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Contour Farming
Photograph of water standing in lister ridges in field strip cropped with oats and listed food afte a heavy downpour. Note even distribution of water which stands where it falls in the contours. Constrast this with Picture K-5091 showing concentration of water in wash in low place in field. Taken after the same rain. OK-5629.
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a new type of contour plow developed at Blackwell Camp. This shows the second cut with the left hand plow digging deeper and sealing the cracks with loose dirt which was left by the first cut. OK-5631.
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a close up of a new contour ridging plow developed by the Blackwell Camp (@ Lake Carl Blackwell). Ok-5630.
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a new type of contour ridging plow developed at Balckwell Camp. OK-5632.
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
Slack, Jim
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Italian Rye Grass in Pasture Demonstration Plot
Photograph of an UNIDIENTIFIED man looking at Italian Rye grass in pasture demonstration plot. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Italian rye grass in pasture demonstration plot. This grass is used as a winter pasture crop, affords excellent grazing and resists erosion. Houston clay, gray phase 2% slope."
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Type of Contour Ridging Plow
Photograph of a new type coutour ridging plow developed at Blackwell. Stillwater Project, Blackwater Camp.
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
Slack
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Standing in Lister Ridges
Photograph of water standingin lister ridges in field strip cropped with cats and listed feed after a heavy downpour. Note even distribution of water [that] stands whee it falls in the contours. Contrast this with Picture No. K-5091 showing saturation of water in wash in low place in field. Taken after same rain.
Date:
May 24, 1937
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Standing Water
Photograph of water standing in listed ridges in strip cropped field with oats and listed feed. This picture was taken shortley after a heavy downpour.
Date:
July 24, 1937
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Geologic Erosion in Native Pasture
Photograph of a close-up of geologic erosion in native pasture which is underlain with a heavy concentration of alkali. Stillwater Project, Garber Camp
Date:
May 24, 1938
Creator:
Weaver, E. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Geologic Erosion in Native Pasture
Photograph of a close-up showing geologic erosion in native pasture which is underlain with a heavy concentration of alkali. Stillwater Project.
Date:
May 24, 1938
Creator:
Weaver, E. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Geological Erosion
Photograph of geological erosion that has taken place in native pasture on Renfrow soil. Stillwater Project, Garber Camp.
Date:
May 24, 1938
Creator:
Weaver, E. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a combination seed huller, scarifier, cleaner and grader. This machine was operated at about 1200 rpm with a 3 to 5 horsepower gasoline motor and cleaned at the rate of 1000 pounds of cleaned seed per day. The loss in weight from unhulled, unscarified seed from the grain operator varied from 15% to 35% in weight where average loss was 25%. AR-D25-31.
Date:
September 24, 1942
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of weeping love grass seeded on eroded cultivated field for meadow in April 1943. In only two months the grass has achieved excellent growth. OK-8552.
Date:
July 24, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a farm pond in Muskogee, constructed in the Spring of 1940 to supply stock water. This is the only water supply on the ranch. The pond was stocked with bass, breen, blue gill and perch according to recommendations of Homer C. Towns, Soil Conservation Service, Regional Biologist, in 1941.
Date:
September 24, 1943
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bass Caught at Land Utilization Lake
Photograph of Large mouth Bass caught on artificial lure at L.U. Lake, northwest of Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Lake was stocked 2 years ago and has revealed by an examination of their scales, both the fish are under 2 years old. Bass on left weighed 2.5 lbs and the one on the right weighed 3 lbs. Both ere caught 18 months after the pond was stocked.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Burning Range Land
Photograph of a rangeland that is on fire. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Burning range land in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma."
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Burning Range Land
Photograph of a rangeland that is on fire. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Burning range land in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.”
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Farming
Photograph of Contour listing on terraced field. OK-8721.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage
Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8738.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage
Photograph of the controlling of grass fire with portable fire-fighting units on western Oklahoma Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control. OK-8749.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fire Damage
Photograph of burning Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control in Roger Mills County, Okalhoma. OK-8736.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fish and Wildlife Management
Photograph of large-mouth bass caught with an artificial lue at Land Utilization Lake NW of Cheyenne, OK. [Lake name not specifically identified].
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of Camera Station IV (SW corner of NW ¼ of Shinnery Range). Observational studies of Shinnery Oak Ranges. The area is heavily infested with shinnery oak 20 to 24 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and sand love grasses. This 40 acre plot was burned on March 24, 1944 and will be stocked with 8 steers. OK-8734-C.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land Clearance, Cultivation & Brush and Weed Control
Photograph of camera Station II from the top of a car. In the southeast corner of the southwest ¼ of shinnery oak range. Observational studies. Area of shinnery averaging about 20 inches in height with scattered bunches of little bluestem, blue grama and love grasses. This 40 acre plot will be moved in June, 1944. Each of the three 40 acre plots will be treated and each plot will stocked with 8 steers of equal size and quality. OK-8732.
Date:
March 24, 1944
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History