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Farm Homes
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Tolliver checking farm records in the neat kitchen of their farmstead. Tolliver bought a run-down 40 acre farm that used to scarcely produce 5 bushels of corn per acre. "It had gullies I couldn't cross with implements and the soil would produce practically nothing," Tooliver said. He terraced and contoured the 22 acres he cultivated, rotated his crops and use dhairy vetch for cover and soil improvement. Pasture cleared and mowed. OK-9479.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the farm of C.L. Miniek of Hedley, Texas. Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation, following cotton with cover crop of Austrian winter peas, yielding three times as much Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation grown on the same type of land without a legume cover crop. Mr. Miniek planted Austrian winter peas as a winter cover crop in the fall of 1946 on that part of the field where the larger Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation is growing. The Austrian winter peas were inoculated and 100 pouinds of phosphate fertilizer was applied per acre at the time of planting.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Rhode, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of the farm of C.L. Miniek of Hedley, Texas. Cotton following cotton with cover crop of Austrian winter peas yielding three times as much cotton grown on the same type of land without a legume cover crop. Mr. Miniek planted all the peas as a winter cover crop in the fall of 1946 on that part of the field where the longer cotton is growing. The Austrian winter peas were inoculated and 100 pounds of phosphate fertilizer was applied per acre at the time of planting.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Rhode, C. G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Little Washita Flooding E. E. Shoemake Farm
Photograph of the Little Washita flooding the farm of E. E. Shoemake in the spring of 1947. Floodwaters cover most of the land with some trees present in the background and some grass and a barbed wire fence in the foreground. The back of the photograph proclaims, "These pictures given to C. A. Partridge Jan. 1950. They show the flood on the Little Washita in the spring of 1947. Flood waters on the E. E. Shoemake farm."
Date:
1947-XX-21
Creator:
George & Son Studio
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Soils, Soil Erosion, Soil Conservation & Crop Management
Photograph of emergency tillage. Flat breaking (12 inches deep) on a sorghum field for wind erosion control.
Date:
February 1, 1947
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of 2 row Bermuda sprig planter (rear-side view) developed by George W. Stokus and Soil Conservation Service technicians at Madill, Oklahoma for Marshall County Soil and Conservation District supervisors. An old Oliver 2-row lister planter was used. Planter parts and listers removed and replaced with 2 shovel plows. Foot piece of plows jointed and will trip if rock is struck. Hopper built of a 1” x 12” board is mounted on [unclear] from horses attached to the plow front. [remainder of text very faded and crossed out].
Date:
February 28, 1947
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Abruzzi Rye Field Used For Wind Erosion Control
Photograph of a field of Abruzzi rye, which helps control wind erosion losses. A few buildings and a windmill are present in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Abruzzi rye which has controlled wind erosion. An adjacent field of 12 soil is blowing. The Abruzzi is on 12 soil. It has not has not been grazed."
Date:
March 14, 1947
Creator:
Reid, L. E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
UNIDENIFIED Man Walking Through a Pasture of Plowed Maize Stubble
Photograph of a UNIDENIFIED man walking through a pasture of plowed maize stubble. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Combine maize stubble plowed with 24 inch sweeps first in the middles and then with solid sweep. This has about the same effect as chiseling."
Date:
March 14, 1947
Creator:
Reid, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contour Rows Holding Water in Terraced Field
Photograph of "Contour rows holding water in terraced field."
Date:
March 19, 1947
Creator:
Jenkins, E. W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of twenty-two combination clean and trashy grass seeding drills for delivery to the Soil Conservation Service for use in Washita Flood Control Program. From left ot right: E. Conrad, Earl K. Lowe, C.E. Bunch, & W.T. Wheeler. OK-9293.
Date:
March 24, 1947
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of one of 22 combination clean and grassy seeding drills for use in the Washita Flood Control program. Frames were constructed and machines assembled by Chickasha Iron Works. Standing beside the seeder is Mr. A.J. Kennedy, foreman of the job for Iron Works. OK-9299.
Date:
March 24, 1947
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of twenty-two combination clean and trashy grass seeding drills for delivery to the Soil Conservation Service for use in Washita Flood Control Program. From left ot right: E. Conrad, Earl K. Lowe, C.E. Bunch, & W.T. Wheeler. Frames were constructed and machines assembled by the Chickasha Iron Works. OK-9291.
