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Pasture Land Drainage
Photograph of newly constructed drainage ditch. Wet heavy bottom land site, 3a soil. Cleared of timber in 1957. Chunk sodded to Bermuda in 1960. Soil Unit III-3a.
Date:
October 26, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Combining Soybeans
Photograph of combining soybeans on Arkansas river bottom soil. Such heavy soils often need drainage. SCS technicians stake drainage where needed on lands of district cooperators. These beans will make 40 bushels per acre.
Date:
October 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel F., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sallisaw Creek
Photograph of watershed, Sallisaw Creek site 23. Photo taken downstream lookin gup stream.
Date:
October 27, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Wildhorse Creek
Photograph of Washita Watershed benefits. Cattle grazing on dam and surrounding Area Site 17, Wildhorse Creek. Excellent stand of grass on dam and spillway.
Date:
October 12, 1961
Creator:
Cummins, Pat
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Salliesaw Creek Watershed
Photograph of Sallisaw Creek Watershed, Site 23. Before picture.
Date:
October 27, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Timber Harvesting
Photograph of Black Locust cut for fence post. Harvested off of Mr. Joe Johnson farm.
Date:
October 25, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
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
Tree Diseases
Photograph of a crooked pine tree with little commercial value. Note crooks and limb condition. OK-1494-7.
Date:
October 27, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the excellent condition of a native grass meadow. Note seed heads and amount of regrowth held in hand of Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, Lemeul Ball. This is the proper use on a native bay meadow. The regrowth is necessary in order to maintain vigor of the stand. OK-1482-8.
Date:
October 16, 1961
Creator:
Costner, Andrew
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of a close-up of an anchor chain being used to drag timber as pulled by two bulldozers. Cost was $9.00 per acre. Brush will be winnowed with bulldozer and burned. Grass will be planted after land is cleared. OK-1491-12.
Date:
October 28, 1961
Creator:
Collins, F. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Conservation, Management and Utilization
Photograph of conservation of soil and water by planting Bermuda grass and clovers is a requirement on many formerly cropped areas. Soil and water Conservation District [SWCD] Supervisor Dick Allen shows Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician Tom Curtis the quality hay harvested from such cover. Hay can be sold for cash or fed to Allen's livestock. OK-1492-2.
Date:
October 23, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trees, Tree Farms, Woodlands, and Forests
Photograph of a good stocking of pine trees. Saw logs and young reproduction: This is what woodland owners strive for. OK-1494-12.
Date:
October 27, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemeul
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stilwell Oklahoma
Photograph of the City of Stilwell, Oklahoma
Date:
October 27, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Year Strawberry Beds
Photograph of a farmer cultivating a first year strawberry beds on Bodine stony lilt loam, 5 to 15% slopes.
Date:
October 7, 1961
Creator:
Warth, Peter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildlife Planting
Photograph of first year of multi-flora rose. Fertilized at time of planting with 80 lbs. of 10-20-10 per 1/3 mi.
Date:
October 25, 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
Site of the First Shelterbelt
Photograph of the site of the first Shelterbelt in the United States. A Shelterbelt is a a line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, especially a farm field, from strong winds and the erosion they cause.
Date:
October 19, 1961
Creator:
Frie, Jimmie W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Planting Pines for Wildlife Shelter
Photograph of planting of pines for wildlife shelter. Planted in 1955. Short leaf and ponderosa.
Date:
October 25, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tree Planting Black Locust
Photograph of tree planting, the first year for black locust. Planted in 1960.
Date:
October 25, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Newly Constructed Stock Pond
Photograph of a newly constructed stock pond.
Date:
October 25, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a dentention reservoir. Recently completed detention reservoir Site # 9 of Little Wewoka Creek impounding 34 surface acres of permanent water. Excellent cover of vegetation and good clear water. To be stocked with fish in the near future. OK-1484-7.
Date:
October 19, 1961
Creator:
Davis, T. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shrubs
Photograph of the Arkansas River bottom cotton stalk closeup. More than 100 boles made on this stalk. Crop rotation, soil building crops and fertilizer tell the story. mGood management by the farm boss pays on cotton as well as grass. OK-1482-4.
Date:
October 16, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Towns and Cities of Oklahoma
Photograph of the city of Stilwell, OK, from the Davis Mountains. OK-1606-1.
Date:
October 7, 1961
Creator:
Warth, Peter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Towns and Cities of Oklahoma
Photograph of the city Stilwell, OK. OK-1606-8.
Date:
October 27, 1961
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History