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Strip Cropping of Native Grasses
Photograph of strips of native grass consisting of Blue grama and little bluestem on contour. A house sits in both the immediate and distant background of this photograph. The back of this photograph proclaims, “Strips of Native Grass on Contour Blue gramma [sic] and Little bluestem. Area on left retired from cultivation and grass becoming established. Cultivation continues between strips to provide income from land while grass becomes established. Strips planted spring of ’37 at rate of 30# to A after preparation of seed bed. Vernon F. S. L. 3 to 4% slope.”
Date:
May 13, 1940
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cloud Creek Subwatershed Detention Reservoir #1
Photograph of Cloud Creek Subwatershed detention reservoir #1 taken from the basin. The back of the photograph proclaims, “View of the detention reservoir #1, Cloud Creek Sub-Watershed, build in the spring and summer of 1948. Picture taken from basin. Permanent pool is less than one-half full of water.”
Date:
July 13, 1949
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Buffalo
Photograph of part of a buffalo herd standing on a native grass range at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Buffalo herd on native grass range.”
Date:
September 13, 1946
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Masonry Arch Drop, Gully Control Terrace Outlet Channel
Photograph of a follow-up picture of Okla-5969 of the progression of a Masonry arch drop in stabilizing gully erosion. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Masonry Arch Drop, Gully Control Terrace Outlet Channel. Masonry structure was built latter part of 1937 in natural wash, badly gullied, to accelerate silting for erosion stabilization. Outlet channel on right is now well vegetated, providing safe waterway and former active erosion hehand [sic] structure is almost 100% stabilized.” Both men in this picture are UNIDENTIFED.
Date:
May 13, 1940
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Elmer “Whitey” Marshall Building Terraces With A Bulldozer
Photograph of Elmer “Whitey” Marshall building terraces with a district owned bulldozer. The back of the photograph proclaims, “District owned tractor building terrace with bulldozer. Portion of terrace in the foreground is complete. Elmer “Whitey” Marshall has been operating for district 1 ½ years.”
Date:
April 13, 1949
Creator:
Archer, Sellars G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ouachita River Bottom Land
Photograph of Ouachita River Bottom Land seeded with Bermuda grass.
Date:
November 13, 1952
Creator:
Hodson, Edgar A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
George Jackson
Photograph of George Jackson standing next to a strip crop of Little Bluester grass.
Date:
July 13, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Graden Teeters, a District Supervisor, looking at the growth of weeping love grass planted for crop rotation as seeded in April 1955. OK-98-3
Date:
July 13, 1955
Creator:
Judge, Earl R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of weeping Lovegrass seeded in May 1955. Sprayed to kill weeds in June. Picture should show a narrow strip that the spray missed. OK-98-2.
Date:
July 13, 1955
Creator:
Judge, Earl R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of a volunteer crop of crimson clover which has reproduced itself by volunteer seeding for a period of 5 consecutive years. This winter's legume crop has served as soil conserving and building the [?] winter legume. Disking has been about the only cultivation given this 12 acre red apple and peach orchard in the background where the crimson clover has volunteered red with the seeding made in the fall of 1943. Dewey Vaughn, farm operator, is shown examining some of the heads of crimson clover which the farm owner expects to harvest for the seed. The seed yield has been estimated at 300 pounds per acre or more for that part grown without small grain. AR-D25-71.
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Rosborough, Craig
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floods - residence. Pickups jacked up to eliminate damage to motors (not visible). Flash floods caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-5.
Date:
September 13, 1961
Creator:
Dilley, Ivan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of workmen taking out a railway trestle on Big John Creek. The trestle was enlarged as a part of the Kickapoo Sandy watershed project. Copy of OK-2955-14. OK-2955-13.
Date:
December 13, 1967
Creator:
Croom, Dan F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the valley of Barren (or Baron) Fork Creekfrom Eldon Hill on OK Hwy # 51. In the background are the Ozark highlands from which most of the soils of Adair County were formed. OK-1426-7.
Date:
October 13, 1961
Creator:
Warth, Peter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of Ten acre field of alfalfa planted following 2 years of sweet clover, where lime was applied. Sweat clover and alfalfa received application of 48% superphosphate at a rate of 150 pounds per acre. Alfalfa seeded in the fall of 1942 after a field of sweat clover was turned under in the summer of 1942. This method of seeding alfalfa following the sweet clover helps insure complete inoculation of alfalfa. Part of the field seeded to common variety of alfalfa & the rest to the Grimm variety. Recently a small check area has received an application of boron at a rate of 20 pounds per acre. Elbert Graham, farm owner and one of the district supervisors, is standing in the foreground of the picture. AR-D25-70.
Date:
May 13, 1944
Creator:
Rosborough, Craig
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of D.F. Bandy and son, a tenant, and Tamar Smith, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], inspect a crop of second year Madrid clover which has been cut and windrowed for bailing. This is Soil Unit 2, Class 1 land. TX. 48-118.
Date:
July 13, 1952
Creator:
Brock, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of O. W. Johnston is using a side delivery rake to cut vetch in windrows preparatory to combining. Johnston planted about 80 acres of vetch last year, mostly in combination with small grains (oats, rye, wheat, and ryegrass), but some pure vetch was also planted. All was inoculated and treated with 100 pounds per acre of superphosphate seed yield from approximately 35 acres; 18,000 pounds (vetch and small grain) of this approximately 12,000 pound are pure vetch. He planted vetch and small grain for seed and soil improvement in a 10 acre apple orchard. OK-8987.
Date:
July 13, 1945
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floods. Red Rock Creek. The city waterworks of Red Rock, OK as innundated by floodwater from Red Roack Creek Watershed following rains caused by Hurricane Carla. OK-1453-11.
Date:
September 13, 1961
Creator:
Morris, David
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of Long Branch Creek Watershed Project, Site # 8. A discharge pipe being installed on site no. 8 shows foundation for the riser chimney. R.J. Chance, Area Conservationist, is checking the size of the discharge pipe. OK-533-9.
Date:
August 13, 1957
Creator:
Morris, David
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floods. High waters, w mi. NE of Red Rock, OK. From flash floods caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-4.
Date:
September 13, 1961
Creator:
Morris, David
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floods. Black Bear Creek flooding farmstead as a result of Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-2
Date:
September 13, 1961
Creator:
Morris, David
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of floods at Red Rock Creek. Red Rock Creek Constractor recovering bridge material from surging waters of flood following flash flood caused by Hurrican Carla. OK-1453-8.
Date:
September 13, 1961
Creator:
Dilley, Ivan
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of detention reservoir. Site # 10. Floodwater Retarding Reservoir. Little Wewoka Creek Project (WP-2-2)3.
Date:
September 13, 1957
Creator:
Price, Neal E
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a a discharge pipe is being installed on Site # 8 of the Long Branch Creek watershed, showing the foundation for the riser chimney. OK-533-10.
Date:
August 13, 1957
Creator:
Chance, R. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Livestock (and Grasses)
Photograph of cattle grazing on vetch seeded over Bermuda grass. OK-1704-7.
Date:
April 13, 1962
Creator:
Riley, K. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History