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Disking New Land
Photograph of Pat Martin farm in Valliant district. Herschel Ginn is disking new land with heavy disk. Martin says the disk cuts stove wood as it prepares corn land.
Date:
April 19, 1956
Creator:
Hayes, E. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Atlantic Variety of Alfalfa
Photograph of an excellent stand of Atlantic variety alfalfa after 4th cutting, 2 years after planting on Stillwell silt loam, 0-1% slopes. In foreground is Lloyd Martin, Supt. Of the Station.
Date:
October 19, 1961
Creator:
Warth, Peter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Black Locust and Chinese Elm
Photograph of the second year growth of Balck Locust and Chinese Elm trees planted in contour rows for post lot.
Date:
September 19, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Pond
Photograph of a small boy holding a stinger of fish taken from a farm pond stocked with Bass and Crappie. Pond fertilized with barnyard manure and baled alfalfa.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Price, Neil E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Picking Melons
Photograph of picking melons from a field planted on the contour, Yeild this year is much below average due to the severe dry spell. Muskogee Project
Date:
July 19, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bermuda Grass Spillway
Photograph of a Bermuda grass spillway for farm pond. Note back of dam which is completely covered with Bermuda grass. The dam is completely fenced to keep out live stock.
Date:
May 19, 1938
Creator:
Slack, Jim
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
Deep Plowed
Photograph of R.H. Gieck, Area Conservationist, SCS, examining large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind erosion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical sturcture of the soil, should be given first consideration.
Date:
April 19, 1956
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Deep Plowed
Photograph of a large field subject to severe wind erosion recently deep plowed. Note large chunks of soil brought to the surface by deep plowing. This mechanical practice gives temporary resistance to wind ersoion on this type of deep sandy soil (Soil Unit 12). Widespread use of this practice is not recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Vegetative control measures, that improve the physical structure of the soil, should by given first consideration.
Date:
April 19, 1956
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Caucasian Bluestem
Photograph of Caucasian Bluestem grass planted in spring of 1959. Good stand was secured where tractor tires firmed the soil. Few plants were established on loose soil. Fred Fortney, Soil Conservationist. Zanies loam soil.
Date:
November 19, 1959
Creator:
Fry, Chester
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Helicopter for Spraying
Photograph of a helicopter preparing to spray timber.
Date:
May 19, 1959
Creator:
Eaton, J. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Organic Matter and Soil Fertility
Photograph of Lowell Caskey and Walter Hart discussing organic matter and soil fertility. This field has had a crop of vetch in rotation every year since 1936, the oldest vetch planting in the country.
Date:
September 19, 1960
Creator:
Lowe, Sam D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grain Sorghum
Photograph of grain sorghum following a heavy growth of vetch and rye turned under last spring. Class II land: Taloka Soil Association.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Long, R. M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conferring With Tennant on Contour Planting
Photograph of Mr. Rowsey, owner, conferring with Mr. Sedwick, tenant, on contour planted cotton field. Sudan strip visible in background.
Date:
July 19, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage System Construction
Photograph of a grader putting a final grade on a main ditch of a drainage system as staked by SCS technicians. OK-1376-5.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of flooding in Chickasha. The Bridge in right foreground is Rock Island and Railroad across Line Creek after flood on May 18, 1949. Friscoe tracks cross immediately above and at right angles to Rock Island. OK-10, 060.
Date:
May 19, 1949
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Drainage System Construction
Photograph of a double field drain under construction by bulldozer seen in the background. System staked by SCS technicians. OK-1376-3.
Date:
July 19, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Muskogee District and Project
Photograph of SCS personnel explaining contour farming and crop rotation to African-American farmers. OK-5301.
Date:
July 19, 1956
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of Mr. Ramsey, owner, conferring with Mr. Badwick, tenant, on contour-planted cotton field. Sudan strip visible in the background. [OK ID no. illegible].
Date:
July 19, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of Earl Smith, SCS Agent, discussing the advantages of contour farming and strip cropping. OK-5299.
Date:
July 19, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of strip cropping with Lespedeza, soy beans and corn. Unterraced field. This view is to be compared with OKLA 5310, which shows a nearby field which has the same soil and is about the same slope, but which is planted in straight rows up and down the slopes and the cotton is very poor, as, in this season of very slight rainfall, what did fall was kept on the contour-farmed field, but was lost on the other. OK-5311.
Date:
July 19, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of strip cropping with Lespedeza, soy beans and corn. Unterraced field. This view is to be compared with OKLA 5310, which shows a nearby field which has the same soil and is about the same slope, but which is planted in straight rows up and down the slopes and the cotton is very poor, as, in this season of very slight rainfall, what did fall was kept on the contour-farmed field, but was lost on the other. OK-5311.
Date:
July 19, 1936
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Rock Island Railroad Bridge after a flood on May 16, 1949. OK-10, 055.
Date:
May 19, 1949
Creator:
Ginter Photo Co.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of International sod drill in Bermuda grass on the R.D. Angus farm drilling winter oats and hairy vetch. OK-570-7.
Date:
September 19, 1957
Creator:
Moreland, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History