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Choska Drainage Ditch Number 1 Station 23 / 00 Prior to Construction
Photograph of Choska Drainage Ditch Number 1 Station 23 / 00 prior to Construction. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Station 23 / 00 on Lateral 1-A-1 of Drainage Ditch Number 1 prior to construction."
Date:
1948~
Creator:
Boss, F. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of land use capability, Class V land. Wet and salty. See OK-9769. OK-9770
Date:
October 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of an old area of land. By fencing it on the pasture side rather than the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild pollenating insects. TX-44, 673.
Date:
September 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of an old area of land. By fencing it on the pasture side rather than the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild pollenating insects. TX-44, 673.
Date:
September 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of an old area. By fencing on the pasture side, instead of the cropland side, the ditch is well-vegetated and protected from erosion. Such odd areas provide nesting sites for quail and a habitat for wild, pollinating insects.
Date:
September 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, D. O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cattle Grazing Alfalfa in Border-Irrigated Field
Photograph of a herd of cattle grazing alfalfa in border-irrigated field. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Cattle on alfalfa in border irrigated field. Before soil conservation district was organized, this field was in sunflowers – just paid a little more than taxes – now 2 days grazing raised butter fat 200 lbs. The 250 acres of alfalfa has been grazed, raised 20,000 bales of hay this summer plus a seed crop. See Tex-44-788 and Tex-44-489."
Date:
October 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of King Ranch Bluestem seed, clean and of commercial quality. High grade plantable material. Size of seed in original negative about one-half actual size. TX-44, 870.
Date:
November 1, 1948
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENTIFED Man Constructing a Diversion Terrace
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man on a tractor constructing a diversion terrace. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Diversion terrace, 1900 ft. long, being constructed. Will divert 40 acres of water from 100 acres below. The 40 acres is a steep, short slope with damaging runoff."
Date:
October 21, 1948
Creator:
Davis, David O.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a tiller used to harvest Bermuda grass roots. Property of Northern Hughes County Soil Conservation District. This piece of machinery has proved to be very satisfctory. Side delivery rake is used to winnow the roots. OK-9708.
Date:
August 25, 1948
Creator:
Davis, T. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of heads of Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsute). TX-44, 279.
Date:
October 1, 1948
Creator:
Dyksterhuis, E. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of heads of hairy tall dropseed (Sporobolus asper varietas pilosus). TX-44, 724.
Date:
October 1, 1948
Creator:
Dyksterhuis, E. J.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Daily Laborers Cleaning and Sacking Little Bluestem Seed
Photograph of four UNIDENTIFIED "Daily laborers cleaning and sacking little bluestem seed."
Date:
October 1, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of daily laborers cleaning and sacking little bluestem seed. OK-9791.
Date:
October 1, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed. Troy Garner, a daily laborer from Indiana University [IU] is operating the machine. The cleaner, designed and built by Soil Conservation Service technician, Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. of seeds per hour. OK-9788.
Date:
September 29, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting little bluestem. Tract reseeded in 1944. Wendell Campbell operating his combine. OK-9790.
Date:
October 1, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting little bluestem. Durwood Calvert doing the harvesting. OK-9787.
Date:
September 28, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of the harvesting of lovegrass. This tract was reseeded in 1947. Mr. 7 Mrs. Alvin Butler, of Reydon, OK, are operating the combine. OK-9789.
Date:
September 30, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
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
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting little bluestem on IU tract 574. Seeding made in 1944. OK-9785.
Date:
September 28, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of harvesting little bluestem on IU tract 574. Seeding made in 1944. OK-9785.
Date:
September 28, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
LU Project Little Bluestem Seed Cleaner
Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour.”
Date:
September 29, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
LU Project Little Bluestem Seed Cleaner
Photograph of Troy Garner, LU Project daily laborer, cleaning little bluestem seeds using a squirrel –cage type seed cleaner designed & built by Tom Elder, Soil Conservation Service technician. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Squirrel-cage type seed cleaner being used to clean little bluestem seed Troy Garner, LU daily laborer, operating machine. Cleaner, designed & built by Soil Conservation service technician Tom Elder, will handle 1000 lbs. per hour."
Date:
September 29, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
LU Tract 30 Little Bluestem Harvesting
Photograph of Durwood Calvert and five UNIDENTIFED workers using John Deere combines to harvest little bluestem. The photograph does not specify who or where Durwood Calvert is on the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting little bluestem. Durwood Calvert doing harvesting."
Date:
September 28, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
LU Tract 30 Little Bluestem Harvesting
Photograph of Durwood Calvert and five UNIDENTIFED workers using John Deere combines to harvest little bluestem. The photograph does not specify who or where Durwood Calvert is on the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Harvesting little bluestem. Durwood Calvert doing harvesting."
Date:
September 28, 1948
Creator:
Elder, Tom
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History