Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of Stubble Mulching. Melva Rose Kimble (4-H) and her brother, Woody, (FFA--Future Farmers of America), get tips from Guy Schroder in preparation for Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, OK, August 15 - 16, 1961. The sweep machine, a necessary type of equipment for stubble mulch tillage, is manufactured at the LeRoy Kimble Machine Shop in Hydro, OK. OK-1384-9.
Date: July 9, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Stubble Mulching Tips

Photograph of Melva Rose Kimble (4-H) and her brother, Woody, (FFA), get tips from Guy Schroder in preparation for Stubble Mulch Jamboree at Enid, Oklahoma, August 15-16, 1961. The sweep machine, a necessary type of equipment for stubble mulch tillage, is manufactured at the LeRoy Kimble Machine Shop in Hydro, Oklahoma.
Date: July 9, 1961
Creator: Gamble, M. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind, Wind Erosion, Sand Storms and Dunes

Photograph of a wind storm. Visibility 100 yards. Peanut field is blowing into wheat section of Caddo County. OK-10, 356.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardener, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of peanut land blowing. SCS Techinicians Charles Terrant and Oran Bailey in photo.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of peanut land blowing. SCS Techinicians Charles Terrant and Oran Bailey in photo.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of wind erosion on 7-0 A slop 2R. Needs soil management. Fence rows drifted 4 feet.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wind Erosion

Photograph of visibility of 100 yards. Peanut field blowing in wheat section of addo County.
Date: March 9, 1950
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Pasture Gully

Photograph of a pasture gully in a natural draw. Runoff water has been eliminated from channel by two pond dams, one above and one below this area. Mr Akins is a District Supervisor. Harold Akins property in foreground. Lawrence Herger property across the fence.
Date: September 9, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, E. F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Farming Equipment and Methods

Photograph of a tractor-drawn harrow in terrace. Land is being prepared for wheat. These terraces were constructed in September, 1943. They withstood a 6 inch rain that fell in 12 hours in April 1944. OK-8855.
Date: September 9, 1944
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Cheyenne Indiangrass Revegetation

Photograph of rows of planted Cheyenne Indiangrass for seed production. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cheyenne Indiangrass planted in rows for seed production. Planted May 5 & 6, 1958. Grass has been irrigated, hoed and cultivated several times. Seed was obtained through the Soil Conservation Service seed nursery at Manhattan, Kansas."
Date: September 9, 1958
Creator: McAnally, I. V.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Meeting At Hinton Soil Conservation Service Office

Photograph of a meeting in the Hinton office owned by the South Caddo District. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. G. C. Gardner, 2. H. H. Bennett, 3. Louis P. Marrill, 4. Harry Chambers, 5. Brodie Wilson, 6. E. H. Melencamp. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Left to right, in the Hinton office owned by the South Caddo District, are G. C. Gardner, Anadarko, district conservationist; H. H. Bennett of Washington, chief; Louis P. Marrill of Fort Worth, regional conservator; Harry Chambers of Oklahoma City, state conservationist; Brodie Wilson of Hinton, work unit conservationist, all of the Soil Conservation Service; & E. H. Melencamp of Anadarko, supervisor of the South Caddo Soil Conservation District."
Date: July 9, 1948
Creator: Reid, Louis E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sprinkler Irrigation of Peanuts

Photograph of sprinkler irrigation of peanuts from Cobb Creek.
Date: September 9, 1955
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention, showing J.W. Quinell, contractor, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by Soil Conservation Service (SCS) forester, Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trampler, State Forester, looks on. OK-1207-1.
Date: January 9, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Flood Prevention

Photograph of flood prevention, J. W. Quinall, Contractor, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.
Date: January 9, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Flood Prevention

Photograph of Sugar Creek flood prevention. J. W, Quinell, contrator, left, being instructed on planting trees in gullied areas by SCS Forester Herb Wells, right, as Bill Trompler, State Forester, looks on.
Date: January 9, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Sugar Creek Watershed

Photograph of men planting trees on area 206. Gully treatment on Sugar Creek watershed of the Washita River.
Date: January 9, 1961
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Survey Crew Checking Completion of Leveling

Photograph of a survey crew checking the leveling for a completed project. Tail out area's.
Date: September 9, 1955
Creator: Wall, R. N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History