Fire Damage to Weeping Lovegrass

Photograph of fire damage to a crop of Weeping Lovegrass. Blaze was extinguished by 9:30 PM on 1/17/61 by SCD and CD fire fighting units.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Gully Treatment

Photograph of men seeding grass on area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek of the Washita River. SCS Inspector Eddie Day on the drill.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
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

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of a severly eroded area on the Sandy Creek watershed. OK-1505-9.
Date: December 18, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Soil Erosion

Photograph of an aerial shot of soil erosion of Windthorst-Stephenville soils, sand savannah range site, Pulaski soils and loamy bottomland range site. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Soils-Erosion. Gullied are of Windthorst-Stephenville soils. Eroded sand savannah range site. Small area of bottomland in lower right corner is Pulaski soils and loamy bottomland range site.”
Date: December 18, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests

Photograph of planting trees on Area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River. OK-1226-2.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A UNIDENTIFIED Farmer Overseeding A Bermuda Field With Vetch, Rye, and Button Clover with 200 Pounds of Superphosphate Per Acre

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED farmer on a tractor overseeding an excellent stand of Bermudagrass with vetch, rye, and button clover with 200 pounds of superphosphate per acre for pasture improvement. A few heads of cattle are also present in this field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Overseeding 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, F. 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

Fire Damage

Photograph of fire damage to a crop of Weeping Lovegrass. Blaze was extinguished by 9:30 PM on 1/17/61 by SCD and CD fire fighting units.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Severe Erosion on Sandy Creek

Photograph of an aerial overview of a severely eroded area on the Sandy Creek watershed.
Date: December 18, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Angus Cows and Calves on Pasture

Photograph of Angus cows and calves on fescue and ladino clover pasture. Note growth on area not baled. Also note growth on area baled in spring for hay.
Date: October 18, 1961
Creator: Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting trees gully treatment

Photograph of planting trees on Area 204, gully treatment on Sugar Creek Watershed of the Washita River.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fire Damage

Photograph of fire damage to weeping lovegrass. The blaze was extinguished at 9:30 PM on January 17, 1961 by Soil Conservation District [SCD] and Conservation District [CD] fire-fighting units. OK-1265-1.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of fire damage to weeping lovegrass. The blaze was extinguished at 9:30 PM on January 17, 1961 by Soil Conservation District [SCD] and Conservation District [CD] fire-fighting units. OK-1265-1.
Date: January 18, 1961
Creator: Hines, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History