Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge checking one-year growth of midland bermuda. Breckenridge has sprigged 20 acres of bermuda grass for each of the last three years.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of WUC Harold Welch and GPCP participant Vernon Breckenridge discuss GPCP contract on the Breckenridge farm. They are shown in a 20-acre field of midland bermudagrass sprigged in the spring of 1968.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Great Plains Conservation Program

Photograph of Vernon Breckenridge, left, a GPCP participant, shows WUC Harold Welch, Okeene, a set of stock racks he built in his farm shop.
Date: September 12, 1968
Creator: Croom, Dan F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New Home of A.L. Wilkerson

Photograph of the new home of A.L. Wilkerson financed by the Farmers Home Administration
Date: September 12, 1967
Creator: Grimes, C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Elbon Rye Being Harvested

Photograph of Elbon rye being harvested. Rye was planted for cover crop and pasture. Good seed crop was harvested. Approximately 30 bushels per acre.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Hager, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Former Cropland Planted to Native Tallgrass

Photograph of H. Neal Stidham, Range Conservationist from Ada, Okla, observing former cropland planted to native tallgrass.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of Mr. John Cheek and Mr. Bob Napples (SCS Tech.) examining the irrigation flow on broom corn.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Irrigation

Photograph of Mr. John Cheek and Mr. Bob Napples (SCS Tech.) examining the irrigation flow on broom corn.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Longhorn Cows at Pasture

Photograph of range sites, Boulder Ridge Longhorn cows grazing on boulder ridge range site, excellent condition. Spring aspect, moderate use. North end of Antelope flat looking north west.
Date: May 12, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Buffalo Grazing on Skyline

Photograph of Buffalo on skyline and slope grazing on Hilly range site in excellent condition.
Date: May 12, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deer Kill

Photograph of a doe deer killed by a bob cat. Plant material that covered deer has been removed.
Date: May 12, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Range Sites - Stony Hills

Photograph of Hilly stony range site showing open area in foreground, and then savannah. Lines of savanna follow geologic faults on the background slopes. This geologic and vegetative pattern creates a large amount of "edge" which makes a very favorable habitate for deer and elk.
Date: May 12, 1961
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Deep Sand Savannah Range Site

Photograph of a Deep Sand Savannah Range Site, a scene of the type of hardwood growth on a deep sand savannah. Note size and growth statue of trees in foreground.
Date: October 12, 1961
Creator: Porter, Ivan R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Quality of Broom Corn

Photograph of Mr. John Check and Mr. Bob Mapple (SCS tech) discussing quality of broom corn.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wheat Following Alfalfa on Bottom Land

Photograph of wheat following alfalfa on bottom land. Note heavy straw. Yield approximaely 40 bushels per acre. Residue to be left on top not plowed.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Hagar, P. E.
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

Wheat Following Alfalfa

Photograph of wheat following alfalfa on bottom land. Note heavy straw. Yield approximaely 40 bushels per acre. Residue to be left on top not plowed.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Hagar, P. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting

Photograph of Watersheds-Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting held at Chickasha, Okla., in Chamber of Commerce office each year. All districts give a progress report on flood prevention easements and construction. Dick Longmire, L.L. Red Maples, and L.L. Humphreys are checking a progress map of the Washita River.
Date: August 12, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting

Photograph of Watersheds-Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting held at Chickasha, Okla., in Chamber of Commerce office each year. All districts give a progress report on flood prevention easements and construction. Dick Longmire, L.L. Red Maples, and L.L. Humphreys are checking a progress map of the Washita River.
Date: August 12, 1962
Creator: Brown, Bob R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Former Cropland Planted to Native Tallgrass

Photograph of native tallgrasses planted on former cropland. Nash Soil.
Date: May 12, 1960
Creator: Fry, Chester
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Washita Valley Flood Control Council

Photograph of Watersheds-Washita Valley Flood Control Council Meeting held at Chickasha, Okla., in Chamber of Commerce office each year in order that Soil Conservation Districts up and down the Washita can meet and give status reports on easements and construction on the Washita. Nolan J Fuqua and L.L. Humphreys from Duncan, Okla, study map of the Washita.
Date: August 12, 1962
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Agronomy, Stubble Mulching

Photograph of stubble mulching on 5a soil.
Date: July 12, 1961
Creator: Cummins, Patrick L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Watershed Planning and Construction

Photograph of Squaw Creek channel. General view near lower channel showing crossing and curve in channel. Curve section to be studied for undercutting. Side slopes to be vegetated with Bermuda grass. OK-3031-8.
Date: April 12, 1968
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Land Conservation, Management and Utilization

Photograph of a fire in weeping lovegrass. Blaze controlled by Civil Defense [CD] and Soil Conservation District {SCD] fire fighting units. OK-1265-11.
Date: February 12, 1961
Creator: Brown, Bob
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History