Erosion on Soil Unit 25

Photograph of erosion on soil unit 25. Red Clay Prairie and loamy prairie range site. Site in poor condition.
Date: October 24, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of construction in progess on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys (Site 22).
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cherokee Experiment Station Cropping Systems

Photograph of various cropping systems at the Cherokee Experiment Station. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cropping systems. (A). Caddo Switchgrass 3 year, rotated with 3 years wheat, the wheat yield average 39.9 bu. per acre. (B) Compared to 3 years alfalfa rotated with 3 year wheat, the wheat yields averaged 46.6 bu. per acre. (C) Continuous wheat No. N/A equals 33.5 by per ac. (D). Continuous wheat 40 lb. N/A equals 46.6 bu. per acre. Three years Caddo Switch is only beginning to have its effect on soil improvement."
Date: May 24, 1962
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Timber Creek Watershed

Photograph of Timber Creek. View west from bridge 1/4 mile south of farmstead. Timber Creek stream channel showing silt deposit before floodwater retarding structure completed.
Date: January 24, 1962
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildhorse Creek Watershed Construction

Photograph of construction in progress on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys, site 22.
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Wildhorse Watershed

Photograph of construction in progess on Wildhorse Creek Watershed, Site 39, Lake Fuqua. This is the second dual purpose structure in this county, the other being Lake Humphreys (Site 22).
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of the Cherokee Experiment Station, Cherokee, OK. HQ shown in the background. More than 300 farmers and agricultural workers at the Field day, May 24 (1962). Two treatments are applied to wheat as shown in the foreground. Average yields of wheat "cleaned" tilled continuous wheat without nitrogen is 41.2 bushels per acre. Stubble mulched continuous wheat with 40 pounds. Nitrogen is 45.4 bushels per acre. OK-1724-1.
Date: May 24, 1962
Creator: Chance, R. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting on Abandoned Cropland, Plot 4

Photograph of plot 4 of Plant Materials field planting on abandoned field. Field laid out since 1947. Drilled in dense stand of old field of threeawn. No seedbed prepared. Loamy prairie and slickspot site.
Date: March 24, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting on Abandoned Cropland

Photograph of Plot 1 of Plant Materials field planting on abandoned cropland. This plot plowed about 8 inches deep, disced twice and harrowed.
Date: April 24, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Planting on Abandoned Cropland, Plot 2

Photograph of plot 2, Plant Materials field planting on abandoned cropland. This plot was one-wayed about 3-4 inches deep. Litter was left on top as much as possible.
Date: March 24, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Exclosure

Photograph of an exclosure on loamy portion 50-B after 2 years. Big bluestem, sideoats and little bluestem showing up. Note fewer ragweed inside than out.
Date: July 24, 1962
Creator: Hager, P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History