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Land Preparation with Bulldozer
Photograph of dozer disking & pulling railroad iron preparing land on bottomland owned by Harvey Woods. Leon Riley is operating dozer.
Date:
April 30, 1968
Creator:
Bell, Dale
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation Planning
Photograph of a 280-ton electrically operated dredging machine operated by the Garland Coal Co., 7 miles northeast of Stigler, Oklahoma. The dredging machne bucket holds 34 cubic yards of material. The machine can strip on over-burden to a depth of 90 feet.
Date:
March 30, 1967
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Urbanization-Drop Inlet
Photograph of the discharge from a drop inlet used to drain a culdesac in Vandever Acres Addition, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This structure elimiates erosion and is good planning for water disposal in urban development.
Date:
April 30, 1970
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tree Planting
Photograph of J.L. Miller; Dan Issacs; Lewis Brown; Jerry Hicks; Dean Osborne; Ralph Guy; Ronnie Miller, Neighborhood Youth Corp enrollees, under direction of their supervisor, Dan Issacs and the landwoner Lewis Brown, planting white pine seedlings on very steep Class VIIe land. Ashe fine sandy loam.
Date:
March 30, 1966
Creator:
Greene, E. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion
Photograph of splash erosion on side of "E" Citch on Whiting Field NAAS. Impact of rain-drop caused displacement of sandy material not protected by cover, in this rocks and other hard material. Complete ground cover would prevent this erosion.
Date:
March 30, 1966
Creator:
Holcombe, Ed
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proper Use of Stubble Residue
Photograph of Demonstration plot No. 9. One way, first operation leaving 1500 lb. straw from 3900 lb. original. Don Jackson preparing plots for "Use of Crop Residue Field Day" June 30, 1965.
Date:
June 30, 1965
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
land Leveler
Photograph of seedbed preparation-a cooperator using an automatic land leveler (land plane) in preparation to seed alfalfa on Class I-4H. Soils test made.
Date:
August 30, 1957
Creator:
Crooch, John
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aerial View of Two Farms Showing Erosion Control Practices
Photograph of Two farm ponds shown in which water is supplied by drainage from level terraced fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the night before.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Pond Water Control
Photograph of two farm ponds, constructed by the land woner and protected by rip-rapping. The rip-rapping and outlets were provded by the service. The upper pond is approximately 10 acre feet and was constructed for use as a silting basin, for the lower pond. The lower part of the picture shows terraces and outlet ditches. Terraces are level. The old terraces can be seen faintly. Note excessive grade compared with level terraces. Ardmore Project, Konawa Camp.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gully Damage
Photograph of showing three main arteries fo gullies which are so far-reaching and damaging that the whole quarter section of land has been abandoned for some time. The gullies are from three to fifteen feed deep and were caused by improper cultivation without terraces.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Abandoned Land by Improper Farming Conditions
Photograph of an area in the center of this picture showing an area of abandoned land due to improper farming conditions in which the gullies average 10 feet deep and you can see how these gullies are rapidly encroaching upon the cultivated areas directly adjacent to this area. In a few short years none of this land will be available for farming. Konawa Camp, Ardmore Project.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Far Reaching Gullies
Photograph of three main arteries of gullies which are so far-reaching and damaging that the whole quarter section of land has been abandonded for some time. The gullies are from three to fifteen feet deep and were caused by improper cultivation without terraces.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gullies Caused by Improper Cultivation
Photograph of gullies caused by improper cultivation without terraces. The depth fo the gullies range from three to fifteen feet. This land has been abandonded for some time but the erosion is still prevalent.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Erosion Control in Practice
Photograph of two farms on which erosion control is practiced to a large extent. There are two farm ponds shown here in which the water is supplied by excess drainage from the level terraced fields. Note the terrace channels filled with water from a heavy rain the nght before.
Date:
September 30, 1936
Creator:
Slack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Highway Improvement
Photograph of resectioning work on highway. To be followed with later pictures when grass is well established.
Date:
November 30, 1938
Creator:
Hufnagle, Richard W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Bluestem and Sideoats Grama
Photograph of Big Bluestem and sideoats grama, companion plants on very shallow and Loamy Prairie range sites. Soils 2-B and 24-AB.
Date:
July 30, 1962
Creator:
Bryan, Hugo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Profile Nebscot Fine Sand
Photograph of a soil profile of Nebscot fine sand used to characterize the Nobscot series.
Date:
July 30, 1959
Creator:
Frie, Jimmie W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Profile St. Paul Silt Loam
Photograph of St. Paul silt loam at site where characterization sample for the series was taken.
Date:
July 30, 1959
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Profile St. Paul Silt Loam
Photograph of St. Paul silt loam at site where characterization sample for the series was taken.
Date:
July 30, 1959
Creator:
Frie, Jimmie W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Conservation, Environmental & Safety Education
Photograph of contestant examining grass at International Land, Pasture & Range Judging Contest. OK-3805-5.
Date:
April 30, 1970
Creator:
Croom, Dan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Photograph of longhorn cattle on Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. OK-9037.
Date:
August 30, 1945
Creator:
Merrill, L. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting sand lovegrass. Tract reseeded in 1947. mr. and Mrs. Alvin Butler, of Reydon, Oklahoma, operating the combine. OK-9789.
Date:
September 30, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Boy Scout Conservation Efforts
Photograph of the lighting of the Council Fire at Camp-out of scouts of the Black Kettke District. Another one of the many ways the detention resevoirs are used for recreational purposes.
Date:
July 30, 1956
Creator:
Whittington, Fred
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Boy Scout Conservation Efforts
Photograph of the Boy Scouts of the Black Kettle District. Two water boys on duty.
Date:
July 30, 1956
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History