scout activities. Larry Cornforth and Lynn Cason are observing a brush dam built in connection with work on conservation merit badges. Intended purpose of dam is to slow water, allowing sediment to settle and fill in. OK-1363-5.
Date:
1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of showing a close-up of a root rake made from heavy railroad spikes assembled on a heavy bulldozer for the purpose of combing stumps or roots out of the ground on 300 acres of land that is being cleared below a detention reservior on the Wildhorse Creek Watershed. OK-1395-2.
Date:
July 25, 1961
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crop Rotation
Photograph of V.R. Thompson cutting green crops for his 200 dairy cows. The crops are being harvested from corn sown broadcast. Est. 18 tons per acre. This crop follows alfalfa in crop rotation.
Date:
July 12, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stream Bank Improvement
Photograph of stream bank improvement. Brush was cleared from area, pecan trees were left standing. Stream banks were shaped and area sprigged to bermuda grass in the spring of 1961.
Date:
October 5, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Improvement
Photograph of overseeding an excellent stand of Bermuda with Vetch, Rye, and Button Clover; 200 lbs. superphosphate per acre being put down. Pasture dream drill being used. Chickasha fine sandy loam (7) soil.
Date:
August 18, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Planting
Photograph of sprigging Bermuda grass on medium textured upland. Good seedbed has been prepared.
Date:
April 6, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of diversion terraces. Newly constructed diversion terrace. The terrace carries the water to a farm pond. Yahola fine sandy loam soil. OK-1471-8.
Date:
October 5, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of Virgil Howard. Timber and undergrowth with pecan trees mixed in. Will be cleared of all except the pecan trees and sprigged with Bermuda grass. OK-1251-1.
Date:
January 17, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a young lady picking up pecans in one of the many pecan orchards in Garvin County. OK-1251-9.
Date:
January 17, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Livestock (and Grasses)
Photograph of stream bank improvement. Brush was cleared from the area, with pecan trees left standing. Stream banks were shaped and area sprigged to bermuda grass in the spring of 1961. OK-1471-10.
Date:
October 5, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing on Properly Managed Newly Established Bermudagrass
Photograph of six heads of cattle grazing on newly established Bermudagrass on a properly maintained pasture. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Proper pasture use/management. Cattle grazing newly established Bermuda grass. Grass was sprigged newly established Bermuda grass. Grass was sprigged 4-6-61. Pasture was mowed once. Scattering of threeawn is present. Chickasha fine sandy loam (7} soil. Before picture No. Ok-1305-2, 4 and 5."
Date:
October 20, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proper Pasture Use
Photograph of cattle grazing on newly establlished Bermuda grass. Grass was sprigged 4-6-61. Pasture was mowed once. Scattering of threeawn is present. Chickasha fine sandy loam (7) soil.
Date:
October 20, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Improvement
Photograph of overseeding an excellent stand of Bermuda with Vetch, Rye, and Button Clover; 200 lbs. superphosphate per acre being put down. Pasture dream drill being used. Chickasha fine sandy loam (7) soil.
Date:
August 18, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pasture Use
Photograph of Shorthorn heifers grazing Midland Bermuda grass. Old established astand with exellent covr. Chickasha very fine sandy loam (7) soil)
Date:
September 27, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Renovating Bermuda Grass
Photograph of renovating Bermuda grass with field cultivator. Cultivator is going about 4 inches deep. Will be fertilized.
Date:
April 7, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planting Materials
Photograph of digging Bermuda grass roots to be sprigged. Spikes were pulled over land twice and side delivery rake is used to complete job.
Date:
April 6, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hairy Vetch Plowed Under
Photograph of Hairy Vetch being plowed under prior to planting a crop of cotton. Planted for green manure crop.
Date:
April 6, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Poorly Drained Field
Photograph of a poorly drained area in a field being prepared for drainage. Reclaiming productive land.
Date:
January 5, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of pasture plantings. Sprigging Bermuda grass on medium textured upland. Good seedbed has been prepared. OK-1305-4.
Date:
April 6, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of pasture planting. Unloading Bermuda sprigs from a truck to a trailer on a sprigger. OK-1305-2.
Date:
April 6, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of John Ringer showing a 3 foot tree that has been sheared off at an angle by a bulldozer on a 300 acre clearing job below a detention structure on Wildhorse Creek Watershed. OK-1395-4.
Date:
July 25, 1961
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pecan Trees and Undergrowth
Photograph of timber and underbrush with pecan trees mixed in. Will be cleared of all except pecans and sprigged to Bermuda grass.
Date:
January 17, 1961
Creator:
Fortney, Fred J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History