Date:
March 24, 1947
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farm Homes
Photograph of the modern farm home of L.A. Rounds. OK-9485.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation
Photograph of M.H. Dougan (left) and Sam Dougan (right) showing their many visitors some of the clovers and lespedezas they have grown on their pastures. M.H. holds a bundle of giant hop clover while his brother has a small hop clover. On the table at the left is black sample clover, at right is Korean lepedeza. All the samples were out in 1946. OK-9322.
Date:
April 9, 1947
Creator:
Reid, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chimney Rock Ranch Angus Cattle
Photograph of 24+ Angus cattle grazing on a field consisting of Balboa rye, Oregon rye grass, yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic Korean lespedeza, and Bermudagrass. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Angus cattle grazing Balboa rye & Oregon ryegrass. This improved pasture has yellow hop, white Dutch, black medic, Korean lespedeza, and Bermuda grass in it. When the picture was made the cattle had been in the rye & ryegrass 4 days. This ranch extends into both the Caney Valley & Osage County Soil Conservation Districts and is served by each.”
Date:
April 10, 1947
Creator:
Reid, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Manure Spreading
Photograph of a horse drawn distributor used to spread chicken manure on oats. Dr. Weber spreads all his barnyard manure and chickenyard manure back on his fields.
Date:
April 11, 1947
Creator:
Reed, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of a conservation farmer's modern farm home. OK-9496.
Date:
April 11, 1947
Creator:
Jenkins, Elvin W.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Farming Equipment and Methods
Photograph of a Mr. Rushing on a tractor clearing Mr. Row Sibley’s land for improved pasture. LA-61231.
Date:
April 28, 1947
Creator:
Clancy, Wandalea
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ineffective Two-Mile Drainage Channel on Lee Cook's Farm
Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man pointing to a two-mile drainage channel being made ineffective by sand and silt from recent spring rains closing mouth of ditch on Lee Cook’s farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “2 mile drainage channel being made ineffective by sand and silt from recent spring rains closing mouth of ditch. Note water standing in ditch. Creek channel that receives drainage ditch was lowered 2 feet past winter now sanded up again. Note sand bars in foreground. (Washita tributary.)”
Date:
May 1947
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Winters Creek Streambank Erosion
Photograph of the streambank erosion of Winters Creek, a tributary of the Washita River. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Streambank erosion of Winters Creek (tributary of Washita). Owner estimates that 5 acres of Class I land destroyed by recent spring rains."
Date:
May 1947
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Continued Widening of Washita River Channel
Photograph of the present depth of the Washita River Channel. The river is approximately 200 feet wide at this location. Each year the river is taking several acres of good Class I land from adjoining field.
Date:
May 6, 1947
Creator:
Whittington, Fred L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Washita River Streambank Erosion
Photograph of erosion caused by the Washita River to a streambank. This damage is cutting away the above farmstead and pushing the house closer towards falling into the river. The back of the photograph proclaims, "It won't be long now." Streambank erosion cutting away farmstead."
Date:
May 7, 1947
Creator:
Gamble, M. D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of representative erosion damage in this section from a heavy rain, approximate a 1 inch accumulation on May 9, 1947. Silting and washing in this 35 acre cornfield have destroyed conservatively 12 to 18 percent of the corn and cotton crop. Corn and cotton was cultivated up and down rows and dozens of small washes 3 to 25 feet wide have covered the young plants completely with silt. Erosion control methods, properly established, would have reduced the damage to less than 1%. Class II land in foreground; Class III in the background. Soil is a Houston blank clay; slope 2% to 4%; erosion 11 and 111. TX-43, 659.
Date:
May 9, 1947
Creator:
Becton, T. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water Conservation; Water Erosion; Flooding and Prevention
Photograph of the Frisco Railway, near Bessie, OK, after a 6 inch flash flood 1/4 mile of the railraod, with the track and rail washed over against the right-of-way fence. OK-9561.
Date:
May 12, 1947
Creator:
Parman, Rex (Frank's Studio, Cordell, OK)
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History