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Big Wewoka Creek Detention Dam No. 23
Photograph of Big Wewoka Creek Detention Dam No. 23. Looking north across top of dam. Permanent pool covers 16 acres. Permanent vegetation will be established.
Date:
March 26, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Wewoka Creek Detention Dam No. 23
Photograph of detention site No. 23. Photo made from dam showing draw down outlet and area covered by permanent pool.
Date:
March 26, 1958
Creator:
Abel, D. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Construction of Farm Pond (Amelia Henke)
Photograph of a two UNIDENTIFED men on bulldozers constructing a farm pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows a farm pond under construction. This pond was located and staked out by local Soil Conservation Personnel. 4,500 cubic yards in dam."
Date:
April 26, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, B. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Uphill Shot of The Construction of Farm Pond (Amelia Henke)
Photograph of a two UNIDENTIFED men on bulldozers constructing a farm pond. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This shows a farm pond under construction. This pond was located and staked out by local Soil Conservation Personnel. 4,500 cubic yards in dam."
Date:
April 26, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, B. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a Bermuda Grass Automatic Sprigger. This is an automatic bermuda grass sprigger operated under the jurisdiction of the Soil Conservation District. Recommendations for planting are made by the Soil Conservation Service. OK-241-7.
Date:
April 26, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, Beryl
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of native grass planting. This land had been formerly cultivated and is now being planted with native bluestem grasses, using an Ezee-Flow fertilizer spreader as a planter and a rotary hoe cultivator being pulled in reverse. The seeds were harvested and obtained under Soil Conservation District supervision as the farm is under a Soil Conservation program. Mr. Vance shown in the picture. OK-240-8.
Date:
April 26, 1956
Creator:
Baggett, Beryl
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of shelterbelts or windbreaks. A group of SCS technicians from the Great Plains states studying shelterbelts in Greer County, Oklahoma. This shelterbelt was planted in 1936 and was the first shelterbelt planted in the Plains area. OK-224-11.
Date:
March 26, 1956
Creator:
Bailey, O. P.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soil Testing
Photograph of running indiltration test after leveling for border irrigation. Farm planning Soil unit 4h-RP-A-1, present indiltration rate as measured by the infiltrometer - .2 inches per hour.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Soil Scientist Conducting a Soil Survey
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED soil scientist conducting a soil survey by using a hand level to obtain the percent of slope on the land for use on a standard soil survey. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Soil Surveys. Soil Scientist using a hand level to obtain the percent of slope on the land for use on a Standard Soil Survey."
Date:
February 26, 1957
Creator:
Bailey, Oran F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charcoal Plant
Photograph of two UNIDENTIFIED men at a charcoal plant near Heavener. The back of the photograph proclaims, "End product of cull hardwoods removed to improve [sic] pine stand or in preparation to pasture establishment. This market source form [sic] a cull product aids in getting sound land use installed."
Date:
September 26, 1961
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east along south portion of planting area (Field no. 4). This cheat grass (Bromus spp [= species pluralis]) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September 1966. OK-2767-6.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Filed 6 of field trial on slimes pond. This field consists of unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seeding growth at this date. Trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay that was hand spread following planting at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc from March 15 - 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among three grasses--blowout grass, plumegrass and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (Field no. 6) unmulched with a mulch border next to snow fences. OK-2768-16.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. Field # 6 of a field trial on Slimes Pond. This field is an unmulched woody species of plantings. Note the seedling growth at this date. The trees received no fertilizer. OK-2768-14.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). These are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on March 16, 1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonwood, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix and Russian olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand from drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing north showing the southeast portion of the planting area (Field # 6). Thi sshows the mulched border along the east side of the unmulched tree plantings--this border was not seeded. Observations will be made on seedling establishement from vegetation along the border of the dam immediately south of the site. OK-2767-1.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing east showing the southeast section of the area. In the foreground are rows of sod-planted grasses. From right to left are rows of switchgrass, broomsedge, bluestem, American beachgrass and then one row divided among 3 grasses: blowout grass, plume grass, and giant reed. In the background are tree plantings (field # 6) unmulched with a mulch border next to snow fence. OK-2768-16.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. View facing north (Field # 2). Five rows of rye planted in late September 1966 to determine the possibility of growing cover for use in establishing perennial vegetation. The first row from the north was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at seeding time (September 29, 1966) with 50 pounds of nitrogen [N] top dressed on March 16, 1967. The second row was fertilized at 200 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time with 50 pounds of nitrogen [N] top dressed on March 16, 1967. The third row was fertilized at 400 pounds per acre at planting time (September 29, 1966). The fourth row was fertilized at 200 pounds (September 29, 1966). The fifth row (foreground) was planted in late September 1966. No fertilizer used. OK-2768-8.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing east along the south portion of planting areas (field # 4). This cheatgrass (Bromus app.) was planted and fertilized in four rows in late September, 1966. OK-2767-6.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. View facing the north-northeast portion of area (field # 3). Tree planted in north-south rows and prairie hay mulched (3 tons per acre). Light mulch in foreground resulted from sand drifting before snow fences were completed. The trees were planted in February and March of 1967. OK-2768-9.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Grass seedlings were mulched with prairie hay as manually spread following planting, at the rate of 3 tons per acre and anchored with a tandem disc plow on March 15 – 17, 1967. This shows an adequate mulch cover, but demonstrates by the amount of loose hay on the surface that the tandem disc did not properly anchor this mulch. OK-2767-4.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. The view is facing east from the southwest portion of the planting area (field # 4). The three rows of rye were planted in late September, 1966 reflect difference in fertilizer application. The left row was fertilized with 400 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer at planting time, the center row with 200 pounds of the same and no fertilizer on the right row. OK-2767-10.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lead-Zinc Mining--Evaluation of Plantings
Photograph of the area around the Eagle-Pichers Mine, Picher, Oklahoma. Slimes Pond Evaluation of plantings in Commerce, Oklahoma. . View facing north showing southeast portion of planting area (Field no. 6). Those are tree plantings without mulch. Borders of the area are mulched and the north border mulch strip was overseeded on 03-16-1967 to a grass mixture. Tree species are cedar, buttonbush, sycamore, cottonwood, black locust, sand bar willow, tamarix, and Russian Olive. Snow fences were installed to prevent sand drifting into the study area. OK-2768-12.
Date:
May 26, 1967
Creator:
Ball, Lemuel
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History