Fiber Cultivation

Photograph of roots of a cotton plant being turned by a plow pan [i.e., a subsurface horizon or soil layer having a high bulk density and a lower total porosity than the soil directly above or below it as a result of pressure applied by normal tillage operations]. OK-125-6.
Date: July 27, 1955
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Roots of Cotton Plant

Photograph of roots of cotton plant being turned by plow pan.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
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

Weeping Lovegrass

Photograph of Weeping Lovegrass meadow strip, terrace system and contour farming.
Date: July 25, 1955
Creator: Bailey, Oran F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Strip Crop

Photograph of peanuts and grain sorghum strip cropped, 8 x 8 in rows.
Date: August 2, 1955
Creator: Bates, Leland
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of blue panic grass in crop rotation. Grass was planted in the late spring of 1954. OK-128-12.
Date: August 3, 1955
Creator: Bates, Leland A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the south end of a waterway, just staked,, looking north. Designed on non-erosive grade for drainage of 1600 acres for 3700 feet spilling into the South Canadian River. It protects several acres of bottom alfalfa land. Photo OK-184-12 shows the waterway after construction started. OK-184-10.
Date: November 2, 1955
Creator: Bates, Leland A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the Harry Buckmaster Farm. Overfall of pond spillway is about to go out. Shooting upstream. No sandrock. This will require expensive maintenance. OK-184-7.
Date: October 26, 1955
Creator: Bates, Leland A.
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 water on the Emery Smith farm in NW 7-7-11. OK-162-1.
Date: October 5, 1955
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wildlife Area Planting

Photograph of north side of wildlife area planting looking SE across planting. Bi-color Lespedeza and Catalpa.
Date: October 7, 1955
Creator: Sorrells, Willis J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention

Photograph of the south end of a waterway under construction, looking north. Designed on non-erosive grade for drainage of 1600 acres for 3700 feet spilling into the South Canadian River. It protects several acres of bottom alfalfa land. Photo OK-184-10 shows the waterway before construction. OK-184-12.
Date: November 8, 1955
Creator: Tarrant, Charles
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